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Low turnout in Italy for referendum on artificial insemination
Less than 20% of Italians have turned out to vote on the referendum for artificial insemination and stem cell research. Although voting will continue…
De Gustibus
Pompeii - take a trip to discover the eating habits of the Ancient Romans with `De Gustibus`For almost ten years, teams of experts have been working o…
Italian Hostage freed in Afghanistan
Yesterday, after more than three weeks in captivity, Clementina Cantoni has been released from a Taliban-affiliated criminal gang. She was abducted on…
Italian Referendum on artificial insemination
One of the main issues concerning Italians these days is the referendum on artificial insemination and stem cell research. The decision on whether to…
Palazzo in Pavia
In the heart of this medieval town a Liberty-style palazzo recreates the atmosphere of the early 20th century.Pavia is a lively town in the north of I…
EU launches excessive deficit procedure against Italy
On Tuesday the European Commission agreed that Italy should enter the excessive deficit procedure as agreed in the Stability and Growth Pact. Accordin…
Feast Season in Romagna
May and June are the months with the most feasts and festivals dedicated to Spring and its products. All the cities and little towns of Romagna warmly…
Euro, the Referendum and the weekend traffic chaos
Italians are just recovering from the weekend traffic chaos that marked their return from seaside locations. Queues of up to 200km led the Italian med…
Family-owned companies growing old
According to a recent study by Aster - a regional association for technological development - in Emilia Romagna there are over 73 thousand privately o…
Ice cream for lunch?
Forget the quintessential plate of pasta as the stereotypical Italian lunch. According to a recent study of 800 artisan ice cream producers, Italians…
Infiorata di Noto
Every third Sunday of May Noto, a baroque city in South-East Sicily, is quite literally covered in flower petals for the Infiorata di Noto. This event…
June 2nd - Festa della Repubblica
The 2nd of June is a national holiday in Italy as it marks the date when Italy became a Republic 59 years ago on the 2nd of June 1946. On that date a…
London celebrated in Le Marche
We may be used to several festivals and meetings celebrating Italy in the UK, but how about festivals in Italy celebrating the UK. Well the city of…
Arena Summer Opera Festival
The 83rd Opera Festival, which take place this summer in the Arena of Verona, is the chance of the year to hear Italian lyrical music in one of the bi…
Ferrari `Motor Valley`
Ferrari has been struggling in the Formula 1 Grand Prix lately, but at the brand of Ferrari is one that can withstand quite a few more knocks. In fact…
Lake Como attracts more stars
Richard Gere has become the latest American actor to become enchanted by Lake Como after George Clooney, who has even bought property here. A local r…
51st International Art Exhibition - La Biennale
The 51st International Art Exhibition, organised by the"Fondazione la Biennale di Venezia" and directed by Maria de Corral and Rosa Martinex, opens fo…
Italy Magazine Issue 27 - June 2005
"Summer has arrived in its customary style, with temperatures taking a ten-degree jump in a matter of a couple of days. Last week I was in jumpers and…
300km of cycling paradise
A veritable cycling motorway has been created on the Riviera Romagnola. The strech of coast on the Adriatic within the region of Emilia-Romagna has o…
New problems for very old project
Just three months since the approval of the final project to connect Sassari and Alghero with a new motorway, problems have already appeared. The Ital…