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by Declan Eytan   Milan's Expo officially kicked off earlier this month, and the city expects to attract up to 20 million visitors from around the world, throughout the fair's six-month duration. So far, things are looking quite positive, as the main attraction – a 3.6 million square foot fair featuring 145 participating countries – is likel...

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The following list includes castles and historic buildings, which have all been beautifully restored and renovated into hotels, while retaining all the features of their original medieval or Renaissance architecture. Five of these castle hotels are located in Tuscany, the five others can be found in Umbria, Lombardy, Liguria and Lazio.  ...

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By Mauro Battocchi   There's a special opportunity for fashionistas and Made in Italy design lovers to go explore Northern Italy that I'd like to share with you. First, you'll remember EVA FLAIR, the lean fashion startup that made a great splash at the Italian Cultural Institute last year where dozens of one-of-a-kind outfits from Italy's i...

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by Claudia Astarita   The European Commission has recently approved the 2014-2020 Operative National Programme devoted to 14 metropolitan Italian cities. The main goals the intervention pursues are in the field of digital agenda, energetic efficiency, sustainable mobility and social inclusion.   The targeted cities are located in the...

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From June 28th until July 20th, Lake Como welcomes the tenth edition of the "Music on the Water" Festival, an international festival of chamber music.   There are six concerts every evening starting at 9:00 p.m., offering to the public and visitors to Colico, a town in the province of Lecco, the chance to get closer to the extraordinary worl...

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Road show per l'Expo Milano negli Stati Uniti. Dal 26 febbraio al 4 marzo, l'associazione ItaliaCamp e il padiglione Italia Expo 2015 voleranno a New York e Washington per la missione "UsaCamp". La delegazione sarà composta da un centinaio di persone, provenienti da tutte le Regioni d'Italia, rappresentanti di Istituzioni, Università, imprese e par...

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WTI Magazine #58    2015 April, 17Author : Expo 2015      Translation by:   The Italian Pavilion will concentrate on exposing the national food culture and tradition in terms of very high quality products and finished goods. Italy's presence can be seen both inside the exposition areas, along the Cardo and at Palazzo Italia, the representative bu...

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Italy is famous the world over for its wines, so even if you are not a serious wine enthusiast you will surely appreciate the beautiful scenery and tradition of a trip through the fine producing wine regions of Italia! Almost every region in Italy produces wine. In fact, Italy claims 20 major growing regions, including the islands of Sicily and Sar...

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A big tree, visible from a distance, deeply and strongly rooted in the ground, with a large and towering crown, standing shining, un-affected and un-frightened by the thunderstorms. By new and different courses settling in. The tree is the iconic and spectacular symbol Marco Balich chose a few months ago to stand for Padiglione Italia (the Ita...

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Giovanna Mancini   Brescia-based Flos, one of the world's most famous brands in design and architectural lighting, has acquired New York firm Lukas Lighting, which specializes in custom projects, as it moves to expand its contract business in North America, said Flos CEO Piero Gandini.   The deal affirms Flos' international developmen...

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