Italy is famous for its beautiful cars Alfa Romeo Bugatti Ferrari Maserati and Lamborghini are known to everyone even me who knows nothing about cars But even I can appreciate the beautiful lines of a Lamborghini Notice I left Fiat off the list that is because most of us want to get where we are going without making a stop at every car repair shop on the way Drive on one of the Autostrada anywhere in Italy and you will soon have a car riding your...

Think of Italy andyou think of food Pasta pizza wine chocolate cheese prosciuttothe list goes on and on Is there another country in the world that has such a wonderful and varied list of food associated with it Visit Italy and you will want to plan your days around eating But where to go Not only are theredozens of optionsof what to eat but there are a lot of options of where to eat Autogrill Autogrills are located on big Interstates and can be...

Italian Power Company Enel said Friday August 13 2009 that it had started up a groundbreaking hydrogenpowered electricity plant that produces no greenhouse gases Enel said the 12 megawatt plant at Fusina in Venices industrial zone of Porto Marghera was the first of its kind in the world to operate on such a scale Powered by hydrogen byproducts from local petrochemical industries such as the Eni groups Polimeri Europa factory it can meet the needs...

Finally an affordable hotel in Venice Italy Hundreds of lucky travelers looking for a hotel in Venice found a great deal when they happened on a special Internet offer A mistake on the Crowne Plaza Quarto DAltino website offered a romantic fourstar weekend rate of 1 cent Well actually it was 001 but who is going to argue over the difference The Crowne Plaza is standing by the rate even though it was an obvious error The Crowne Plaza Quarto DAltino...

Chocolate Valley Wow how had I missed this on my trips to Italy I was looking at books on Italy the other day and ran across a place called Chocolate Valley located 40 miles west of Florence not far from Pisa The area is so named because it is home to a large number of high end chocolatiers Armedei Paul de Bondt Roberto Catinari and Luca Mannori are all located in the area A chocolate bar made by Amedei has been selected the best chocolate in the...