Shanghai office staff pictured in the garden
Three years have passed since we decided to start our Chinese endeavor. And as time goes by, we increasingly get questions along the lines of "How is it going?," "What's happening over there?" and the like. So here's a brief summary of the 3-year ride (2010-13) and the amazing results that have been... Read more...
30 May, 2013
Cappuccino is our monthly newsletter. Select Italy's travel experts provide stories about current trends and happenings in Italy.
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Once a month, Select Italy's president, Andrea Sertoli, writes a brief article on a hot topic in Italian society or culture.
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A newsletter exclusively for travel agents, Il Postino contains travel industry news, tips for trip planning and selling points for Italian destinations.
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HOW TO TRAVEL IN ITALY & NOT LOOK LIKE A CLUELESS TOURIST
How to...
Get Around
Don't plan to drive in Naples. Road rules are different from what you're used to, and despite being incomprehensible to most outsiders, they keep the city going. You'd be the wrench thrown in the perfectly oiled wheel! No right turn on red anywhere in Italy!

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Eat The Italian Way
Not Look Like a Tourist
Not Speak Like a Tourist
Useful Tourist Info...
Visiting a foreign country can feel overwhelming. Don't leave home before reading this essential information on traveling in Italy.

Tips for The Travelers:
Best restaurants, food markets, shops, hidden gems and much more!
Da Ettore
Restaurant
Via Santa Lucia, 56, Naples; Tel.: 081-7640498
This place on the central Via Santa Lucia near the seafront is packed with locals every night (in fact, if you don't arrive early enough, expect to wait in line). Even more people stop by to pick up a takeout pie; as well as genuine pizza, they have pagnottiello, a scrumptious pizza dough creation with fillings such as mozzarella and prosciutto. Don't miss the fried zucchini flowers (fiorilli) if they are in season.

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Hard Rock Café
Cafe/Sandwich Bar
Brunelleschi, 1, Florence; Tel.: 055-2670499
Among the historic, century-old coffee bars on Florence's central Piazza della Repubblica, Hard Rock Cafe' stands out for its international ubiquity. With more than 140 cafes worldwide, it's installed in the old Gambrinus Cinema just off the piazza, and follows the chain's standard model with an espresso bar, cocktail bar, restaurant and the all-important souvenir shop. The menu doesn't deviate much from the usual burgers and fries, but celebrity memorabilia on display in the Florence outpost are John Lennon's black leather jacket, David Bowie's guitar and the Vespa that singer Sting used in the movie, "Quadrophenia," based on a world-famous rock opera by The Who.

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LIBRIVIVI: An Italian literary revolution: the audiobook, becomes the "audiomovie". List all books...

LibriVivi are cutting-edge audiobooks that bring the greatest works of literature to life by means of new, emotionally engaging techniques that transform the book into a veritable "movie."

Living Comics System:
Italian Genius in Digital Art
Digital animation enters the world of comic books. Experience the first release "Sulphur & Dana" depicting the triumph of love over prejudice, discrimination and mistrust.


Introducing Whaiwhai:
New Touring Experience
The New York Times calls Whaiwhai "a high-tech Italian game that is part 'Amazing Race' and part treasure hunt, with a bit of DaVinci Code-style storytelling..."