A giant screen in Milans Piazza Duomo is busy recording the thousands of love messages being sent via mobile phone from all over Italy. The sender of the most touching and significant message to be judged by Italian bestselling author of romantic fiction, Federico Moccia will be nominated Kiss Writer for a Day, with reference to the famous Perugino Bacio (Kiss) chocolate manufacturer, which is partner in the event.
Anyone who wants to join in can send a message through the website www.baciperugina.it
Since the 1 st February 2009, booking a holiday in Venice has become easier, thanks to Venice Connection, the new on-line reservation service set up by the City of Venice.
The exhibition Art, Genius & Madness, the Artists Day and Night, which opened on the 31 st January in the Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala in Siena.....
World-famous Italian conductor Claudio Abbado has come out on the side of conservationists by requesting that the city of Milan should plant 90,000 trees on its territory in lieu of his fee for returning to direct the orchestra of La Scala, Milan after a long absence.
One of Italys most popular rice dishes, the saffron-tinged Risotto alla Milaneseâ provided the focus for this years International Day of Italian Cuisine.
Italian football ace Luca Toni has had a calendar dedicated to him in Germany this year 2009. The desk-size calendar features the sports star in twelve different poses, one for each month. Toni, who is admired by female fans for his good looks almost as much as for his ability with the ball, transferred from anItalian club to the German Bayern Monaco.
FIPE, the Italian service industry Federation, reports that Italian restaurants did well during the recent New Years Eve celebrations, despite the financial crisis.
Already present in the UNESCO list of intangibile world heritage features with its Sicilian pupi (puppets) and the Sardinian shepherds exclusive a tenore singing, Italy is now preparing to candidate a series of folklore events, including the Viareggio Carnival, the Palio of Siena, the Master Lute-makers School of Cremona and a number of major historic festivals.
The Pascal Institute of Naples, specialising in cancer research, has launched an unorthodox fund-raising calendar involving its doctors and specialists, who appear on its pages posing as magicians and fortune-tellers.
