ItalyUpdate

 Andrew Lloyd Webbers famous musical Cats is about to embark, for the first time, on a six-month Italian tour, with the poems from T.S. Eliots Old Possums Book of Practical Cats translated into Italian.....

The town of Assisi (Umbria region) is hosting the third edition of the International Equestrian Endurance Championship 2009, an event that tests the skill and stamina of riders and horses in a marathon of 160 kilometers, involving six different Umbrian municipalities.

A major exhibition entitled The Style of the Zar. Art and Fashion in Russia and Italy between the XIV th and XVIII th  centuriesâopened in Prato (Tuscany) on the 19 th September 2009 in the Museo del Tessuto (Fabric Museum)..... 

• Dedicated hikers can follow a series of interesting excursions through the tunnels under the Marmolada peaks of Col di Lana, Tofane, Cristallo and Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Trentino region of the Dolomites this autumn. ....

The town of Cervia (Emilia Romagna region) launches the 6 th edition of its European Street Market: Products and Tastes of Europe, on the 18 th September. 

A group of master bakers are on hand at Senigallia, near Ancona (Marche region) between the 17 th and 20 th September 2009 ....

With the entrance into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites of Italy Dolomite mountain range, Italy now boasts 44 listings and continues to be the nation endowed with the greatest number of cultural, scenic and artistic sites, patrimony of the world.

The Nicolis Museum of Villafranca (Verona )  is offering a special treat for car lovers as part of the current exhibition: The Italian Car from 1899 to 2009, ....

Italyupdate takes a break till September.

 Buone Vacanze a tutti 

The former Royal Palace of the Bourbon family at Caserta, near Naples (Campania region) has been awarded the 2009 prize for the Most Beautiful Park in Italy.