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Self-Drive Motoring holidays in Italy.Tips on driving abroad in Italy. Motoring rules and regulations in Italy. Italian motoring laws Make sure you Drive Alive! Drive on the right!
Be especially careful when setting off from service stations or restaurants on the left side of the road.
Take care when overtaking - allow more space between you and the car in front so you can see further down the road ahead.
Italy has stricter drink driving laws than the UK, only allowing 0.5 milligrams of alcohol per millilitre of blood (UK 0.8).
Seat belts front and rear are obligatory everywhere.
Speed limits, shown below, are implemented rigorously. Radar traps are frequent.
When approaching a roundabout give way to traffic already on the roundabout, on your left, unless signed otherwise.
Remember - Speeding and other traffic offences are subject to extremely heavy on-the-spot fines. Replacement bulb set is recommended. In all countries a full UK driving licence is required. As in the UK, seat belts should be worn front and rear. Below are motoring regulations relating to Italy. Children in cars: children under four cannot travel unless they use a suitable restraint system. Children between four and 12 cannot travel in the front unless using a suitable restraint system. Documentation: always carry your driving licence, vehicle registration document (V5), and certificate of motor insurance. If your licence does not incorporate a photograph ensure you carry your passport to validate the licence. If the vehicle is not registered in your name, carry a letter from the registered owner giving you permission to drive. Drinking and driving: Don't do it. Over 0.05 per cent and you could face anything up to imprisonment. Fines: On the spot fines are issued. Ensure an official receipt is issued by the officer collecting the fine. First-aid kit is advised, but not compulsory. Fuel: All grades of unleaded petrol (benzina), diesel (gasolio) and LPG are available as well as lead substitute additive. Leaded no longer exists. Credit and debit cards are widely accepted, although they probably won't work at automatic pumps, which are often the only pumps open out-of-hours and at lunch-time (from noon to 3pm) away from the Autostrada. It's a good idea to let your card issuer know you will be travelling abroad. This ensures they don't suspend your card if they spot it being used in unfamiliar places, which they some-times do as an anti-fraud measure. GB sticker: UK registered vehicles displaying Euro-plates (circle of 12 stars above the national identifier on blue background) no longer need a GB sticker when driving in European Union countries. Headlamp converters are compulsory. Horns are widely used to warn other vehicles of your approach, although they are officially banned in built-up areas. Lights: dipped headlights must be used in poor daytime visibility, and in all tunnels at all times. They must also be used when on motor-ways, dual carriageways, and on all out of town roads. Motorcycles must use dipped headlights during the day at all times. Minimum age for driving, provided you hold a full UK licence, is 18 for a car and for a motorcycle over 125cc. If you've got an old-style all-green licence you might find the police will not understand them, so either get them up-dated or take an International Driving Permit as well. Motorcycle drivers and passengers must wear crash helmets. Motor insurance: third-party insurance is compulsory. A green card is not required but your insurer should be advised of your trip. Seat belts are compulsory for front and rear seat occupants, if fitted. Speed limits: From 1 January 2003 some three-lane motorways with emergency lanes may have a speed limit of 93mph (150km/h). Snow chains are compulsory in mountainous areas or where snow is likely. They should be carried between October 15th and April 15th. and if you do not fit them when conditions demand the police can prevent you continuing your journey. Click for generalinformation on winter tyres and snow chains. Visibility Vests are now compulsory in France, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Norway, Portugal and Spain (and likely to become compulsory throughout the EU). The rules vary from country to country concerning number of vests required and whether they should be carried in the car or boot. Common sense suggests that there should be a vest for every occupant, and that the vests should be carried in the car, and put on before getting out. Do this and you will not have a problem.Warning triangle is compulsory. Winter tyres are recommended but not compulsory, but this is Italy, so be warned that local Provinces are free to introduce their own rules making winter tyres compulsory. Click for generalinformation on winter tyres and snow chains.
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Gucci bids 13 million euros for historic Ginori
Tuscan ceramics producer filed bankruptcy in January (ANSA) - Florence, April 5 - Florentine fashion giant Gucci said on Friday that it has made a bid of 13 million euros for the trou-bled Tuscan ceramics producer Richard Ginori. Gucci said that its offer was "irrevocable" and came with a "long-term plan" to protect the historic tablewear company and save its employees. Ginori, like Gucci, is based in Tuscany. In January, a court in Florence declared the ceramics maker bankrupt, ending a lengthy struggle and eliminating more than 200 jobs.
