Turin saves money by having sheep trim park lawns For the second year in a row, sheep are being used to trim the lawns of this city's parks and save the taxpayer some money.

Bellotto trumps Canaletto in Turin Queen Elizabeth's landscapes reattributed to younger artist - Italy is pitting uncle against nephew in a new exhibition in Turin re-examining the extraordinary talents of 18th-century Venetian landcape artists Canaletto and Bellotto.

The Reggia di Venaria palace complex finally opens to the public on October 12, following the largest cultural renovation project in Europe - large in terms of geographical space, but also in terms of cost, with 200 million euros

A case brought by the daughter of the late Fiat president Gianni Agnelli contesting the execution of his will opened here on Thursday but was adjourned after only 90 minutes.

Turin, which has given the world Juventus, Fiat and solid chocolate, was named on Friday as the best city in Italy for children

A Turin fire chief had a fatal heart attack Thursday as he was about to be questioned by prosecutors investigating a steelworks blaze that killed seven workers in the northern Italian city.

Italy has been awarded the World Figure Skating Championships in 2010, the Italian ice sports federation FISG said on Wednesday.

The sixth annual Turin Wine Salon opens its doors on Friday and for four days will provide a common ground for producers and consumer to meet face-to-face.

Flash News - A mysterious foam has been floating for several weeks on northern Italy's Lago Maggiore and experts are at a loss to explain what it is and what causes it.

Manta Castle, in the village of the same name near Saluzzo (Cuneo) is home to the most important cycle of late Gothic secular frescoes anywhere in Europe.