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Weeping statue?
The Siena diocese is investigating reports that a statue of the Virgin Mary located in San Quirico d'Orcia has wept tears of blood. Parish priest Don Gianni Lanini confirmed the presence of two dry drops of a red-coloured liquid under the …
Tuscany News
Sexy cacciucco
According to an online survey carried out on www.melarossa.it, Livorno's traditional fish soup is considered one of Italy's most potent culinary aphrodisiacs, second only to Sicily's cannolo pastry. In an online vote conducted on Valentine's Day, cacciucco livornese was rated as …
Tuscany News
Graffiti be gone
Some 119,000 square metres of the exterior surface of regional train cars, the equivalent of 16 soccer fields, were covered by graffiti last year. Cleaning the cars will cost the national railway firm, Trenitalia, some 556,000 euro. …
Tuscany News
Castiglione as film set
One of the most charming coastal cities in the Tuscan Maremma, Castiglione della Pescaia, is the set for the recently released film Manuale d'Amore 3, directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Starring Monica Bellucci and Hollywood star Robert De Niro, among others, the …
Tuscany News
Another farewell
Weeks after news broke on the move of the Italia Wave Love Festival to the southern region of Puglia (see TF 136), city officials in Livorno announced that the city's homegrown Effetto Venezia summer festival will be cancelled this year. A …
Italy News
Art this spring,
Art- lovers will enjoy the varied exhibitions currently on in Italian museums. Here we highlight the current shows, several of which are featuring contemporary and twentieth-century art.
Milan's Palazzo Reale fetes native sixteenth-century painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593) with the show, Arcimboldo: Milanese Artist between Leonardo and Caravaggio, running until May 22. Famous for his unique portrait compositions made of flora and fauna, Arcimboldo worked extensively in Northern Europe, …
Italy News
Italy marks milestone,
Celebrations envelop the peninsula
March 17 is Italy's official National Unity Day in 2011, marking the day Victor Emanuel II was declared king of Italy by the newly constituted national parliament in 1861. With the exception of shops in many of Italy's cities, businesses and …
Italy News
Under fire
Italy to freeze assets in Libya; more migrants expected
Italy's proximity made it a magnet in February for over 5,000 of illegal migrants from North Africa, the vast majority from Tunisia, seeking to flee the turmoil convulsing the country. The political uprising in Libya has placed Italy is at the …
Italy News
Multi-sensory tours at the Vatican ,
Those with hearing and visual impairments can now experience the Vatican in a new way: through multi-sensory tours that allow visitors to experience masterworks on display at the Musei Vaticani, Italy's most visited museum. Experts will be on hand to explain …
Italy News
Gucci brands Fiat
Two Italian industry leaders, Gucci and Fiat, have teamed up to launch the new Fiat 500 by Gucci. Presented at Milan Fashion Week in late February, the special-edition car marks Gucci's 90th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of Italian unification. Starting …
Italy News
Immigrants ?feel Italian'
A recent study conducted by Cooplat reveals that the majority of foreign-born immigrant workers surveyed ‘feel Italian' and say that they regularly speak Italian at home. Some 85 percent of immigrants reported speaking Italian both at home, with family members, as …
Italy News
Pushers move into Toto's birthplace
The apartment where one of Italy's best-loved comedians and actors, Antonio De Curtis, known as Totò, was born, has been taken over by marjiuana-growers. Police arrested a young married couple, who were growing marijuana in the apartment, which is located on …
Italy News
Leaning toward danger
Bologna's most famous landmarks, the Asinelli and Garisenda towers, need to be protected from the elements and traffic, a team of Italian experts said in a recent study. Like Pisa's Leaning Tower, both of Bologna's medieval towers lean and need to …
Sport News
Rugby candidate
Committee formed for the 2012 Six Nations
Florence wants to be the host city of the Six Nations international rugby competition in 2012. Local officials recently approved a motion to create a committee to work toward getting Florence nominated to host the international event. The proposal would have …
Sport News
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