Italian labor union CGIL said the news "opened an authentic industrial prospective for a historical Florentine company" and welcomed it as "good news".
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Demand boosted by exports, from traditional and emerging markets 05 April, 15:05 (ANSA) - Florence, April 5 - Tuscan winemaker Marchesi de' Frescobaldi said it posted a 0.8% increase in sales in 2012 to 83.5 million euros compared to the previous year, ac-cording to data released by the company at Italy's most famous international wine exhibition, Vinitaly. Marchesi de' Frescobaldi said demand was boosted by exports both to traditional markets such as the US, Germany and Canada, as well as emerging markets like Russia, China and Japan. Demand from Italy suffered from the economic crisis, drop-ping 5.1% in 2011 compared with the earlier year.
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Vatican museums recreate Etruscan tomb
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Regolini Galassi of Cerveteri tomb discovered 200 years ago 04 April, 18:51 (ANSA) - Rome, April 4 - A 3D installation of the famous Regolini Galassi Etruscan tomb is showing visitors at the Vatican Museums what it would have been like to enter and soak in the atmosphere of an ancient aristo-cratic crypt. The installation projects the princess laid out on her funeral bed, embellished with jewels and precious garments and surrounded by objects from her rich dowry, in a 3D recreation of original Regolini Galassi tomb discovered 200 years in the town of Ceveteri and today inaccessible to the general public. The tomb was recreated as part of a European pro-ject aimed at experimenting with innovative techniques. The installation is housed in the Gregoriano Etrusco Museum, a few rooms down from the magnificent display of items originating from a 675-625 BC tomb.
Grilli predicts next year will see an improvement, with Italy's economy expand-
ing by 1.3%. That's slightly higher than a previous forecast of 1.1% growth in 2014. Italian recession over by end of 2013, OECD says 'Return to growth by end of year, beginning of 2014' (ANSA) - Rome, March 28 - The Italian recession will be over by the end of the year, Organization for Economic Cooperation and De-velopment (OECD) Deputy Secretary-General Pier Carlo Padoan told ANSA in an interview on Thursday. "There will be a return to positive growth between the end of this year and the beginning of the next," Padoan said.
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(ANSA) - Rome, March 27 - Two of Italy's largest energy companies say they are teaming up on devel-opment of better charging stations for electric cars. Eni and Enel say they fore-
see a time when a motorist can pull into an Eni service station and recharge, using electricity provided by Enel. On Wednesday the two signed a letter of intent to collaborate on a range of issues: strategic, techno-logical, logistical and commercial. Within six months, the plan is to have charging stations available in the northern Italian regions of Veneto and Emilia-Romagna. Motorists can plan to spend about 30 minutes recharging their electric vehicle while saving as much as 50% on the fuel bill, the compa-nies said.
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Title Image: Saint George" by Dosso Dossi (c.1490-1542), outstanding Italian artist of the Ferrarese School in the Sixteenth Century.
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President's 10 'wise men' to tackle political deadlock
Experts asked to draft platform that can win cross-party backing
(ANSA) - Rome, March 31 - A group of 10 "wise men" appointed by President Giorgio Napolitano is set to try to tackle the political deadlock that
has gripped Italy since last month's inconclusive general election. Napolitano asked the experts to draft a programme of reform President's 10
'wise men' to tackle political deadlock
Experts asked to draft platform that can win cross-party backing
(ANSA) - Rome, March 31 - A group of 10 "wise men" appointed by President Giorgio Napolitano is set to try to tackle the political deadlock that
has gripped Italy since last month's inconclusive general election. Napolitano asked the experts to draft a programme of reforms for a govern-
ment that would be able to win cross-party backing, after conceding on Saturday that the three main parties in parliament were "frozen be-
tween irreconcilable stances". The head of state also said Saturday that he would serve until the end of his term on May 15.
There had been speculation Napolitano would step down, due to constitutional provisions that limit his powers in his final months of office and
prevent him dissolving parliament, in order to enable his successor to call snap elections to end an impasse, amid fears Italy could be plunged
back into financial crisis.
The panel is made up of five senior institutional figures - Enrico Giovannini, the head of statistics agency ISTAT, European Affairs Minister Enzo
Moavero Milanesi, Bank of Italy board member Salvatore Rossi, Constitutional Court President Valerio Onida and Competition Authority head
Giovanni Pitruzzella.
