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BELLUNO PATENTS POPE'S IMAGE

The town of Belluno in Veneto, birthplace of Pope John Paul 1 whose month-long  pontificate came to an abrupt end in 1978, due to his sudden and unexpected death, has approved a town council ruling patenting the Popes image and regulating its use. Belluno has registered the measure with the local Chamber of Commerce. Use of the image of the Pope (born Albino Luciani) will be limited to products produced by local firms, such as biscuits, wine, cakes and bags.  

On the 5 th and 6 th of April, many Italian palaces, monuments and private collections, which are normally closed to the public, will open their doors to celebrate.....

Italian wines are enjoying an exportation boom, according to the latest report from IWIF (Italian Wine & Food Institute).

According to the 2008 Forbes classification, Michele Ferrero, the chocolate manufacturer who invented Nutella, is Italy's richest man, He is followed by.......

From the 15th March to the 6th July, an exhibition of rare and little known masterpieces of the Sienese and Tuscan schools will be on show at the Museum of Santa Maria della Scala and the National Museum, Siena.

The famous Grand Hotel Des Bains on Venice Lido, setting of the Luchino Visconti film Death in Venice is to be restructured and transformed into a Condhotel.

If you are interested in the history of fashion and clothes design, dont miss the major exhibition being staged by.......

The Golden Book Hotels, an Italian association of 49 hotels that includes a book in its hospitality package, has launched a writers competition.

Italy may be full of problems right now, but fortunately, there are plenty of occasions where you can forget your cares.

During the closing months of World War II, two colossal Roman ceremonial barges were destroyed when the museum that housed them went on fire.