If you want to spend a magic, and unforgettable new year’s eve, at the sound of music, surrounded by magnificent buildings rich of culture Italy is the place to be!
This year 2011, Italy doesn’t miss the change to surprise us another time with events suitable for every age and for every kind of wallet!

Starting from Turin the capital of Piedomont , in Piazza San Carlo from 22:30 to 01:30 , you will have the chance to partecipate to a free concert full of culture and risorgimental spirit.. Renzo Arbore one of the most famous italian musicians, with the help of his orchestra,will make us dream of the past with his music rich of memory and tradition.

On the other hand, Milan with its charming Castello Sforzesco, will be the setting of a celtic celebration. Internationl groups such as the Irish Kila and the Scots Wolfstone, will project us into the world of the scottish Highlands, with its nostalgic but at the same time, full of life ballads.

Tuscany Feast, the yearly event celebrated on 30th November, has been instituted through a regional law in 2000, in order to remember one of the main conquest of mankind in the field of human rights: the abolition of death penalty.

It was the Grand Duke of Tuscany who first abolished death penalty on 30th November 1786 wit Leopold’s reform. He also abolished torture and limbs mutilation, defining such practices barbaric acts.

This initiative made Tuscany the first country in the world to

Can you imagine a more romantic country to get married in than Italy?

With nothing but green luscious hills, olive groves, Cyprus trees and unimaginable views as far as the eye can see …Famous for not only its stunning scenery and famous wines such as Chianti and Brunello, Tuscany is full of hidden gems and is oozing with romance.

Boasting stunning cities such as Florence and Siena, Tuscany is the soul of Italy. It is known affectionately as

The long-awaited event in Siena is coming back to the Tuscan city: the Palio Horce Race, one of the most famous events in the world. Horses, as usual, will run on July, 2nd and August, 16th and 10 contradas – districts of the city – will challenge each others.

But traditions are not over. As a matter of fact, as every year, the race will be precede by the historical parade with ancient costumes.

This year, the 10 contradas running the 2011 edition of Palio will be: snail, owl,

From May, 12th to 14th, the historical commemoration of the Mille Miglia comes back in Italy. “The world’s greatest road race”, as it was called by Enzo Ferrari: 375 extraordinary classic cars on the historic Brescia-Rome-Brescia route.

There’s not long to wait now before the fabulous world appointment with the vintage motor racing. The Godmother of this edition’s race is the beautiful Madalina Ghenea, who comes from her success in “Dancing with the Stars”.

An event which every year becomes more and more important for the representation of the Italian capital and our

Spring has just arrived, temperature is rising and Italy is celebrating its 150 years of Unity. What better way to celebrate than tasting delicious chocolate and having a walk along the feasting streets discovering places ever visited but few kilometers or maybe meters far from our hotel?

In Turin, CioccolaTò has come back: the  famous chocolate fair, this year a cut above. The city, center of celebrations for 150th of Italian Unity together with Rome, throws a double charge of events dedicated to Gods’ Food, a gourmand and funny occasion both for tourists and for the ones well-knowing Turin.

Turin XIX century cafés with a great historical importance played a first line role in the spread of chocolate all along the Region and the country and they contribute in building Made in Italy chocolate tradition. That’s the reason why the event will involve not only the historical center fo Turin, but also

We’re nearly arrived to the 150 years of Italian Unity eve and we’re all waiting curiously and quite impatiently for the celebrations in Italian cities to come.

Lots of exhibitions, events, lessons and many kinds of initiatives are already ongoing for a few days, in some cases also for months, dedicated to patriotism and to Risorgimento, a whole Italian riot movement against foreign oppressors and against devided Italian States for the unification of the country.

In January a list, available in full version in the celebrations official web site, has also been drawn with “Luoghi della memoria” (Memorial sites), monuments, squares and streets, often in state of neglect and forgetfulness, calling back the memory to the facts that led to the Unity. Amog them there are the Monumento alla Difesa in Venice, Parco del Gianicolo in Rome, Monumento a Garibaldi and Lungomare di Quarto dei Mille, Santa Croce in Firenze, Monumento alle Cinque Giornate in Milan, the Primo Parlamento Italiano in Palazzo Carignano , Turin,

Tuscany had always been one of the favorite destinations for tourism, thanks to its wonderful landscapes, cities freighted with art, cookery and nature.

But there’s one more thing that shouldn’t be forgotten: the importance of made in Italy.

For many years Italian clothing and accessories have been submitted to products coming from other countries, for example from China or America, and it was in danger of disappearing, losing the challenge of prices and supply. Only in 2009 a law was enacted to protect Made in Italy: strict controls on materials provenience, manufacture and places of production saved this mark, drastically decreasing the brands that could boast of that title.

Nowadays, Made in Italy is pointed as one of the best marks of the world, synonymous with quality and accurate working. Tuscany

The wine experts and fans’ yearly meeting is back!

Montalcino invites everyone, especially professionals in wine and food sectors, in Siena’s lands to celebrate the marketing of the new, world-famous red wine, the Brunello of Montalcino.

Become famous only in 50′s, this wine is extracted by vineyards of a particular kind of Sangiovese, the Sangiovese Grosso, different from the others for its darker grapes. Such a feature, together with an accurate winemaking, conservation and aging operations, contribute in creating a very dark wine (between ruby and garnet red) and for a very intense smell and taste.

Since 1980, the Brunello gained the CGDO: the whole production process,

The new and original website “Outlets in Italy” is now online. As the name already indicates, the website offers many useful information and tips about all the outlets in Italy.

This website gives users the opportunity to search for their favorite Italian brands in Italy and discover where to find it in one of the thousands shopping centers and fashion malls placed throughout the country. It is also possible – and very easy indeed – to search by location, region, city, or category of products (accessories, clothing, home, sport, underwear, perfumery, shoes, kids).

In this way, it is possible to find the best outlet shopping centers in Italy in a very simple and quick way: at home, with your pc and with