The others come from political parties.
They are former House speaker Luciano Violante of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), Senator Gaetano Quagliariello of ex-premier Silvio
Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PdL) party, Mario Mauro of outgoing Premier Mario Monti's Civic Choice group, Northern League MP Giancarlo
Giorgetti and Filippo Bubbico, a PD Senator. A priority for the experts is likely to be a proposal to change Italy's much-criticised electoral law to
ensure it produces a clear winner next time. Napolitano has been criticised for not naming any women or young people among the experts.
Comedian-turned-politician Beppe Grillo's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), which holds the balance of power in parliament after
capturing a huge protest vote last month, has also complained about not having a representative. Napolitano turned to the "wise men" after
centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani told him Thursday that he had failed to win enough support from rival parties to be able to propose a gov-
ernment capable of winning a confidence vote in parliament.
Bersani's alliance came first in the election but failed to win a working majority in the Senate.
Berlusconi's centre-right coalition came a close second, with the M5S on its heels in third.
Democratic Party (PD) chief Bersani has rejected Berlusconi's calls for him to form a grand coalition with his People of Freedom (PdL) party.
But Bersani's attempts to win over the M5S with a programme that is in tune with many the movement's proposal policies have been returned
to sender with insults, which have including Grillo calling Bersani a "dead man talking".
The M5S's solution is for a government led by it.
s for a government that would be able to win cross-party backing, after conceding on Saturday that the three main parties in parliament were
"frozen between irreconcilable stances". The head of state also said Saturday that he would serve until the end of his term on May 15.
There had been speculation Napolitano would step down, due to constitutional provisions that limit his powers in his final months of office and
prevent him dissolving parliament, in order to enable his successor to call snap elections to end an impasse, amid fears Italy could be plunged
back into financial crisis.
The panel is made up of five senior institutional figures - Enrico Giovannini, the head of statistics agency ISTAT, European Affairs Minister Enzo
Moavero Milanesi, Bank of Italy board member Salvatore Rossi, Constitutional Court President Valerio Onida and Competition Authority head
Giovanni Pitruzzella.
The others come from political parties.
They are former House speaker Luciano Violante of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), Senator Gaetano Quagliariello of ex-premier Silvio
Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PdL) party, Mario Mauro of outgoing Premier Mario Monti's Civic Choice group, Northern League MP Giancarlo
Giorgetti and Filippo Bubbico, a PD Senator. A priority for the experts is likely to be a proposal to change Italy's much-criticised electoral law to
ensure it produces a clear winner next time. Napolitano has been criticised for not naming any women or young people among the experts.
Comedian-turned-politician Beppe Grillo's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), which holds the balance of power in parliament after
capturing a huge protest vote last month, has also complained about not having a representative. Napolitano turned to the "wise men" after
centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani told him Thursday that he had failed to win enough support from rival parties to be able to propose a gov-
ernment capable of winning a confidence vote in parliament.
Bersani's alliance came first in the election but failed to win a working majority in the Senate. Berlusconi's centre-right coalition came a close
second, with the M5S on its heels in third. Democratic Party (PD) chief Bersani has rejected Berlusconi's calls for him to form a grand coalition
with his People of Freedom (PdL) party. But Bersani's attempts to win over the M5S with a programme that is in tune with many the move-
ment's proposal policies have been returned to sender with insults, which have including Grillo calling Bersani a "dead man talking".
The M5S's solution is for a government led by it.
VAT refunds for businesses in 2013 equal 11 billion euros
Italy's tax chief tells revenue service to speed up payments
(ANSA) - Rome, March 29 - Italy's tax service said Friday it would be paying out 11 billion euros to businesses in VAT refunds in 2013 and
instructed regional tax offices to speed up settlements.
In a letter, inland revenue chief Attilio Befera invited regional directors to "employ all available resources in the payment of refunds over
the next four months" in line with government directives to accelerate rebates in order to "provide tangible support to companies in
overcoming the difficult moment". In particular the idea is to relieve the burden on businesses having to make advance tax payments,
Befera said.
