forbes-travel-guide-logo - Kate Springer The prestigious American travel guide, Forbes has allotted Italian hotels the biggest number of stars in its European classification. The 31 leading Italian hotels chosen number: eight 5-stars, fifteen 4-stars, seven recommended and one 4-star spa hotel.

 

 

Posted on 15 Mar 2016 by Editor

Risultati immagini per chianti

 

Chianti, probably Italy's most famous wine, proudly announced its three hundredth birthday this year. The actual date will fall on the 24th September when Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici back in 1716 fixed the standards of the local wine that he was exporting to Britain and other northern European countries.

 

Posted on 12 Mar 2016 by Editor

A special performance of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's choral works was the highlight of a celebration held in his birthplace, the town of Palestrina (Lazio), on the 5th March 2016. Organized by the Foundation G.P da Palestrina, the event focussed on the presentation of the volume The Papal Choir During the Pontificates of Julius II to Sixtus V (1503-1590) by American researcher, professor Richard Sherr.

 

Posted on 09 Mar 2016 by Editor

Risultati immagini per STANZE SEGRETE DI VITTORIO SGARBI

 

Italy's Marche Region with its gentle hills and peaceful historic towns (promotional slogan: the ideal place for a better life) is to celebrate Pope's Francis' Holy Year of Mercy with a series of art exhibitions in four different centres.

 

 

Posted on 06 Mar 2016 by Editor

 

 Risultati immagini per museo egiziano di torino

The Egyptian Museum of Turin is launching an exciting joint venture event with Naples and the Campania Region in 2016 that aims to emphasize the influence of Egyptian culture and its importance in the Mediterranean world.

 

Posted on 03 Mar 2016 by Editor

Risultati immagini per uniforme nuova della associazione gondolieri

 

The 433 members of the Venice Gondoliers Association have now adopted a standardized uniform with a new logo incorporating typical symbols of their trade, including the distinctive gondola iron comb bows and the lion of St. Mark on the banner of the Serenissimo Republic.

 

Posted on 29 Feb 2016 by Editor

Risultati immagini per mantova

Mantova (Lombardy), a listed UNESCO World Hertage Site, is this year's Italian Capital of Culture and the city has prepared a programme of over 1000 special events between March and December 2016 to satisfy all interests, ages and tastes.

 

Posted on 26 Feb 2016 by Editor

Risultati immagini per case cantoniere

 

Italy's State Property Agency (il Demanio) has announced plans to put some 30 case cantoniere (houses once rented to the roadmen responsible for maintaining a certain section of road) on the market. The buildings, familiarly referred to as the red houses because of their distinctive Pompeiian red painted walls, were originally set up in 1830 and are now managed by ANAS (Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade), the state road management agency.

  

Posted on 23 Feb 2016 by Editor

 

Art works by the famous Italian film director, Michaelangelo Antonioni, are on show at the Galleria Piazza di Pietra, Rome, until the 29th February 2016. The exhibition, a selection of abstracts in acrylic on canvas or cardboard canvas, is curated by the artist's wife, Enrica, and by the Gallery director Francesca Anfosso.

Posted on 20 Feb 2016 by Editor

Risultati immagini per museo civico di Siena

 

The historic city of Siena (Tuscany) is dedicated to art and culture during the entire month  of February. The many initiatves involve the Civic Museum (one of the most important examples of Gothic architecture in the world), the Town Hall (Palazzo Comunale), the ancient hospice of Santa Maria della Scala, the Cathedral, the Jewish Sinagogue, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana and the Botanical Gardens.

 

Posted on 17 Feb 2016 by Editor

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