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Category: Central Italy

Roma Pride will not apologise

Roma Pride will not apologise to Lazio governor

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Roma Pride will not apologise to Lazio governor

Roma Pride said today it will not apologise to Lazio Governor Francesco Rocca for allegedly twisting the agenda for Saturday’s event to lobby in favour of surrogacy. Rocca said an apology would bring the reinstatement of the region’s sponsorship.

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Short-stay rentals to be banned in Florence historic centre Time Out places Florence ninth in world for culture

Florence to stop short-stay rentals in UNESCO areas

June 3, 2023June 3, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Florence to stop short-stay rentals in UNESCO areas

Florence is to stop short-stay rentals in its UNESCO areas, Mayor Dario Nardella said on Thursday. The aim is to preserve local residence in the areas.

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Piazza della Loggia. Massacre took place here 49 years ago.

49th anniversary of Piazza della Loggia massacre

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on 49th anniversary of Piazza della Loggia massacre

The remembrance ceremony for the eight victims of the Piazza della Loggia massacre starts with the tolling of eight bells. 49 years ago today, eight people died and 102 were injured in Brescia’s Piazza Loggia when a bomb exploded.

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The green architecture Fo.Ro. project. Images courtesy of https://www.foroliving.it/

Star architect to design Rome’s first green architecture

May 27, 2023May 27, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Star architect to design Rome’s first green architecture

Top architect Mario Cucinella is to design Rome’s first foray into green architecture, the ‘Fo.Ro’. The Foresta Romana (Roman Forest) project aims to vie with Milan’s iconic Vertical Forest designed by another famous architect, Stefano Boeri.

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Hercules statue found on Appian Way to go on display

Hercules from Appian Way to go on Display

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Hercules from Appian Way to go on Display

An imposing life-size Ancient Roman statue of Hercules found on the Appian Way will soon be on display in the Parco Appia Antica.

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Florence skyline

15 Best Things to do in Florence – 2025

April 10, 2023January 20, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on 15 Best Things to do in Florence – 2025

Florence is a cultural mecca, packed with history, beautiful architecture and sites of significant interest. The capital and heart of Tuscany, its beauty lies in its size. Easy to navigate, it has a more intimate atmosphere than Rome and as the birthplace of the Renaissance movement its worldwide importance cannot be understated.

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Rail link between Rome and Milan - frecciarossa train

New high-speed rail link between Rome and Milan

January 22, 2023January 22, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on New high-speed rail link between Rome and Milan

A new direct rail link between Rome and Milan will start on Monday, 23rd January. It will link the two cities in under three hours.

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Uffizi Gallery, Florence, at night

Uffizi 2022 visitors almost at 2019 levels

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Uffizi 2022 visitors almost at 2019 levels

Florence’s Uffizi Gallery complex attracted over four million visitors in 2022. This is just short of the 2019 record visitor levels.

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Ancona, the most recent port of landing given to NGO ships

Italy’s Interior Minister plays down NGO complaints

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italy’s Interior Minister plays down NGO complaints

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said NGOs being assigned Ancona as their port of landing were used to covering “prohibitive” distances. He stressed Sicily and Calabria could not become Europe’s migrant camp.

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poster of miising Vatican girl Emanuela Orlandi

Orlandi case reopened by Vatican

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Orlandi case reopened by Vatican

The Vatican on Monday said it was opening a fresh probe into Emanuela Orlandi. The 15-year-old Vatican teenager mysteriously disappeared while returning home from a flute lesson in Rome on 22 June 1983.

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sex and relationship education in schools now needs parental consent

Italy passes parental consent law for sex and relationship education

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Quality of life across generations in Italy

Il Sole 24 Ore’s 2026 generational quality of life index

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Run-off votes in local elections Referendum votes

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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
Umbrian plateau with lentil bloom https://www.flickr.com/photos/andolfato/29656325828/in/photostream/ Under Creative Commons BY_NC 2.0

Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Deborah Cater
Aerial view of Pietrabbondante https://molise.guideslow.it/

Pietrabbondante: A Samnite mountaintop sanctuary

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026Deborah Cater
tourist tax revenues in Florence highest in Italy for 2024

Florence named best city in Europe by Travel + Leisure readers

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026Deborah Cater

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