Italian businesses first to re-
ceive govt debt payback 40-billion-euro plan 'to jumpstart demand this year' says Grilli (ANSA) - Rome, March 28 - The Italian economy minis-
ter on Thursday said the government's decision to pay
back 40 billion euros in public debt will go to private-
sector companies before it goes to banks over the next
two years and will produce positive stimulus results by
mid-2013. In repaying government debt, the govern-
ment foresees "a chronological order in two phases:
first, non-financial institutions, then the banks," said
Vittorio Grilli before a special parliamentary committee.
"Injecting liquidity into the economy will jumpstart do-
mestic demand already by the middle of the year".
To meet all of its commitments, including social spend-
ing, the government announced plans last week to pay
back debt by 20 billion euros in 2013 and 20 billion eu-
ros in 2014, with the hope of a major stimulus for the
economy. The repayment plan had been fiercely criti-
cized by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S)
of Beppe Grillo, which holds the balance of power in
parliament which remains divided after elections last
month produced no clear majority nor consensus to
compromise. On Thursday the populist M5S warmed to
the plan.
"We find it favorable that the banks must wait their
turn," said M5S House Whip Vito Crimi. Grilli also said
the 3% ceiling set for Italy's budget deficit in relation to
its GDP was "insurmountable" and would remain un-
changed. Relaxing its budget-deficit targets was made
possible after the European Commission (EC) in Brus-
sels gave Italy more flexibility in its national debt levels
despite a stability pact signed by nations including Italy
that fixed those debt levels.
The measure was intended to help companies facing a
credit crunch and recession. The outgoing government,
led by caretaker Premier Mario Monti, has raised its
deficit target for 2013 to 2.9% of gross domestic prod-
uct - a dramatic increase from its earlier target of 1.8%
of GDP.
It has also slashed its economic forecasts for 2013, pre-
dicting a 1.3% contraction, compared with an earlier
prediction of a 0.2% fall in GDP.
Iconic Warhol on show in Milan
From Campbell's Soup to Marilyn Monroe, by godfather of Pop Art 05 April, 18:21 (By Christopher Livesay) (ANSA) - Milano, April 5 - An exhibition on Andy Warhol's screen prints, from the famous Campbell's Soup cans to portraits of Marilyn Monroe, opened in Milan this week at the Museo del Novecento. En-titled 'Andy Warhol's Stardust', the show highlights the godfather of Pop Art during the 1970s and 80s with works from the corporate art collection of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The exhibit features nearly 100 now iconic images of consumer goods, cartoon characters and portraits of thinkers and celebrities, such as Muhammad Ali, Albert Einstein and Gertrude Conversa-tions. Curated by Laura Calvi, Andy Warhol's Stardust is the museum's second collaboration with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, its main sponsor, following last year's photography exhibition 'Conversations'. "This unique and dynamic exhibition brings together a wonderful selection of Warhol's work, providing visitors with a glimpse into the work of one of the leaders of the Pop Art movement," said Rena De Sisto, global arts and cul-
ture executive at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Through September 8, the museum's temporary exhibition space is featuring some of the artist's most significant fine prints, many of which were executed using diamond dust - hence 'stardust' in the show's title, which also refers to "Warhol's ability to create scintillating, immortal" images, curators say. Even the layout of the exhibit, which is arranged with prints along the walls like aisles in the supermarket, pays homage to Warhol's fetish for consumer-ism. The show is laid out chronologically, beginning with a series of famous prints created between the late 1960s and early '70s, including Campbell's Soup, Flowers, Sunset, and Grapes and Space Fruits, highlighting Warhol's mastery of serial production at his famous "Factory", where assistants made most of the objects before Warhol applied the finishing touches. The assem-bly-line technique - not so dissimilar from Flemish Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens and 18th-century Venetian master Canaletto - enabled him to create a huge output. "My philosophy is to make a painting a day", he once said. And so he did, from the beginning of the 70s, right through the 80s, when he rediscovered that the strength of his production lay specifically in portraiture. "His portraits are not documents of the present, they are icons awaiting their futures," wrote David Bourdon in 1975, commenting on depictions ranging from Ali and Monroe to Santa Claus and leading intellectuals of the day - all given equal footing in his art. On Saturdays and Sundays during April, May and June, guided tours and workshops will be available for chil-dren aged 6-12. The contemporary dance company Progetto D'Arte will pre-sent a series of workshops in the exhibition space to run alongside the show, engaging children and young people with Warhol's themes through perform-ance art. Further youth-oriented activities are scheduled later this summer. On the weekend of April 11-12, the Fondazione Cineteca Italiana, in collabo-ration with the Museo del Novecento, will screen a number of films by War-hol. Discounts are available to those who show a museum ticket stub.
