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Author: Deborah Cater

Deborah Cater holds a Master’s degree in English Literature and is a skilled editor, copywriter, and journalist. As the founder of Italy News Online, she combines her expertise in content creation with an understanding of Italian culture to deliver accurate and engaging news for an English-speaking audience. Deborah splits her time between Italy and Spain.
Hotel San Domenico Palace which doubles as The White Lotus

The White Lotus has positive impact on tourism

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on The White Lotus has positive impact on tourism

Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè announced on Thursday that the second season of the acclaimed HBO dark comedy The White Lotus, which takes place in Taormina, Sicily, significantly boosted flights from the US to Italy by 205%.

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Top things to do in Taormina Sicily

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Top things to do in Taormina Sicily

Taormina in Sicily, offers visitors a myriad of experiences capturing the rich history, stunning landscapes, and vibrant culture of this attractive coastal town. From exploring ancient ruins to indulging in delicious Sicilian cuisine, here are some of the best things to do in Taormina.

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From 25th April to 14th July visitors to Venice (pictured) need to pay a €5 Venice access fee.

Venice starts charging tourists from this month

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Venice starts charging tourists from this month

From 25th April, Venice will charge day tourists a €5 fee to enter the city. The aim of the charge is to limit tourist during the busiest days of the season in order to preserve the city.

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Santanche and Salvini who survive no-confidence motions

Salvini and Santanchè survive no-confidence motions

April 4, 2024April 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Salvini and Santanchè survive no-confidence motions

The Italian opposition’s no-confidence motions against Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè have failed.

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Wild goats hanging about in an Alicudi street

Adopt a goat from Alicudi

April 4, 2024April 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Adopt a goat from Alicudi

Alicudi, the smallest of the Aeolian archipelago, has a bit of a goat issue. The five-square-metre island now has a resident wild goat population of 600, so the mayor has suggested giving them away to anyone willing to have them.

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Italian theatres to be national monuments including the Ancient Greek theatre at Syracuse, pictured.

Lower Chamber approve proposal for Italian theatres to be classed national monuments

April 4, 2024April 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Lower Chamber approve proposal for Italian theatres to be classed national monuments

The combined text of the legislative proposals aimed at declaring Italian theatres ‘national monuments’ was approved with 172 yes, 46 no and 65 abstentions in the Chamber, yesterday.

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Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy’s right-wing Lega party, with Sergei Zheleznyak, deputy secretary general of Putin’s United Russia party, in Moscow after signing a historic agreement between the two parties. (Source: Facebook / Matteo Salvini)

League – United Russia agreement ‘no longer valid’

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on League – United Russia agreement ‘no longer valid’

Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini’s League party declared on Tuesday that the agreement it had with the United Russia party is no longer valid in light of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Giorgia Meloni whose government has been processing government reforms including the direct election of the PM

Senate panel green lights direct election of PM

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Senate panel green lights direct election of PM

The Senate Constitutional Affairs Committee has given the green light to the core of the government’s reform of the Italian premiership, paving the way for the direct election of the PM by the Italian people.

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Pope Francis with his predecessor Pope Emeritus Benedict. The current Pope funeral plans will be less ritualistic than Benedict's. Image courtesy of Vatican News

Pope speaks of funeral plans in new book

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Pope speaks of funeral plans in new book

Pope Francis has said how he would like his funeral to be eventually celebrated in a book of interviews with the Vatican correspondent of Spanish newspaper ABC. The Pope wants a funeral without too much ritual.

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Tibetan bridge at Sellano, Umbria

The highest Tibetan bridge in Europe is in Italy

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on The highest Tibetan bridge in Europe is in Italy

Not for the faint-hearted, Europe’s highest Tibetan bridge has opened in Sellano, Umbria.

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Meloni defends foreign pupils cap proposal

September 26, 2026September 26, 2026Deborah Cater
Car tax to be abolished in 2027 for small and medium-sized cars and motorcycles. Image credit: Franck Michel's photo, licensed as CC BY 2.0 via Flickr

Government to scrap road tax for 14.5 million vehicles from 2027

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026Deborah Cater
Blood donors urgently needed. Image credit: Adobe Stock

Italy issues urgent appeal for blood donors

September 6, 2026September 6, 2026Deborah Cater
Pedestrians using phone whilst crossing the road Copyright: © by Westend61 / Maskot,

Italy set to fine pedestrians who use phones while crossing the road

August 31, 2026August 31, 2026Deborah Cater
24-hour transport strike back on after TAR ruling General strike

Italy travel warning: September strikes

August 23, 2026August 23, 2026Deborah Cater
Basilica di Santo Spirito in Florence, where a Michelangelo crucifix hangs. Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The Michelangelo crucifix most visitors never see

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
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Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
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Pietrabbondante: A Samnite mountaintop sanctuary

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026Deborah Cater

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