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Meloni to stand in European elections

April 29, 2024April 29, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni has announced that she will stand as a candidate for her right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party in June’s European elections.

The world's fastest adn tallest roller coaster at Cedar Point in the USA was made by an Italian company.

Italian firm makes world’s tallest roller coaster

April 29, 2024April 29, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A firm from Vicenza in northern Italy has made the world’s tallest roller coaster, now installed at an amusement park in Ohio, USA.

Palatine Chapel in Palermo Sicily has marvellous mosaics. Image by CarlesVA derivative work: Memorato (talk) via Wikepedia

On this day in history: Palermo’s Palatine Chapel consecrated

April 28, 2024April 28, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Within the heart of Palermo, Sicily, lies a treasure trove of history and artistic splendour – the Palatine Chapel. Consecrated on Palm Sunday, April 28, 1140, this architectural marvel has unparalleled beauty and historical importance.

Pope Francis visit to Venice. Imag courtesy of Vatican Holy See

Pope Francis visits Venice

April 28, 2024April 28, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Pope Francis visits Venice, meeting prisoners, young people, artists and holding mass.

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Average income in Italy 2022

April 27, 2024April 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

If you’re of working age and looking to move to Italy, you’d be wise to double-check average income in Italy statistics. The declarations for 2023 were released by the economy ministry this week and show an average declared income of €23,650.

Mussolini lost honorary citizenship of Ustica, pictured, after they voted to remove it from the deceased.

Ustica strips Mussolini of honorary citizenship

April 27, 2024April 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Friday 19th April, the Sicilian island of Ustica on Friday stripped Benito Mussolini of the honorary citizenship of the island he was granted during his 20-year rule in Italy.

Bryan Allison via Flickr under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Gaggle of cruise ship tourists in Florence

Overtourism in Florence: Can we turn the tide?

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

The problem of overtourism in Italy is on everybody’s tongues recently, but most loudly, after Venice, is the voice of Florence. From an ex-director of the Uffizi promising to rid the city of burger vans if he becomes mayor in June, to the director of the Accademia bemoaning the exploitation of David, it’s been a […]