ItalyUpdate

• Dedicated hikers can follow a series of interesting excursions through the tunnels under the Marmolada peaks of Col di Lana, Tofane, Cristallo and Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Trentino region of the Dolomites this autumn. ....

The town of Cervia (Emilia Romagna region) launches the 6 th edition of its European Street Market: Products and Tastes of Europe, on the 18 th September. 

A group of master bakers are on hand at Senigallia, near Ancona (Marche region) between the 17 th and 20 th September 2009 ....

With the entrance into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites of Italy Dolomite mountain range, Italy now boasts 44 listings and continues to be the nation endowed with the greatest number of cultural, scenic and artistic sites, patrimony of the world.

The Nicolis Museum of Villafranca (Verona )  is offering a special treat for car lovers as part of the current exhibition: The Italian Car from 1899 to 2009, ....

Italyupdate takes a break till September.

 Buone Vacanze a tutti 

The former Royal Palace of the Bourbon family at Caserta, near Naples (Campania region) has been awarded the 2009 prize for the Most Beautiful Park in Italy.

The 25 th edition of the Acqualagna Summer Black Truffle will take place on the 2 nd August 2009.

The Vatican Museum launched an experimental evening opening on 24 th July 2009. Museum Director, Antonio Paolucci, said that the decision to open the museum doors to the public outside normal opening hours had been made in order to allow Roman families to enjoy the museum treasures and the Sistine Chapel normally overcrowded with foreign tourists.

Michaelangelos last frescoes, depicting the martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul in the Vatican Paolina Chapel, have now been restored to their former glory.