Do Italians love cars?

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May 2006: Venice - the town of Mestre, near Venice, on hearing that about 40 Maseratis would be in the nearby city for a rally (I know - a car rally in a city whose streets are water - only in Italy!) invited the cars and drivers to a charming presentation where we were all given a small bag of souvenirs and asked to cut the cake baked especially in our honour.

Lake Como, Italy

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May 2005: After Belgium, I drove through Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland to Italy to visit the Maserati factory and to attend Maser Miglia 9 in Venice.

A one night stopover - and, by happy circumstance - the chance to meet up with son, Adam who was on his own motoring holiday led to a pleasant morning around and across the lake and some time spent in the very pretty town of Bellagio.