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One sector of the Italian economy which has not suffered from the present recession is the luxury market, according to a spokesperson for the 2 nd edition of EXPO LUXE 2011, who claimed that the past year has seen an increase of 5% in the purchase by Italians of luxury goods and services.

Up till the 30 September 2011, the splendid medieval village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio in Abruzzo is hosting an exhibition of important art works lent by the Uffizi Galleries, Florence.

 

After some years of neglect, the splendid archaeological site of Herculaneum, buried along with Pompeii in the Etna eruption of 79 AD, is.....

The city of Cremona has inaugurated what is believed to be the biggest Sikh Temple in Europe.  

560 kms of medieval pilgrim routes covering the territories of Florence, Arezzo and Siena  have been documented online.

The Morsani Firework manufacturer of Rieti, Lazio, triumphed recently at Montreal, Canada, winning the Jupiter D'Or, the first prize in the worlds top pyrotechnic competition: L'International des Feux Loto-Quebec 

The spectacular Ben Hur Live Show is finally to come to come to what producer Franz Abraham considers its rightful home: Roma.

Cheese, the Slow Food movements international appointment with the world of dairy farming will be held at Bra between the 16-19 September 2011.

 HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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 We meet up again in September.

Save the Stairs is the name of the appeal launched by the Passionist Brothers who are responsible for the upkeep of the Holy Staircase at the Basilica of San Giovanni in Rome.