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The theme is the "Made in Italy" with special presentation in various sectors and excellent products, such as fashion, design and interior design, hospitality, gastronomy and wine, as well as, events and presentations of culture, music and the arts.

The series includes the furnishings and Italian design week (26-30 May), the Italian restaurant week (1-7 June), the Italian wine and gastronomy week (8 -14 June.), the Italian fashion week (15-20 June) and other cultural programmes (20 May-20 June).

At the end of the press conference, to give you a flavour of things to come, we were treated to a cooking show and buffet to get the imagination and taste buds flowing.

Words and photos by Russell Skidmore for XpatLoop.com
After an extensive career in advertising - as an Art Director & Creative Director in London, Paris and Budapest for leading agencies - Russel transferred the skills and knowledge gained to the development of his own successful company covering wedding, event, PR and portrait photography: www.russell-skidmore-photography.co.uk