ItalyUpdate

Interested in local crafts? The calendar for the 2011 itinerant craft fairs in Tuscany published by ARTour Tuscany is as follows:

The Tuscany region has a newly opened  Archaeological Park extending over some 40 sq km at Carmignano, near Prato. The area unites  the Archaeological Museum of Artimino with four monumental Etruscan sites within the Carmignano territory.

Vinitaly Verona, Italys most important annual wine fair, reports a record year for Italian wines . .

According to an opinion poll undertaken by Hotels.com, leading organization for online hotel bookings, Italian cuisine is considered the tops in Europe by the Swedish .....

A new book documenting the contribution of Irish and English volunteers in the Italian Risorgimento by Irish-American scholar Mary Jane Cryan has been released to coincide with the 150 th anniversary celebrations of the Unification of Italy.

The famous Riace Bronzes, masterpieces of Hellenic art, have been mounted on special earthquake-proof bases, projected and developed by  ENEA, the Italian Agency for New Technology, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development.

 On the 15 April 2011 at 19.30, the Solden Rettenbach glacier in the Otztal Valley at the Italian-Austrian border will be transformed into a vast theatre where 350 actors,

A group of artists from Rome and the surrounding area will be exhibiting in Los Angeles, USA, at the Italian Cultural Institute between the 20 April to21 May 2011.

The luxury Parkhotel Laurin near Bolzano (Alto Adige) will open its newest and most unusual suite on the 10th April. Listed in the Unusual Hotels of the World,

The guide book, Slow Wine 2011 was presented recently at the Open Colonna restaurant in Romes Palazzo delle Esposizioni. Affiliated to the Slow Food organization, the Slow Wine guide features its selection of the best of Italys oenology production, chosen from among some 2000 wine producers throughout the country.