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			BOSCOLO ETOILE ACADEMY The Boscolo Academy Hotel




			ITALIAN GRAND CHEFS 2012 Haute Cuisine




			SHOPPING DESIGN DINNER IN MILAN What is Italian Design?




			TREVISO GOURMET RECIPES Radicchio di Treviso risotto with shrimps




			THE AUTUMN COLORS OF TREVISO VEGETABLES The red radicchio of Treviso is familiar to most people as that slightly bitter purple leaf in many Italian salads, a type of chicory




			THE ARCHITECTURE ROUTE In the western part of the Treviso region there is a number of architectural masterpieces of unquestionable value




			MARCHE GOURMET SPECIALTIES Enjoying local food is the best way to discover the history and geography of a country.




			THE ROSSINI OPERA FESTIVAL 2011 The Rossini Opera Festival is an important music festival, whose 32nd edition will take place in Pesaro




			THE TREASURES OF LIGURIA Liguria is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food. Even if it is very small Liguria offers many different treasures…




			ITALIAN BEACHES AT THE TOP TripAdvisor announces 2011 Travelers' Choice Beaches Awards : San Vito lo Capo in Sicily, and Villasimius in Sardinia are ranked number 8 and 10 !




			MUSEO DEL NOVECENTO The Italian 150th anniversary of its unification could represent the opportunity to travel to Milan, and enjoy a visit of the bran new “Museo del Novecento”




			WWW.100MILANO.COM If you are planning to visit Milano and looking for unusual things, click on www.100milano.com




			THE BEST CHEF IN THE WORLD IS ITALIAN Massimo Bottura Is Italian, from Modena and he is the 2010 Best Chef of the World.




			INDULGE IN SAUNA…ON A TRAM! Milan has one of the largest tram network in western Europe (more than 160km) and, probably for this reason, just opened the first sauna in a tram car of the world.




			THE “TRICOLORE” BANNER: THE FLAG OF ITALY The flag of Italy is a tricolor banner featuring three equally sized vertical bands of green, white, and red...




			PIZZA MARGHERITA…THE “ROYAL ITALIAN” RECIPE In the summer 1889, the Italian Queen Margherita of Savoy, accompanied by her husband, the King Umberto I, took an inspection tour of her still young Italian Kingdom




			HAUTE COUTURE OF THE SENSES IN ROME AND FLORENCE “L’Olfattorio”, located in Rome in the central Via Di Ripetta, is an original “bar à parfums” where parfumes take the place of drinks




			FERRARI AND DUCATI World Champions cars & motorbikes Ferrari is one of the most famous brands all across the globe, representing Italian ingenuity and industriousness better than any other example.




			PARMIGIANO REGGIANO The King of Italian cheeses Parmigiano-Reggiano, probably the most famous Italian cheese, is strictly bound to its place of origin.




			PARMA HAM The secrets of the most famous Italian “prosciutto” Nowadays the tradition of Parma Ham is as strong as ever. Only hams produced and cured in the hills around Parma may become “Parma Hams”




			GIUSEPPE VERDI Enchanting Italian Operas A few kilometres outside Parma, the village of Roncole di Busseto in 1913 gave the birth to the most famous Italian composer of all time: Giuseppe Verdi.




			ACETO BALSAMICO Italy's famed elisir Balsamic vinegar is an aromatic, aged type of vinegar traditionally crafted in the Modena and Reggio Emilia provinces of Italy.




			BOLOGNA : THE LAND OF MOTORS noti only food but also engines... The Land of Motors, a place where some of the world's most beautiful machinery has appeared as if by magic.




			DON'T CALL IT BALONEY! Mortadella Bologna, the queen sausage ! The “mortadella” is one of the most famous sausages originating from Bologna town and dating back to the year 1651




			THE ART OF THE PIZZA Pizza - record in Brescia The longest slice of pizza in the world, has been cooked in Brescia.




			EXHIBITION: POETRY AND MYSTERY MEET Giorgio de Chirico and Giorgio Morandi Bologna up to 20/12/2009 at the Galleria d'Arte Maggiore, Giorgio de Chirico and Giorgio Morandi confirmed once again as the protagonists of Italian art on the international scene




			MASKS DECORATION Create your own Venetian mask. Learn the art of mask-decorating at one of the oldest studios in Venice ! An exciting experience to discover the history and techniques of this ancient art.




			CONDÉ NAST JOHANSENS AWARDS: Winning four Italians Was held recently in London, at the World Fair of Tourism, the awards ceremony of the Condé Nast Johansens 2010 Annual Awards for Excellence.




			NATURE, LOCAL PRODUCTS AND WELLNESS South Tyrol/Alto Adige - Good Food, Bathing, local products Wherever you are in the South Tyrol, good food is easy to come by. Try specialties like speck the local smoked ham which is often served as an appetizer.




			CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN TYROL Small but beautiful! rural Christmas marketstake place in valleys throughout South Tyrol, all full of the atmosphere of yesteryear and remote from the bustle of the large towns.




			VENUES IN SOUTH TYROL Exhibitions, Castles, Brewery ... MART, Rovereto CASTEL KATZENZUNGEN FORSTERBRAU




			CAPPUCCINO Cappuccino is not caffè latte ... Cappuccino is an Italian coffee drink prepared with espresso, hot milk, and steamed-milk foam




			TEAMBUILDING IN THE LANGHE REGION Truffle hunting Like the ancient tradition of the “trifulau”, the search for truffles in this area is undoubtedly a magical and memorable moment.




			SPRING CURIOSITY Flowered carpets in Italy Many Italian villages, celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi with flowered carpets, all the way to the church door.




			PROPERTY FOCUS IN ROME Cloister of National Institute of Roman Studies in Rome The Institute has its headquarters in the ex convent Santi Bonifacio and Alessio.




			THE ANTI AGING CAFÉ Cream and wine: the winner mix in Naples The antiaging cafè is a fashion beauty bar with a very high innovative concept, its philosophy is based on 4 principal activities




			VIAREGGIO CARNIVAL Viareggio Carnival is 135 years old This carnival is doubtless the most famous carnivalesque event in Italy, and one of the most important of Europe.




			PROPERTY FOCUS Villa del Bosco & VDBnext ** (Catania) Villa del Bosco & VDBnext ** (Catania)




			SUGGESTED HOTELS IN SICILY NH VENUS SEA GARDEN** SUGGESTED HOTELS in Sicily NH Venus Sea Garden Resort** (Brucoli – Siracusa)




			SUGGESTED HOTELS IN SICILY HILTON VILLA IGIEA*** SUGGESTED HOTELS in Sicily Hilton Villa Igiea*** (Palermo)




			ITALIAN CURIOSITY How much GELATO do Italians really eat?