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€1million to restore Pisa’s Marconi radio transmission station

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Pisa Mayor Michele Conti announced a million euros fund to restore the Marconi radio transmission station at Coltano.

Police arrest far-right party leaders at anti-vax riots

October 10, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian police said today they arrested 12 people, including the leaders of the extreme right-wing party Forza Nuova, after riots in Rome a day earlier over a government drive to make the COVID-19 “Green Pass” mandatory for all workers.

Virginia Riaggi lises elections for Rome's mayor

5-Star Movement’s Riaggi loses re-election bid as Rome’s Mayor

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The re-election bid of Virginia Raggi of the Five-Star Movement ended on Monday, with two of her opponents squaring up for another round of voting. Meanwhile, Rachele Mussolini, the granddaughter of Italy’s fascist dictator, received the most votes in Rome’s local elections for the city council.

Bomarzo: a park of monsters

October 4, 2021August 24, 2022Sarah CaterLeave a Comment

The ancient village of Bomarzo, in the province of Viterbo, is home to monsters. Il Sacro Bosco, (The Sacred Wood) houses a collection of grotesques and giants. ItalyNews walked among the majestic and surreal…

Ponte di Ferro. By I, Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2324641

Rome’s Ponte di Ferro bridge burns

October 3, 2021October 5, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Saturday night, Rome’s Ponte dell’Industria – better known as Ponte di Ferro – caught fire. The damage is serious.

Wild boar have Rome mayor on the horns of a dilemma

Will wild boar swing the vote for Rome Mayor?

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

As Romans go to the polls to elect a new mayor of Rome, wild boar have put the current incumbent in a prickly position. Virginia Raggi says the animals are being used against here and puts the blame squarely on the region of Lazio.

Rimini where an asylum seeker slashed two bus conductors

Asylum seeker caught by police for knife attack on Rimini bus

September 12, 2021September 12, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian police are investigating a Somali asylum-seeker for attempted murder after he allegedly slashed two ticket controllers aboard a bus in the beach resort town of Rimini. He then wounded three other people, including a boy, as he fled.

700th anniversary celebrations of Dante this weekend in Ravenna

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Sunday 12th September, Ravenna will commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death. It sees the culmination of celebrations launched a year ago by the President Sergio Mattarella, who symbolically reopened the doors of Dante’s tomb in Ravenna at the end of the restoration.

wild boar stray from natural habitat into Rome city

Rome Mayor sues local region over invasion of wild boar

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Mayor of Rome, Five Star Movement’s Virginia Raggi, accuses Lazio regional government of failing to tackle the wild boar problem

Casa Martelli reopens to the public on 4th September 2021

Casa Martelli, Florence reopens to the public on 4th September

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Saturday, 4th September, the Casa Martelli museum reopens in Florence. An integral part of the Bargello museums group it has been closed to the public for over a year.