AT A GLANCE
MARKET DAYS
The market usually opens by 8am and closes 1pm / 1.30pm
Pizzo : Thursday , off the top road in Pizzo
Vibo Valentia : Tuesday and Saturday, pedestrian high street and
back streets
Filadelfia : Thursday in the main Piazza
Lamezia : Saturday , by the train station
Vibo Marina : Monday , in the old station yard
Tropea: Saturday morning in the center
All the markets sell local home grown fruit and vegetables, wine,
cheeses, meats and breads.
Various clothing, household goods, knick knacks, ornaments and the
stuff you usually find at markets.
Visiting a market is always a great adventure, there is always a
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Italian Apple Jam 1. Wash apples, cut out any damaged parts, and cut into quarters. Leave the skins and cores as you want
the flavors from those, and they’ll take care of themselves later.
2. Put apples in a pot and cover with vinegar and water. Bring them to a boil, then reduce heat and let sim-
mer until they are soft enough to be put through a food mill. To test this, take out a piece, put it on a plate, and mash with a fork. If that happens easily, they are ready, but if there is resistance, let them cook some
more.
3. Remove apples from pot with slotted spoon and put in food mill for processing. My technique is to have an
empty bowl on the side for the apple remnants from the top of the food mill once it starts to gets messy and
crowded up there; save those remnants because you can run them through a few more times and get lots
more puree out of them. If you enjoy homemade applesauce, congratulations! You’ve just made some.
Once you’ve churned the apples down as much as you possibly can, you should end up with very little waste — and if you happen to have chickens, well they’re in for a treat that day.
The jar on the right was gone by the next evening.
4. Add 1/4 cup of sugar for each cup of puree (50 grams of sugar for each 300 grams of puree). Stir through
and then a pinch of salt and add spices. I say cloves are optional above because I’m personally not a huge
fan of cloves, but do feel free to play around with measurements and spices.
5. Taste and adjust.
6. Put puree in a wide, thick-bottomed pot (you don’t want this to burn, so the thicker the better) and sim-mer on low heat, stirring constantly. This takes between one and two hours, so do set aside the proper time.
7. To test if the apple butter is done, put a spoonful on a cold plate. You want the apple butter to remain
solid with no liquid seeping out.
8. Put apple butter in sterilized jars, top with sterilized lids, and boil for 10 minutes. Once they’re done, turn
off heat, take off lid, and just let the jars in there until they’re cooled off.
Ingredients:
4 lbs apples
1 cup apple cider vinegar
2 cups water
Sugar (measurements below)
Salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
(optional)
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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WWW.ITALIANTAXES.COM Tourist takes finger from Florence statue
Pio Fedi's Rape of Polyxena object of repeated vandalism (ANSA) - Florence, March 29 - Florence cultural authorities on Friday moved to repair Pio Fedi's Rape of Polyxena in the Loggia dei Lanzi in the central Piazza della Signoria following the removal of a finger in the latest act of vandalism against the statue.
Alberto Casciani was called in to repair the statue after an English-speaking female tourist broke off the left index finger before being stopped by local municipal police. The same restorer was summoned to reat-tach the same finger following a similar
episode of vandalism in October 2012. ''All the fingers of the left hand are integrations, made necessary by re-peated removals and acts of vandalism,'' the Florence cultural authorities said in a statement. The 1865 statue depicting Achilles and Hector's sister during the Trojan War is some-times confused with
the nearby Rape of the Sabine Women (1579-1583), considered Ren-aissance sculptor Giambologna's masterpiece.
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GERRY CALA 'IN CALABRIA Friday, April 12, 2013 21:00 pm Location: Cosenza GERRY CALA 'live show 2013 Theatre A.Rendano Cosenza For more information: www.inprimafila.net Saturday 13th April 2,013 20:30 GALA 'BALLET Saturday, April 13, 2013 20:30 Location: Cosenza GALA 'BALLET with Sabrina Brazzo and Mick Zeni Theatre A.Rendano Cosenza For more information: www.inprimafila.net Saturday 13th April 2,013 HOURS 21:00 TARANPROJECT IN CONCERT Saturday, April 13, 2013 21:00 Location: Reggio Calabria Mimmo Cavallaro - TaranProject Tour 2013 Teatro Cilea of Reggio Calabria
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