And although Chianti festival is held in spring in almost all localities in the region, the most colorful and entertaining celebration take place from 15 to 18 April in the small town of Cerreto Guidi.

Apart from pizza Italy offered to add to the list of intangible heritage a number of other equally significant events and crafts, among which are famous horse races in Siena or the violin crafts in the city of Cremona.

In Italy the government announced a moratorium on building nuclear power plants. According to the Minister of Industry of Italy Paolo Romani, moratorium on the building will operate at least year. It was caused by the impact of tsunami and earthquake in J

On March 31, 2011 in the Italian town of Pordenone in Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in northern Italy will be held a unique and colorful event. Rogo de la Vecia is an ancient folklore festival, which is celebrated exactly in the middle of the Lent.

From March 17 in Turin will officially begin celebrations dedicated to the memorable date - the 150th anniversary of the establishment of unified Italy.

Venice, the jewel of Italy and world travel cult, is among the most stinky tourist centers. British airline reservation portal Skyscanner.com conducted a survey among its users in order to identify directions, which atmosphere is full not only of antiques

This year in Italy is held the Year of Russia. One of the central events is celebration of Shrovetide in Rome. Coliseum and Forum area will be filled with the smell of pancakes, funny clowns, folk ensembles and numerous Shrovetide attractions.

In the heart of the Dolomites, at a popular ski resort of Val Gardena in half a year will be built ultra comfortable 7-star hotel. In Italy it will be the first hotel of this level, there are only few 7-star hotels worldwide, among them are: Burj al Arab

held Borsa Internazionale del Turismo "BIT" - the largest tourism fair in Italy. It will feature the best offers from the leading travel companies from around the world.

Holidays in Italy are the best in the world. U.S. travel companies called Italy the best tourist destination in the world. Rating of the leading holiday and tourism destinations is composed by the leading tour operators in the U.S. for several years.

Italy finally found someone who will take up a multimillion-dollar project to reconstruct the main attraction of Rome - the Coliseum. Diego Della Vella, the owner of one of the largest Italian footwear companies, announced his intention to sponsor a proje

In Italy is to be opened the country's first solar power plant. It is located in Calabria in the south of the country. It was created by Japanese corporation Sharp and Italian energy giant Enel department - Enel Green Power company. Power Plant is located

Mafia may threaten the integrity of Italy. The loss of state control in some southern regions of Italy was discovered from one of the materials of the American diplomatic correspondence, published on Wikileaks on Thursday.

Sales season in Italy usually lasts 1.5-2 months and ends on the eve of the Lent. Thus, sales in Rome this season will end on February 16. Next shopping season in Italy opens in mid-summer - July 7, 2011.

Rome has decided not to miss an opportunity to boost the treasury at the expense of tourists. Authorities of the capital of Italy from 1 January 2011 introduced a special tax on tourists. One of the most visited cities in Europe, Rome, will now receive ad

In December 1394 the relics of St. Stephen's were moved from nearby Monopoli, where it was kept in the church of St. Maria of the Greca, in Putignano. According to the legend, peasants and poor people gathered around a procession of priests and accompanie

In Italy is ready for publishing the famous Pirelli Calendar. This year the famous Pirelli Calendar has received a number of unusual solutions. One of them is men as models, what happened for the first time in 30-year history of the calendar.

In Vatican, on St. Marco Square, on December 10 has been installed the main Christmas tree in Italy. Christmas beauty was brought to Rome from the province of Trentino. Its height is almost 40 meters, the age of fir is 94 years.

The beginning of the winter season in Italy promises a lot of light. From December 4, 2010 to January 10, 2011 in Milan will be held LED international festival of light (Light Exhibition Design 2010) (It. Festival Internazionale della Luce 2010).

In Italy there are now more restaurants that have received recognition of one of the most respected global restaurant guides Michelin. The world-famous restaurant guide awarded with stars in total 34 Italian restaurants.

On Friday, November 19, 2010 the European Union sent a letter to the Ministry of Finance of Italy and the administration of the Campania region, demanding to pay 720.000 euros from 2.25 million euros, which were sent to the Campania region for regional de

Only in Salerno province under water are 5000 hectares of pastures. Today in Italy is considered seeking of funds in the budget for partial compensation to farmers for damages due to natural disasters. However, it is not yet known whether budgetary subsid

The famous Rome Coliseum opens its dungeons for the tourists. Guests of one of the main attractions of Italy will now are able to explore not only the surface of the arena, but also step down into the cellars of the Coliseum and see the pits where awaited

Turin welcomes all guests from October 26 to October 30, 2010 on one of the most exciting culinary events in Italy - Slow Food Festival, which takes place every two years and gathers hundreds of thousands of visitors.

Italian environmental association Legambiente presented its annual ranking of ecological cities in Italy. This year the largest mega-cities of Italy, as expected, proved to be the outsiders. First places went to old towns predominantly in northern Italy,

In northern Italy in the Po river valley is located amazing in its beauty city of Parma. Parma is mainly known worldwide for its delicacies, which are produced or have been invented here. It is famous cheese parmesan - "King of cheeses" (in Italy it is ca

True connoisseurs of wine must visit a small Italian town of Bardolino located on the Verona side of Lake Garda, the purest and largest in lake Italy. Here from September 29 to October 3, 2010 is held the traditional wine festival Festa dell'Uva.

According to the representative of the Association, this figure by the end of 2010 is to be corrected. According to the Dental Association, the number of fined illegal dentists can increase before the end of 2010 to 1200.

The main attraction of Italy - Coliseum in Rome – is now looking for investors. To allow the symbol of Italy to exist it needs restoration.

Rimini, perhaps the most popular beach resort of Italy, is preparing for the start of one of the most notorious events of the clubbing summer on the Apennines - Pink Night. Pink Night starts in Rimini on July 2, 2010, and will last for two days. "Nota Ros