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Umbria : The Terni Grand Jazz Tour

War monument to Nassiriya victims finished

The Museo degli Orsanti at Compiano, Parma

Eating out in Rome: the Sahara eritrean restuarant

Trekking in Italy: snow shoeing with “ciaspole” in Italy’s alps

Nifty Italian design: basin and toilet in one from Buratti+Battiston Architects

New Moon stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart arrive in Montepulciano

Elisabetta Canalis for Roberto Cavalli underwear, the backstage video

Maserati A6CGS wins at the Concorso d’Eleganza, Villa d’Este: galleries

Italian fashion: Larusmiani men’s suits

Eurochocolate 2008: Baci Perugina and Perugia festival for chocoholics

Eros Ramazzotti’s new single “Parla con me”

Italian art exhibitions: The Basilica of Assisi, Restoration and Virtual Reconstruction

From Donatello to Perugino: early Renaissance Masters on show in Rome

Views from Lake Como: Villa Carlotta and Bellagio

Restaurants in Rome: “Vacanze Romane” in Trastevere

Rome restaurants: Pancotto in Trastevere district

Museums in Rome and surrounds: Museum grand tour site

Italian film Gomorrah for Oscar in best foreign film

Lapo Elkann’s Maserati Granturismo

Sanremo Festival 2009: Super model Alessia Piovan to co-host the show with Paolo Bonolis

Halloween in Italy: Trekking and Mysteries

Italian showgirl Alba Parietti and her deep admiration for José Mourinho

Rome to bid for 2020 Olympics

Dolomites trekking with snow shoes