Can anyone identify this spider? Found in Italy
Judging by the photo and the web it may be an orb-weaver spider of the family Araneidae.  Orb-weaver spiders get their name from the circular webs they spin.  It's possibly an Araniella cucurbitina, also known as a Cucumber spider, which are commonly observed hanging head down in it's web.  Several photos can be found at eurospiders.com.