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If you plan on visiting our offices in Anghiari in 2010 then you may be interested in some of the events planned in and around this beautiful town, which is classed as “I Borghi più belli d’Italia”, one of the

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BRESCIA – Museo di Santa Giulia: Inca, Origins and Mysteries of the Civilisation of Gold; 250 artefacts, until June 27.

CASTELFRANCO VENETO – Casa del Giorgione: home-town show marking 500th anniversary of Giorgione’s death;

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It is illegal to stick your your tongue out at someone to insult them, according to Italy’s highest court of appeal.

The Court turned down an appeal by a farmer from the Marche region who claimed his incriminated gesture, caught on a

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Many Catholic churches in Italy are installing automatic holy water dispensers to help reduce the risk of spreading swine flu.
The outbreak of the H1N1 virus has led many churches to suspend the tradition of having holy water in open fonts

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BRESCIA – Museo di Santa Giulia: Inca, Origins and Mysteries of the Civilisation of Gold; 250 artefacts, December 4-June 27.

FERRARA – Palazzo dei Diamanti: Boldini In The Paris Of The Impressionists; show

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There was uproar in Italy over a ruling by the European court of human rights that the crucifixes that hang in most Italian classrooms are a violation of religious and educational freedoms.

The seven judges, whose decision could prompt a Europe-wide

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Louis Freeh, the former head of the FBI, is now an Italian citizen.

Officials at the Italian Embassy in Washington say Freeh was made a citizen at a ceremony Friday (23rd October 2009).

An announcement on the embassy’s Web site (http://www.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Washington/Archivio_News/Freeh_Cittadinanza.htm)

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A new exhibition in the italian capital Rome shows the architectural genius of the Renaissance master, Michelangelo.
The exhibition at the Capitoline Museum on Rome’s Capitol Hill runs until February 7 and features over a 100 designs. An apt location for

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