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Each year, Americans flock to Italy in search of rich Old World cultural traditions and handmade crafts. Now Laura Morelli, art historian and Italy aficionado, has created the first guide to shopping and touring Italy's handmade treasuresincluding Sicilian ceramics, the Murano glass of Venice, Tuscan terracotta, gold and coral jewelry of Sardinia, Florence's marble paper, Torre del Greco's cameos, and much, much more. Organized by region, Made in Italy takes the reader on a complete tour of the dazzling artisanal legacy of Italy, uncovering one-of-a-kind hidden workshops and off-the-beaten-path tours. Slender enough to fit in the traveler's handbag, packed with useful tips on pricing, quality and value, with a year-round calendar of craft festivals, Made in Italy is the perfect supplemental guide for everyone interested in bringing home the unique treasures of Italy.

Under the spell of la dolce vita . . . For centuries Italy has been many things to many people. In this brilliant anthology and traveler's companion, twenty-eight first-rate women writers reveal why the land that is the heart and soul of European civilization is so seductive to women. Kate Simon walks us through a Siena filled with surprises and luminous beauty. Elizabeth Spencer writes of first coming to Italy and finding "home." Shirley Hazzard explores the mysteries of Naples. Muriel Spark writes on Venice, Edith Wharton on Rome, George Eliot on Florence, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison on San Gimignano, Patricia Hampl on Assisi. Other wonderful writers contemplate the idiosyncratic glories of Italy's architecture, cooking, art, and landscape; its culture; its places and people. As these writers tell their stories--in fiction, memoir, and essay--of coming to understand Italy, they explore the complexity of their passions for it, mingling affection and ecstasy with intellectual curiosity. Organized geographically--from northern Italy to Rome and on to the south, Desiring Italy offers an enchanting journey for readers and travelers.

HVDC Italy-Greece - The HVDC Italy-Greece is a monopolorar sea cable link between Italy and Greece with a maximum transmission rate of 500 megawatts, which went in service in 2001. The HVDC Italy-Greece begins in the static inverter plant Galatina in Italy and is implemented in its first 40 kilometers as underground cables.

Marxist-Leninist Revolutionary Party of Italy - Marxist-Leninist Revolutionary Party of Italy (in Italian: Partito Rivoluzionario (marxista-leninista) d'Italia) was a political party in Italy, formed following a split from the Federation of Marxist-Leninist Communists of Italy. PR(ml)d'I was founded on August 3 1968 by Luciano Raimondi and Giuseppe Mai.

Italy national rugby league team - The Italy national rugby league team dates back to the 1950s, when rugby league was first played in Italy. In 1960, Italy played Australia in two international matches, but the game disappeared in the country over the course of the next decade.

Adelaide of Italy - Saint Adelaide of Italy (931-December 16, 999) was the daughter of Rudolf II of Burgundy, King of Italy. Her first marriage was to Lothar, King of Italy, and was part of a political settlement designed to conclude a peace between her father, Rudolf II, and Hugh of Provence, the father of Lothar.

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