Deborah Cater

General Vannacci pictured in 2013. (HOECKLER73 VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

Homophobic General Vannacci to run for League in EU vote

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Deputy Premier, Transport Minister and League leader Matteo Salvini has announced that the suspended homophobic General Roberto Vannacci is set to run in June’s European elections.

Venice showing the Chiesa della Salute and entrance to the Grand Canal. There is now a day-tripper charge to enter the city

How did the first day of the day-tripper charge in Venice go?

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On the first day of Venice’s new day-tripper charge for entering the city, there were protests from residents and some confusion at checkpoints. Overall, the mayor hailed it a success.

Michelangelo's david at the Accademia. Image by Richard Mortel via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 DEED Attribution 2.0 Generic

The Accademia in Florence – the real experience

April 25, 2024April 25, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In a recent article in the Guardian, director of the Accademia in Florence Cecilie Hollberg claimed her museum offers “a high-quality experience”. Not so, say the tour guides who are in the museum almost every day.

Marconi who invented wireless telegraphy

On this day in history: Guglielmo Marconi born

April 25, 2024July 20, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In the annals of scientific history, few names resonate as profoundly as that of Guglielmo Marconi, the visionary inventor who revolutionised communication with his groundbreaking work on wireless telegraphy.

The 2024 Italian Open tennis tournament is held in Rome.

Italian Open 2024 tennis tournament expects record numbers

April 25, 2024April 25, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The 2024 Internazionali BNL d’Italia tennis tournament, also known as the Rome Masters or the Italian Open, is set to take place at the Foro Italico from 6th to 19th May.

Budget bill amendments are causing issues. Giancarlo Giorgetti says Stabillity and Growth Pact not ideal. Giorgetti is looking at options to the escape clause

New Stability and Growth Pact an “improvement”

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said while he does not consider the European Union’s new Stability and Growth Pact ideal, it is a significant improvement on the EU’s old budget rules.

Decipher of Herculaneum papyri locates Plato's burial site

Herculaneum papyri reveal Plato’s burial place

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Herculaneum papyri have revealed the location of Plato’s burial place in the Platonic Academy in Athens, an Italian researcher said on Tuesday.

Campolong where a boy was killed by pit bull terriers

Child killed by Pit Bull Terriers

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 15-month-old boy lost his life after being attacked by two Pit bull terriers in the town of Campolongo, near the southern city of Salerno on Monday.

One-way ticket for hiking in Cinque Terre

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Cinque Terre hiking route, popular with so many tourists both Italian and foreign, will be one way over the coming weekend. Hikers will only be able to walk from Monterosso to Vernazza, not in the opposite direction.

Galleria Borghese, one of the museums open for free on Festa della Liberazione

State Museums open for free on Festa della Liberazione

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Ministry of Culture has decided to open the state museums and archaeological parks for free on Festa della Liberazione (Liberation Day – 25th April).