Today google maps satellite is available also in Italy.

http://www.motoricerca.net/archives/2005/06/21/arriva-litalia-vista-dal-satellite-di-google/
http://www.lucazappa.com/wp/2005/06/21/google-maps-satellite-in-italia/

Satellite Images seem to work worldwide, now. It's feels great to be able to explore Tokyo, Paris, London and Moscow from above. The resolution in non-city areas is a bit lower, but at least the imagery is there.

nice shot of Canary Wharf, London – you can see the shadows of the skyscrapers...

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.498241,-0.020642&spn=0.027337,0.032101&t=k&hl=en

airfield in Iraq (near Baghdad?) , complete with American helicopters...

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.927712,44.368243&spn=0.006834,0.008025&t=k&hl=en

just a note:
Google maps (and, of course, keyhole) show also normally "censored" Italian sites (like military playgrounds or industries) not showed in officials map sites (like http://www.atlanteitaliano.it)
It is the same for other countries ?

Luca aka "No_CQRT"