There are plenty of reasons to stay in property in Italy during 2011, a significant year on some regions' calendars.

It marks 150 years since the unification of Italy from a number of separate states on the iconic boot-shaped peninsular into a single nation.

Among the locations celebrating the creation of modern-day Italy is the city of Turin, which has a schedule of 250 days of events planned for the coming year.

March 17th is the first date to head to property in Italy in order to join in the festivities, with the itinerary running through until November 20th.

The Italian State Tourist Board says the plan is for the event, named Esperienza Italia, to reach 150 million people in all.

Among the target audience are native Italians, newcomers residing in the country and those with a passion for its language, cuisine or some other characteristic associated with Italian culture.

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