Custom Teaser: Panoramic country views and a beautiful restoration that blends period and contemporary details make this old stone mill near Volterra a particularly atmospheric home Emerald meadows, ancient golden stones, the soft whisper of a crystalline stream.
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Restored mill near Volterra, Tuscany
If you are going to be in or near Siena this Saturday, you will have a chance to see a faithful reconstruction of the medieval market that used to take place in the Piazza del Campo , or Palio Square.
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Medieval market in Siena
British student Meredith Kercher was killed without premeditation and in the absence of any feelings of rancour towards her on the part of the perpetrators, says the long-awaited Judges’ report.
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Amanda Knox: judges’ report published
In the nation generally supposed to be the most romantic in the world many people suffer from sex-related headaches, new research has revealed.
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Not tonight, Caro mio
Italy’s Supreme Court, the Cassazione, has decided that motorists who need to “fare pipi” should no longer exercise their willpower until they reach a service station or a bar but may relieve themselves anywhere, even in public view.
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Any time, any place, anywhere
Custom Teaser: Prices remain steady in Venice and the Colli Euganei but, throughout the region, savvy buyers have greater room for negotiation… Words by Carla Passino Stability is the name of the game in Veneto’s most sought after areas
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Good opportunities available in ‘stable’ Veneto property market
Immigrant workers in sixty Italian towns will strike today in protest at recent racist attacks, exploitation and inhumane working and living conditions . Their aim is to show that immigrant labour is essential to the Italian economy and they will hold demonstrations in town centres, along with Italians who support them.
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1st March – a day without us
Custom Teaser: Ten tasty ideas on how to get the best from Italy’s ‘Green Heart’. Words and Pictures by Germaine Stafford Ten tasty ideas on how to get the best from Italy’s ‘Green Heart’.
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Foodie fun in Umbria
In a week which saw the setting up and speedy closure in Italy of a facebook group which encouraged the derision of children with Down’s Syndrome, a Milan court has found three Google officers guilty of invasion of the privacy of a Down’s Syndrome teenager who was shown being bullied in a 2006 video clip.
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Google three convicted
An Italian group on Facebook, calling itself “Deridiamo i bambini Down” [“Let’s Mock Down’s Syndrome Children”] has attracted 1,700 members and advocates using Down’s Syndrome children for target practice at shooting centres.
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Outrage over Facebook group