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

Tourist fined and banned after Venice canal swim

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A tourist has been fined and banned from Venice’s historic centre after swimming in the Grand Canal with his partner.

Italian boats join Global Sumud flotilla

18 Italian boats carrying aid depart for Gaza

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Eighteen Italian boats carrying aid for Gaza left the Sicilian port of Augusta on Saturday afternoon. They are part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, the largest independent initiative aiming to deliver humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.

The EU Entry/Exit Scheme (EES) will come into force in autumn 2024. Image shows Italian passport control sign at airport

EU’s New Entry/Exit System

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

What UK Nationals Need to Know The EU is set to introduce the Entry/Exit System (EES), an automated border system that will replace manual passport stamping for non-EU nationals, including British citizens.

The Agony in the Garden painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431 - 1506 CE). Tempera on panel, c. 1460 CE. (National Gallery, London)

On this day in history: death of artist Andrea Mantegna

September 13, 2025September 13, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Andrea Mantegna, born around 1431 in Isola di Carturo near Padua, was one of the foremost painters of the Early Renaissance, whose strong sculptural sense and daring perspective helped shape Italian art in the 15th and early 16th centuries.

2025 - September strikes Ryanair and Vueling cabin crew strike in October

September Strikes in Italy: What Travellers Need to Know

September 13, 2025September 13, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Travellers and commuters in Italy face serious disruption this September as strikes hit both airports and rail services nationwide.

Naples Opens Monte Sant’Angelo Station

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Naples took a major step forward in urban transport on 11 September 2025 with the official inauguration of Monte Sant’Angelo station on the new Line 7. The station, designed by British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor, has been more than two decades in the making.