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Italian police have arrested the head of one of the largest mozzarella producers on suspicion of having links with the mafia.

To be or not to be? Which came first: the chicken or the egg? Why do we need this all? In the small town of Corigliano d'Otranto in the southern Italian province of Lecce tourists can find the answers to these and many other questions related to the problems of human existence.

Financial crisis in Italy is the catalyst of unusual initiatives of small settlements that need funds. One of these places is Pratariccia village in Tuscany. It was put up for auction on the eBay site for 2.5 million Euros.

Summer sale season have just started on July 7, 2012 in Rome. It will last in the Italian capital until August 31. A lot of malls, boutiques and outlets will as usually participate in the sales campaign.

Mafia earns billions of dollars damaging the environment in Italy. Arsons of protected forests, illegal buildings on the coast, illegal traffic of rare animals listed in the Red Book - this is a short list of the activities, which the Italian criminal groups involved in to pursue their own interests. According to the telegraph.co.uk publication, mafiosos can earn up to 20 billion dollars a year on ecological threats.

Italy has to pay 380 million Euros to the EU after the investigation on mafia involvement in the project for reconstruction of the highway in the south of the country.

The exposure in the Palazzo Reale will include in total 250 Picasso’s works, including sculptures, drawings and photographs. It will be the first large Picasso exhibition in Milan over the past 59 years.

Here from 5 to 7 July is held a beautiful and exciting celebration La S'ardia de Cedillo, which is often called by locals the feast of St. Constantine. And although the Roman Emperor Constantine was not formally canonized, for Sardinians he will always be the Holy and the Great.

Since 1998 rock and pop festival (Lucca Summer Festival) has been organized every summer in the ancient Tuscan city of Lucca. This year it will begin on June 29 and will continue throughout July. Lucca Summer Festival will be opened by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. The concert and its main events will be held at the beautiful Napoleon Square (Piazza Napoleone), but some bands will perform in other places of the city.

One of the leading fashion houses of Milan has attracted mass-media attention. However, not because of its new collection. Italian tax police became highly interested in one of the leading fashion houses of the country - Dolce & Gabbana. According to Reuters, the famous fashion designers are suspected of tax evasion. The total amount of hidden taxes, according to the Italian tax authorities, is about one billion Euros.

One of the most famous representatives of modern show business - Madonna - will perform on the main arena of Rome on June 12, 2012. Madonna's concert at the Olympic Stadium of the Italian capital will begin at 8 pm on local time. This concert in Rome will be presented as part of the tour in support of her new album MDNA. In 2012 Madonna will offer its fans a great show with visual and lighting effects.

New earthquake occurred in Italy. Short time after the devastating disaster that occurred just over a week ago, the country is experiencing a new shock. Another earthquake in Italy was recorded on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in the province of Emilia Romagna.

On Thursday May 24, 2012 Naples police arrested several people suspected in a number of big thefts from the Girolamini library, which keeps one of the oldest book collections in the country.

Devastating earthquake in Italy, which occurred on May 20, 2012 in northern part of the country in the Emilia-Romagna region, killed at least seven people. Dozens of people are now in hospitals.

Gaddafi's family owned property everywhere around the world. Today this property quickly changes owners. One of the last examples is confiscation of the hotel in Italy on the island of Pantelleria, purchased earlier by the Gaddafi clan.

Holidays in Italy are unthinkable without beaches. There are hundreds and even thousands of them all over the Italian coast. It is often quite difficult to choose beach holiday destination in Italy. "Blue Flag" special EU standard can help to choose the optimal resort. Blue Flag is given to those beaches, which can boast of high-quality infrastructure, clean sea and sand, and natural beauty.

Premio Roma international contest is a festival attracting representatives from around the world. This year the best rose will be chosen from 97 applicants. Different sorts of roses will be presented by flower growers from Italy, Poland, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Belgium, Denmark, Romania and Spain. The favourites are still unknown. It can only be mentioned that the winner of last year competition was the French specialist Michelle Rychardier and his pink roses.

The 25th International WWW World Network Conference in 2015 will be held in Florence. The famous Italian city will host one of the key global Internet events from 14 to 18 April, 2015.

The city authorities intend to reconstruct one of the major architectural symbols of Venice - Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal. For the last time Rialto was reconstructed more than 30 years ago and since then the increasing army of tourists didn’t add luster to the legendary attraction. Steps of the bridge were cracked and in 2011 one of the supporting pillars fall into the gulf waters.

Bau Beach is located in the Maccarese region to the west from Rome. In 1998 it became the first beach in Italy offered its services to pets.

From 11 to 13 May in a small Italian town of Camogli on the Ligurian coast will be held a colorful Sagra del Pesce celebration. This is the most favorite holiday of the local people, which is celebrated in honor of St. Fortunato - the patron saint of fishermen

One of the most amazing and spectacular festivals in Italy will be held from 25 to 27 May on Sicily in the town of Casteltermini (Agrigento province). This is the Feast of the Holy Cross (La Festa di Sante Croce)

Naples is now experiencing an unprecedented influx of tourists. It is explained by the fact that the city is going to host a stage of the major yachting regatta of the world - America's Cup World Series

In Italy was prepared a list of 10 richest people of the country. Their total wealth is estimated at 50 billion Euros.

The island of Ischia, according to the trivago.it portal, is the most popular Italian island among the Internet site users, who searched for hotels in Italy. After analyzing users’ requests for the period from January to March 2012 trivago.it recognized Ischia the most popular island of the country.

Founded in 1959, today Fincantieri is the largest shipbuilding enterprise in Italy. The main activity of the company is construction of cruise ships.

The order was issued on March 2, 2012. According to the mayor, it is more provocative in nature and its main objective is to be heard in the Italian government.

Francis Ford Coppola, the author of many legendary films, including the famous trilogy "The Godfather", opened a hotel on the territory of his estate in the Basilicata region in southern Italy.

The International Volleyball Federation has chosen Tortoli resort on Sardinia as the venue for the final pre-Olympic qualifying tournament. This tournament will determine the fate of the last two participants of the London Olympics 2012 in beach volleyball.

In mid-March 2012 in the historic center of Verona new Palazzo Victoria hotel will receive its first guests. It will have the highest status - "five stars deluxe" and will offer its visitors 71 comfortable rooms, each of which has a traditional design of ancient Verona: high ceilings, large windows with shutters, tapestry fabric wallpapers, antique furniture made from precious wood and handmade linen.