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The latest report on food and wine tourism (Rapporto sul Turismo Enogastronomico Italiano 2019) confirms the positive trend in this field. According to research carried out by Prof Roberta Garibaldi of the University of Bergamo 45% of Italian tourists have taken a food-motivated trip over the last three years, with an increase of 48% over the previous year.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted on 14 Feb 2019 by Editor

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National Geographic Italia has announced the winners of its 2018 Photographic Competition. First prize absolute has been awarded to Padua photographer Marino Bilato for his striking shot of a line up of lions in Tanzania.

 

 

Posted on 10 Feb 2019 by Editor

 

 

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The most unusual (and daring) film to be launched this season in Italian cinemas is "Il Primo Re" (the First King). It tells the story of Romulus and Remus, the mythical twins accredited with the foundation of Rome. These figures, portrayed by ancient Roman writers as super heroes, appear in the film in a more realistic version of leaders of a primitive tribe of rapacious nomads living two thousand seven hundred years ago.

 

 

Posted on 06 Feb 2019 by Editor

 

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The 2019 Chinese New Year is to have a special celebration in Rome and Milan. Between the

2–10 February the high fashion boutiques around Piazza di Spagna (Rome) and Via Montenapoleone (Milan) will have special window displays on Chinese themes as a tribute to visitors from China.

 

Posted on 02 Feb 2019 by Editor

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The MSC cruise ship company launches its latest liner, Bellissima, at Southampton (UK) on the 2 March 2019. A mega party programme will accompany the MSC Bellissima baptism, with Sofia Loren cutting the ribbon and entertainment provided by the world-famous Cirque du Soleil.

Posted on 28 Jan 2019 by Editor

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The historic Caseificio Il Fiorino (Il Fiorino Dairy) of Roccalbenga (Tuscany) continues to reap top awards in the classifications of the world's best cheeses. For the past few years, the family business on the slopes of Mount Amiata has notched prestigious prizes in international contests.

 

 

Posted on 24 Jan 2019 by Editor

 

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2019 marks the Quincentenary of the death of the Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci and the spotlight turns on a largely unknown work that has been hidden away since 1975. "Portrait of a Lady with a Fur", which belongs at present to a family in Germany, is believed to have been painted by the Maestro while he was in Milan between 1495 and 1499.

 

Posted on 20 Jan 2019 by Editor

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After the unexpected discovery a few months ago of a series of Futurist frescos by Giacomo Balla in a former Rome nightclub, a forgotten Cagli wall painting is also regaining lost limelight. The huge mural, which occupies an entire wall of the Rome National Academy of Dance, risked being destroyed during the Fascist regime and was only preserved because a group of the artist's friends erected a fake wall to hide it.

Posted on 16 Jan 2019 by Editor

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Italian researchers have announced the identification of a cache of fossilized bones discovered at Saltrio, near Varese (Lombardia) in 1996 by an amateur paleontologist, Angelo Zanella. Tests have confirmed that they belong to a ceratosauro that lived some two hundred million years ago.

 

Posted on 13 Jan 2019 by Editor

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The unique collection of Roman Baroque art from Palazzo Chigi, Ariccia (Rome) will be the starring cultural event celebrating the centenary of the foundation of the First Republic of Armenia on the 18 February 2019. The exhibition will be held in the National Gallery of Yerevan as part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage.

Posted on 10 Jan 2019 by Editor

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