Verona city council has decided to take drastic steps to halt the systematic defacing of its most famous monument, the Casa del Cappello, the alleged home of Juliet Capulet, Shakespeare doomed heroine.
The archaeological site of Pompeii, one of Italys major tourist attractions with an average of 15,000 visitors per day, is to be protected by 400 closed circuit cameras to prevent theft and vandalism.
Maurizio Marinella, Naples world famous tie manufacturer, scored another hit by supplying the ties worn by actor Daniel Craig in the latest hit James Bond film, Skyfall
Horse lovers will hasten to the 114 th edition of Fieracavalli (Horse Fair) held this year between the 8-11 November. Among the main attractions is the 13,000 sqm area dedicated to the Spanish region, with 200 different examples of pure bred Spanish and Lusitanian horses on display.
The XIII Biennial of Architecture, directed by David Chipperfield, remains open in the Gardens of the Arsenal until the 25 November 2012. Entitled Common Ground, this edition aimed to create a unifying theme among participants.
Mestre, near Venice, is holding a special exhibition entitled Il Paesaggio che Esiste (The Landscape that Exists) to honour the memory of the artist Vittorio Felisati, also known as the painter of joy.
One of the oldest festivals in Europe, the spectacular Fucacoste & Cocce Priatorje (literally Bonfires & Heads from Purgatory) takes place in the small town of Orsara di Puglia,near Foggia (Apulia) on the 1 November every year.
The Sistine Chapel ceiling, the masterpiece of Michelangelo Buonarotti, was unveiled by Pope Julius II on the 31 October, the eve of All Saints, 1512. To commemorate the fifth centenary of this extraordinary work, the present Pope, Benedict XVI, like his predecessor, will celebrate vespers in the chapel on the vigil of All Saints.
Celebrated Tuscany wine producer, Marquis Piero Antinori, has inaugurated the familys new wine cellar at Bargino, near San Casciano Val di Pesa (Tuscany). The structure of the vast cellar has been inspired by Florentine Renaissance architecture, with three 75m-long naves to contain the 2.5 million bottles of classic Chianti wine produced by Antinori per annum.
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