ItalyUpdate

One of the best places for Christmas fun is the Magico Paese di Natale (the Magic Christmas Town) at the Royal Castle of Govone (Torino), in the heart of the celebrated wine country of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato.

The Museum of the Treasure of St. Janarius (San Gennaro) in Naples has added a new dimension to the visitor experience with a multi-medial guide narrated by celebrated Italo-French art historian Philippe Daverio.

The Slow Food organization has launched its new campaign: Our Food, Our Planet, Our Future, involving every aspect of its vast global network in 160 countries.

An unusual exhibition of counterfeit works of art is on view in the foyer of the Aula Magna of the School of Letters, Philosophy and Languages of the Uni Tre University of Rome.

This year's award ceremony organized by the Gruppo del Gusto (Wine & Food Group) of the Foreign Press Association in Italy, took place in the Marche Region on the 23rd - 24th November 2019 and involved both the city of Ascoli Piceno and the charming medieval borgo of Offida.

The Transiberiana d'Italia, a historic rail route that wends through some of central Italy's most spectacular scenery in the territories of the National Park of Abruzzo and Molise has programmed 22 vintage train rides for 2020.

The Marche Regional government has chosen an unusual venue for the exhibition Raffaelo una Mostra Impossibile (Raphael, an Impossible Exhibition) that anticipates the commemorations for 500th anniversary of the death of the great Renaissance artist in 2020.

Italy's Heritage and Fine Arts Minister, Dario Franceschini, has announced that he wishes the present Art Bonus incentives to be extended to include the historic churches of Venice, many of which have been badly damaged due to the recent flooding.

The medieval village of Castel San Pietro, perched on a rock above Palestrina (Lazio), has been chosen as the winner of this year's contest for the (slightly pretentious) title of Most Beautiful Borgo of the Mediterranean.

The XXII edition of the increasingly important Borsa Mediterranea del Turismo Archeologico (Mediterranean Archaeological Tourism Exchange) is scheduled to be held at Paestum between the 14 - 17 November 2019, with over 100 espositori and 25 countries booked up to attend.