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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Milan and Rome are well-known among the booksellers and book lovers as cities with one of the widest range of book editions in Europe. Another proof is including of the two antique bookshops in the Eternal City and the capital of Italian fashion into the list of 20 best bookstores of the world.

Park Hyatt Milan hotel, or rather its restaurant VUN, from now on is able to serve dishes to its guests on the designer kitchenware. Well-known British designer Paul Smith developed a series of exclusive dishes especially for the restaurant.

In a small village of Mamoiada on Sardinia in early February will begin one of the oldest carnivals. Its history goes back more than two thousand years and its origins have not yet been determined, although there are several pretty versions.

Russian Orthodox church in Bari, Italy, was officially passed to Russia on the eve of the Orthodox Epiphany on Monday January 16, 2012. This procedure was made possible after two years of negotiation and settlement of all legal matters.

Turin, one of the largest cities in Italy and a key industrial center in the north, was considered to be the most stable city in terms of transport. Turin won the first place in the ranting of cities with the most optimal transport structure in Italy, which was compiled by the Euromobility Association.

The most popular direction is Italy and particularly - Genoa - a magnificent city that preserved and enhanced cultural traditions, including Christmas celebration.

The Rezidor Hotel Group will present its first Park Inn hotel in Italy. This is a totally rebranded Grand Hotel Milan Malpensa located near the international airport of Milan and a number of major attractions.

Armani hotel in Milan has the potential to become a new landmark of the Italian fashion capital. It is located in the building built in 1937 by the architect Enrico Griffini. Strict building contours perfectly suit the minimalist of Italy, which is often found in the Armani clothing collections.

Among the 22 biggest cities in Europe Rome holds the penultimate 21 rank. Only in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, taxi drivers are worse.

For the 51th time the largest seaport of Italy, Genoa, will host the Salone Nautico Internazionale (International Marine Salon).

On Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in Florence Gucci museum received its first visitors. The date of opening of the new museum was timed to the 90th anniversary of the famous Fashion House.

The opening date of the next hotel from Armani Hotels became known. The new hotel of the world-renowned design house will be opened on November 10, 2011 in Milan, where Armani headquarters is located.

Every year 6 - 7 September, on the eve of the birth of the Virgin Mary, in Florence take place an ancient and very beautiful holiday - Festa della Rificolona or Lantern Festival. Essentially, at night from 6th to 7th September along ancient streets of Florence goes a solemn procession from brightly dressed people who carry in hands long sticks with fixed paper lights at the ends (Rificolona).

In the Italian province of La Spezia is located a small town of Sarzana. Here from 2 to 4 of September will be held one of the most unusual festivals in the world - Festival della Mente, which is translated as "Festival of mind."

In the second-largest city in Sardinia, Sassari, August 14 will take place an old festival La discesa dei Candelieri (procession of candle-holders), or as it was known in ancient the proposal candles.