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i don't know if things have changed but the quickest easiest way is to go to your local driving school, they 'll organize a medical visit,eye test etc, get4 passport photos,your usual documents id card,your valid foreign driving licence and for a small fee they'll take care of it for you..couple of weeks and you'll have it.They will however retain your original licence.
When i did it i had an old fashioned licence which had to be translated etc but with the new plastic kind thats all over now.

sebastiano... gives good advice which still applies... current cost about e140... and takes about a week

Thanks for the info.
It is a pink EU licence but no one seems able to provide translation.
Asked the translator who did the work when we bought the house
and she said we shouldnt need a translation.
Think we will just turn up at a driving school.
Thanks again

go to your local autoscuola and take a couple of pasport photographs, permesso and residencia, get your EU licence recognised, it costs about 40 euro and they eventually(2-3 weeks festa's permitting) supply you with your licence adorned with a sticker showing your ½ûÂþÌìÌà address. keep a copy of your pink licence with you in the meantime though.

Thanks for that. Sounds simple enough even for me.
Will let you know how we get on.