How bright is the new exhibition by Jeff Koons?
Shine is the new exhibition by Jeff Koons, held in the Strozzi Palace in Florence until 30th January 2022.
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Category: Central Italy
Rome mayoral candidate Michetti accused of anti-Semitism
In the week before the run-off vote for Rome Mayor, one of the candidates faces accusations of anti-semitism. Centre-right mayoral candidate Enrico Michetti finds himself mired in controversy.
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€1million to restore Pisa’s Marconi radio transmission station
Pisa Mayor Michele Conti announced a million euros fund to restore the Marconi radio transmission station at Coltano.
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Police arrest far-right party leaders at anti-vax riots
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.
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5-Star Movement’s Riaggi loses re-election bid as Rome’s Mayor
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.
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Bomarzo: a park of monsters
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…
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Rome’s Ponte di Ferro bridge burns
On Saturday night, Rome’s Ponte dell’Industria – better known as Ponte di Ferro – caught fire. The damage is serious.
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Will wild boar swing the vote for Rome Mayor?
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.
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Asylum seeker caught by police for knife attack on Rimini bus
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.
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700th anniversary celebrations of Dante this weekend in Ravenna
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.
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