Cultural Italy – Eurochocolate 2008

What is life without its little treats? Well if you are going on holiday you are already treating yourself, but why not go a step further and go to the Eurochocolate 2008 fair where you can meet and interact with fellow chocolate lovers for all over Italy and Europe. Just be careful and not overindulge.

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Cultural Italy - Ferrara Hot-Air Balloon Festival

Ferrara is home to Italy’s largest annual hot-air balloon festival and its not just balloons, there is every imaginable aircraft taking part so it really is a menagerie of different events taking place over the course of 10 days in mid-September.

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Cultural Italy – Sana

With all this global warming going on, it seems we should probably be going Green and environmentally friendly. Well that’s what Bologna is doing with this annual fair of organic and eco-aware products. This event will be running mid-September so drop by if you are around.

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Cultural Italy - Verona Opera Festival

Italy is famous for many things including ancient architecture and operas. The Verona Opera Festival brings these two together, but performing some of the most famous Italian Operas (and a few non-Italian ones) in an Ancient Roman Amphitheatre. The festival takes places throughout July and August and simply can’t be missed if you are in the Verona area.

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Cultural Italy - Miracle Players at the Roman Forum

If you are looking for a humourous interlude during your excursions through Rome then you will not go far wrong then by visiting the Miracle Players at the Roman Forum. The shows are great for all the family and you don’t even have to travel far to see them as they are being performed right next to the Roman Forum in the heart of the city.

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Sporting Tour of Italy - Italian Grand Prix

Formula 1 is the highest class of open wheeled racing in the world, the cars in these races have only the barest resemblance to the car you drive everyday and with so much engineering going into it F1 is the worlds most expensive sport. The 2008 championship will be coming to Monza, Italy on September 14th.

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Sporting Tour of Italy – Italian Moto GP

Watching a live Moto GP is one of the most adrenaline pumping motorsports on the planet. On June 1st, the Italian Moto GP will be taking place on the Mugello Circuit (Autodromo Internazionale di Mugello), which is located just outside Florence in central Italy.

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Parking in Italy

Parking can be a chaotic affair when you are doing the tourist trail as the more popular tourist attractions can have thousands of visitors a day. Many of these tourist attractions will have dedicated car parks but this isn’t always feasible given the location of some of these sites. This means you may have to find conventional on-street parking.

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Legal tips for driving in Italy

Driving in another country can be more difficult than driving at home for the simple reasons such as different laws and the less easily identified differing driving cultures. Hopefully this guide will ease your concerns before your trip to Italy and aid in making it a memorable trip.

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Driving on Italian Roads

The roads in differing countries may look the same but there are frequently differences that are worth mentioning. It is definitely worth giving these a read if you are planning on driving in Italy.

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