ItalyUpdate

Celebrated Spanish artist Santiago Morilla is to create one of his landscape images inside the spectacular Trugiano marble quarry, Carrara (Tuscany) on the 24 April 2013.

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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT face=Arial>In contrast to many other areas in the world, Italy’s tree population has expanded over the last twenty years. According to the latest national inventory carried out by the Corpo Forestale dello Stato (State Forestry Commission), woodlands have spread by some 1.7 million hectares over Italian territory. </FONT></SPAN></P>

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The rugged Val Bregaglia, which links Italy with Switzerland, is a little known treasure house of art. Up till the 14 April, the valley pays homage to some of the great artists who drew inspiration from the magnificent surrounding scenery, such as Giacometti, Segantini and Varlin 

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Young Anglo-Italian artist Jonathan Grego has just completed his third successsful personal show at the KinesisArt Gallery in Rome, following last years solo exhibitions in Viterbo and Via Giulia, Rome.

You dont need to go to Holland to see spring bulbs in all their glory. Turin and Verona are just two of the places in Italy where you can enjoy magnificent Easter floral displays.

From Monday 25 March 2013, visitors will now be able to enjoy the Giardino Quadrato , the 7,735 sqm garden within Vatican City, once reserved for the use of important guests of the Holy See.