Italy to introduce new Covid pass for travel in high-risk zones
Rome: Italy's prime minister has announced that a travel "pass" will soon allow people to enter or leave Italy's higher-risk...
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Italy: Can our wedding go ahead this year?
Rome: Since Italy announced the first easing of its strict lockdown rules will begin from April 26th, we’ve received a...
Italy: Rome’s Sapienza University honours Italy’s Mamma Erasmus
Rome: Sofia Corradi, the Italian inventor of the Erasmus student exchange programme in the European Union, will receive an honorary...
Italy: Natale di Roma – the legends and traditions behind Rome’s birthday
Italy: Natale di Roma - the legends and traditions behind Rome's birthday Rome: Rome's birthday, on 21 April, is known...
Italy: Grey whale pays extremely rare visit
Rome: A grey whale was spotted in the Gulf of Naples over the weekend, three days after another sighting in...
Italy accelerates the path towards digital therapeutics implementation
Rome: Following the USA, Germany and France as pioneers in digital therapeutics adoption, Italy is taking action to reinforce the...
Italy: 85th edition of the Florence International Crafts Fair
Florence: The 85th edition of the Florence International Crafts Fair will take place online from April 24 to May 2....
Italy: Teatro dell’Oriuolo demolished and reimagined
Florence: The crumbling former premises of the Oriuolo Theatre in front of the Oblate Library have been demolished to make...
Italy: Florence turns orange
Florence: From Saturday, April 17, Florence and the city's environs slackened their pandemic restrictions slightly as the province aligns with...
Italy: Rome’s Botanic Garden Hanami celebrates the beauty of spring cherry blossoms
Rome: The Botanic Garden Museum of the Sapienza University of Rome, in collaboration with the city's Japanese Cultural Institute, organises...
Italy: Formula E race returns to Rome
Rome: Formula E returned to Rome on 10-11 April, after last year's edition was cancelled due to covid-19, with 24...
Italy relaxes Covid rules in six regions as contagion rate falls
Rome: Restrictions are set to change in several Italian regions from Monday after new health data confirmed that the nationwide...
Italy: Vatican Museums to reopen in May with stricter rules
Rome: The Vatican Museums are scheduled to reopen on 3 May, with a promise to enforce strict rules designed to...
Italy: ANZAC Day memorial service in Rome will be online on 25 April
Rome: The New Zealand and Australian embassies in Italy will commemorate ANZAC Day this year with a virtual memorial service...
Italy: The Other Side of Florence
Florence: If you want to get away from the tourist traps and experience Florence like a local, Oltrarno is the...
Italy: Who was Dante Alighieri and why is The Divine Comedy so important?
Rome: Dante Alighieri is making news around the world, 700 years after his death, particularly in Italy where is a...
Italy: How Florence and Venice plan to rebuild tourism after the coronavirus crisis
Venice: The mayors of Venice and Florence, Italy's world-famous cradles of art and history, published plans on Monday to help...
Zulfi Bukhari regrets Malam Jabba ski resort’s closure
Islamabad: National Tourism Coordination Board (NTCB) Chairman Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari Saturday regretted closure of Malam Jabba ski resort during...
Italy: The story of Easter cake Colomba
Rome: The traditional 'dove-shaped' Colomba di Pasqua or Colomba pasquale has been a firm fixture on the Easter calendar in...
Why is Good Friday not a holiday in Italy?
Rome: As Italy is known for observing a generous number of religious days, it's curious that Good Friday isn't included...
Italy: The Garden of Ninfa, the legendary Garden built by a princess
Rome: An hour and twenty minutes from Rome, in Cisterna di Latina, on the border between picturesque Norma and Sermoneta,...
Italy to keep cruise ships away from centre of Venice
Venice: Cruise ships will no longer be allowed to dock or sail near the historic centre of Venice, following a...
Italy: What are the rules for travel over Easter?
Rome: Italy is tightening its rules across the country at Easter – but there are a few exceptions. Here's what...
Italy: Rome welcomes first woman traffic cop at landmark podium in Piazza Venezia
Rome: When Rome recently reintroduced the traffic conductor's podium in the central Pizza Venezia it was welcomed back by nostalgic...
Italy: Naples to open world’s most beautiful metro station
Naples: Naples is putting the finishing touches to what has been hailed as the "most beautiful metro station in the...
Italy: Prepare to Sotp: Sabaudia road sign goes viral
Rome: Famed for its beautiful beach, the town of Sabaudia south of Rome welcomed a new - albeit short-lived -...
Italy’s The Trevi Fountain: A Brief History
Rome: The English poet Percy Blythe Shelley said that "fountains are enough to justify a trip to Rome". And he...
Italy: Rome remembers the Fosse Ardeatine massacre
Rome: On this day 77 years ago, the Nazi forces then occupying Rome carried out one of the most horrific...
Italy: Venice marks 16 centuries since founding of canal city
Venice: Celebrations to mark 1,600 years of Venice begin officially on 25 March, with special events in honour of the...
Italy: Rome museums can be visited from anywhere in the world with new augmented reality tours.
Rome: Rome's museums may be closed due to covid-19 restrictions but that does not mean their riches cannot be explored...
