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Italy

New High Speed Train in 2011...  http://www.ntvspa.it/en/index.html
The company Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori will use only AGV model (Automotrice Grande Vitesse) high-speed Alstom trains equipped with the same traction system as the train that set the world rail speed record of 574.8 km/h on 3 April 2007.

This extraordinary performance confirms that Alstom’s experience in the field of high-speed operation is unequalled: worldwide, 70% of the trains currently used at speeds of more than 300 km/h were built by Alstom, whose equipment has travelled more than 2.8 billion kilometres and carried 1.6 billion passengers.

In other words, the AGV train, designed by Alstom and adopted to the world of NTV for the very first time, is nothing less than the state of the art in high-speed railway technology.

The AGV is based on a brand new concept, being built to travel at 360 km/h, in addition to being the only train to satisfy in full all the latest European specifications of interoperability (STI 2006), as well as European Union and Italian standards on safety and the environment.

The trains operated by NTV will hold 460 passengers in a total of 11 cars (length of train: 200 metres) and will travel on the Italian high-speed network at 300 km/h. The interiors are styled by Italdesign-Giugiaro.

There will be 25 trains in the NTV fleet.

Cooking Schools in Italy
http://www.sorrentocookingschool.com/
http://www.bluone.com/
http://www.taste-of-italy.com/
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Italian Villas
http://www.italianvillas.com/

Villas are not for everyone.  Although villas sound romantic, they may not be what you expect.  Do you need Direct TV? A heated Pool? Turn down Service in the evening? WiFi?  There are different classifications of Villas:
1. Private Villas rented by the week with a full staff (luxury)
2.  Villas with a Bed & Breakfast feel
3.  Villas run as hotels available for nightly rental.

Consult your travel professional for the perfect fit.

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