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Rome, June 17 - Roughly 26 million foreign tourists are expected in Italy over the summer, the national travel and tourism federation Federturismo said Tuesday.
Foreign tourist expenditure in Italy between June and August could exceed 13 billion euros, Federturismo added.
No street bears her name. No plaques mark where she lived. Although her mysterious smile has enchanted millions, Lisa Gherardini, born on June 15, 1479, is almost invisible in her hometown. After centuries of neglect, Florence is celebrating the 535th birthday of its most famous daughter with a festival this month. But who was the real woman everyone recognizes yet no one knows?
In the luxe dining room of Del Posto, one of New York’s most heralded and expensive Italian restaurants, one-third of the tables on any given night will have at least one gluten-free diner.
The chief of the Italian Space Agency (ISA) on Friday said a groundbreaking new system for making espresso coffee in space, ISSpresso, may improve life for astronauts on interplanetary exploration missions.
"It's only football," said a smiling Andrew Marr this morning at the start of his BBC1 show. His knowing irony came before the assessment of the Sunday national newspapers.
Florence, June 16 - Florence's famed Ponte Vecchio bridge is set to show off its new eco-friendly lighting system for the first time on Monday night.
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon says he won't be fit to face England in tonight's World Cup opener, following an ankle injury in training
Mario Balotelli's second-half goal led Italy past England 2-1 in a thriller at Manaus on Saturday night.
Pope Francis's avowed commitment to the poor and the homeless is being put to the test by a group of out-of-work, homeless people who have bedded down amid the gold leaf and opulent marble of one of Rome's most stunning and sacred churches.
Pope Francis on Thursday called for tranquility at the 2014 World Cup, just hours before clashes in Sao Paulo marred the run-up to the opening ceremony and the match between hosts Brazil and Croatia.