Italia...

Like a Christmas stocking, boot-shaped Italy overflows with delights.

The first impression is of antiquity. There is history here whose origin is lost in time: entire cities remain like marvellous stage sets to tell us about life as it was in the distant past.
Italy’s natural wonders are timeless.

Visitors return again and again to the lakes of Lombardy, the great Alpine valleys, the Dolomite Mountains, the Italian Rivieras and the fabled islands of Sicily and Sardinia.Travellers can plan their visits to include some of the country’s many festivals, attending opera, concerts, ballets and plays, perhaps even taking part in the annual spectacular Carnival of Venice.

For art lovers, Italy is a moveable feast: They can enjoy Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance architecture, paintings and sculptures from the great masters who found their inspiration and patronage in Italy, no matter where they were born.

Today, Italians are creating modern objects of desire – elegant cars, exciting fashion garments and exquisite footwear. Young chefs and winemakers are producing fine foods and world-class wines, and all are imbued with the charm of the country that gave them form.

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	Bellissima brochure - get your free copy! A new brochure is now available, exclusively catered for Australian and New Zealand tourists travelling to Italy. This colourful 44 page brochure includes a detailed description of main attractions, most effective means of transport, road distances, climate, events, shopping, food, museums, general info (banks, health, customs and regulations) and much more, so that travellers can fully enjoy their Italian experience!  If you wish to receive a free copy of this brochure please forward your request, indicating your postal address, to sydney@enit.it (with bellissima in the subject line)
	Turin Shroud back on display in 2010  In the Spring of 2010, just ten years after the last exposition in the Jubilee year, The Turin Shroud, a linen cloth believed to have been used to cover the body of Christ his after his crucifixion, will once again be on display in the Cathedral of Torino from the 10th April to 23rd May.  more details...
	Venice Connected Card It is now much easier to book a holiday in Venice thanks to “Venice Connected”, the new on-line reservation system set up by the City of Venice. Simply by going to www.veniceconnected.it you can book and buy on-line all public tourist services in town and save money at the same time. In order to buy reduced tickets, on-line bookings will be have to be made 15 days in advance. Prices vary according to low, middle and high season, which will be marked respectively in green, blue and red days on the “Venice Connected” on-line calendar.   For further information please visit: www.veniceconnected.it