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The historic Italian chocolatier Fabbri from Bologna will offer guided tastings at its Fabbri 1905 stand  at this years edition of the Eurochocolate fair at Perugia (Umbria).  

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice has acquired an additional 83 works by modern artists, donated by collector Hannelore Schulhof, who died earlier this year.

A new EU ruling in favour of Italian products has just been passed. It obliges all stores in EU countries to withdraw faked Made in Italy goods from commerce.

The 17 edition of the popular Ancient Fruits Fair at Paderna Castle (Piacenza, Reggio Emilia) will take place on the 6-7 October.

The town of Herculanum near Naples,  famed for its archaeological remains of the former city  swallowed in the fateful Vesuvius eruption that also obliterated Pompeii, has invented the Archaeological Pizza, as an additional tourist attraction.

The city of Loreto (Marche), which contains one of  Italys most important shrines dedicated to the Madonna, will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of  the pilgrimage made by the late Pope John XXIII to Loreto and Assisi 1963.

The Tuscan region of Montalcino, home of one of Italys most famous wines, the prestigious Brunello di Montalcino, embarkson the wine harvest this week. Producers are confident that this years vintage, although 10% less than average, will yield a high quality wine.

One of the novelties of this years edition of the Salone Internazionale del Gusto (International Taste Fair) at Turin will be the presentation of Birra del Borgo, a reincarnation of the ancient beer of the Etruscans, according to biologist Leonardo Di Vincenzo.

Agriturismi.it, the Italian portal of farmhouses, launches a new initiative open to all lovers of travelling and of holidays in the sign of nature, wellness and good food.

The 67 edition of the Sagra Musicale Umbra sacred music festival takes place between the 7-15 September 2012. Spread over the neighbouring towns of Perugia, San Gemini, Montefalco, Castel Rigone, Torgiano and Solomeo,