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An addition to Florence's famed Uffizi museum by one of the world's top architects has received a final green light after years of polemics and work i…
Yoko Ono has become the latest artist to be enrolled by the Fattoria Nittardi vineyard to design a label for a limited edition of its Chianti Classico…
A controversial project to build Venice's first new bridge in 70 years moved closer to completion on Wednesday when the arc's central span was transpo…
For the 10th year in a row, the Feast of Saint Lawrence, also known as the Night of the Shooting Stars, will be toasted with wine throughout Italy in…
Italy coach Pierre Berbizier on Tuesday issued the list of 30 players called to take part in the 2007 World Cup squad.Making his debut with Italy will…
AC Milan's transfer capture Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato told reporters on Tuesday that playing for the Champion Cup winners was "a dream come tru…
A cat sanctuary nestled among the ruins of ancient Roman temples is proving to be a major attraction for tourists interested in taking a stray back ho…
Fiat Group Automobiles and Chery Automobiles have decided to set up a joint venture to produce cars in China under the marques of Fiat, Alfa Romeo and…
The northern Italian region of Alto Adige has launched a campaign to convince drivers to drink less but better wine to avoid losing their driving lice…
Ravenna, the capital of Roman and Byzantine mosaics, has turned its hand to a fresh clutch of works, restoring a number of priceless designs on loan f…
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano marked the 62nd anniversary of Hiroshima's atomic bombing on Monday, urging the international community to work f…
Plans to build a hydro-electric plant near the Swiss border have soured centuries-old relations between an Italian town and Canton Ticino neighbours w…
The International Ferrara Buskers' Festival will celebrate Argentina this year when it marks its 20th anniversary with a week of street music and ente…
Although there is expected to be a 10% drop in wine production this year, some 60% of it will carry the designations guaranteeing quality and origin,…
Ferrari on Friday fiercely rejected claims by archrival McLaren that it won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix with an illegal car.The accusatio…
AC Milan have signed Brazilian boy wonder Alexandre Pato from Porto Alegre club Internacional for 22 million euros.The 17-year-old striker, who is exp…
New scooters hit market starting in September - Piaggio has restyled the famous Vespa Special and the new Vespa S is expected to hit the market someti…
New 'Pirate' radar emits zero electromagnetic radiation - The first two Eurofighter F. 2000 Typhoon jets recently arrived at the Italian Air Force bas…
Three Italians have begun a motorbike ride from Venice to Hiroshima, taking with them a thousand paper cranes made by Italian children as a message of…
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, one of Napa's most celebrated estates, has been sold to a partnership of Tuscan winemaking icon Marchese Piero Antinori and…