Lecce, Italy News

Most people would probably think you have to be a bit odd to be excited by this news.

The Italian Ministry of Defense signed a long-awaited contract Nov. 10 for a first-tranche order of six M-346 advanced jet trainer aircraft from Alenia Aermacchi.

The remains of a mighty Persian army said to have drowned in the sands of the western Egyptian desert 2,500 years ago might have been finally located, solving one of archaeology's biggest outstanding mysteries, according to Italian archaeologists.

Cork City has been named among the top 10 in the best cities to visit in the Lonely Planet guide's 'Best in Travel 2010'. The guide praises the city saying 'Cork is at the top of its game right now: sophisticated, vibrant and diverse, while still retaining its friendliness, relaxed charm and quick-fire wit.' The book's editor said : 'Cork has been ...

Q: I will be in Taranto, Italy, next month. Any suggestions besides Lecce on things to see in that area? - T., Spokane, Wash.

Hilton Worldwide today announced that it has entered into a franchise license agreement with PROMA srl to operate an upscale Doubletree by Hilton in Olbia, Sardinia.

Astrocytes have a key role in the pathogenesis of several diseases including multiple sclerosis and were proposed as the designed target for immunotherapy.

The southern tip of the region of Apulia is far removed from the rest of Italian life.

Italy produces more juice from grapes than any other country in the world . Not long ago it all went to wine, although these days more and more of it goes to making ethanol.

All columnists get questions. Here are a few that have come to me in recent times.

They haven't been there. Those in-the-know might mention medieval towns spilling from rocky cliffs above Caribbean-blue seas and the mysterious eight-sided Castel del Monte, the cone-topped houses of Valle d'Istria and long stretches of olive groves sweeping across the hills.

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Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity was somewhat been proved by measuring variations in satellite orbits, scientists have found the first direct evidence of one of the hallowed tenets of that the Earth and other large celestial bodies distort space and time as they rotate.

The carved limestone decorations of the basilica of the Holy Cross in Lecce . The tender stone of this land has been carved in wonderful figures, as from a fairy tale.

For the last dozen years or so, Lecce has been poised to be the "new Tuscany." Sure, Lecce is a compelling destination on the heel of Italy's "boot", but that's a long way away from the rolling hills of Tuscany, so those predictions haven't quite worked out--despite the fact that Helen Mirren has chosen to buy a castle nearby.

Lecce , in southern Italy's Puglia region, is a small but interesting city with a good collection of Baroque churches and monuments and remains of a Roman theater and amphitheater.

Italian police announced on Friday they have seized 145kg of marijuana produced in Albania.

A colossal statue of Apollo, the Greek god of the sun, light, music and poetry, has emerged from white calcified cliffs in southwestern Turkey, Italian archaeologists announced.

Lecce, September 9 - A Catholic choirmaster who was sacked after changing sex says he's still waiting for an explanation from the cathedral in the southern Italian city of Lecce.

Puglia is a region in Italy located at the heel of the boot in the south eastern part of the country surrounded by the Adriatic Sea, the Ionian Sea, the Gulf of Taranto and the Strait of Otranto and by the regions of Molise, Campania and Basilicata.