TUSCANY: FERRAGAMO READY TO BUY SCARLINO TOURIST PORT (ANSA) - Florence, May 9 - Salvatore Ferragamo is ready to buy the tourist port of Puntone in Scarlino (near Grosseto) the only thing missing are the formal details, but the majority of the deal is done. The deal was defined as the ''operative reorganization'' of the port, proposed ... > Full news story

TUSCANY: MYAIR SHOWS INTEREST IN GROSSETO AIRPORT (ANSA) - Florence, May 9 - Myair.com, a Vicenza based airline almost completely owned by Spanish capital, has applied for the Chamber of Commerce competition for the management of the Grosseto airport. Transavia and Livingston recently withdrew from the competition. The project fo... > Full news story

ARTS GUIDE: EXHIBITS IN ITALY (ANSA) - Rome, May 9 - The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy's top art exhibitions: CARAGLIO (CUNEO) - Filatoio: 40 Years of Italian Pop Design; part of Turin's year as World Design Capital; until September 14. COMO - Villa Olmo: The Embrace of Vienna, 80 works fro... > Full news story

RECOVERED 'MICHELANGELO' SKETCH TO GO ON SHOW (ANSA) - Vatican City, May 7 - A drawing attributed to Michelangelo that shows sketches for the decoration of the Sistine Chapel will go on show for the first time this weekend after it was discovered in a private collection last year. The work was found among the belongings of Giacomo... > Full news story

SPAIN RETURNS ROMAN BATHTUB (ANSA) - Madrid, May 7 - Spanish police on Wednesday handed back to Italy a stunning ancient Roman bathtub that was stolen from the Italian capital three years ago. Worth an estimated 300,000 euros, the marble bathtub is decorated with bas-reliefs of naked human figures and lion's hea... > Full news story

ITALIAN BEACHES GET MORE BLUE FLAGS (ANSA) - Rome, May 7 - The number of Italian beaches to be awarded a prestigious 'blue flag' for clean water and pristine sands has risen once again this year, the Foundation of Environmental Education (FEE) said Wednesday. Italy now has 104 environmentally top-notch swimming beaches, ... > Full news story

ITALY TOPS FOR KIDS, NOT FOR MOMS (ANSA) - Rome, May 6 - Italy is the best place in the world to be for children but not for their mothers, according to the 2008 Mother's Day Report Card put out by the Save the Children charity organization. The annual ranking evaluates 146 countries to determine which are best for not... > Full news story

VENICE PIGEON FEEDING BAN FLOUTED (ANSA) - Venice, May 2 - Animal rights campaigners in Venice crossed swords with the city council on Friday after distributing 30 kilos of birdseed to flocks of ravenous pigeons in St Mark's Square. The birds had gone hungry for two days after the age-old tourist tradition of feeding t... > Full news story