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Vasari Corridor in Florence will cost €45 when reopens in 2022

August 28, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi Galleries, intends to reopen the Vasari corridor to the public in 2022. The corridor was shut in 2016 for safety reasons.

Right-wing politician resigns over Mussolini controversy

August 28, 2021August 28, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Lega politician leaves economy ministry post over ‘Parco Mussolini’ debacle.

River Tiber in Rome where hundreds of dead fish washed up on Thursday

Hundreds of dead fish wash up in Tiber

August 28, 2021August 28, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Hundreds of dead fish washed up in the river Tiber in Rome on Thursday. Those out for early morning exercise saw them at different points along the river.

Pope names first woman head of dicastery

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Pope Francis named the first woman head of a Vatican dicastery or administrative and religious department, today. Sr. Alessandra Smerilli, FMA, is now the interim Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and a delegate of the Vatican Covid-19 Commission.

2016 earthquake - devastation of Amatrice. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1Q3HSJTay8 (2:47 s)

Draghi lays wreath in honour of 2016 earthquake victims

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Mario Draghi lays a wreath to the almost 300 victims of the devastating central Italian 2016 earthquake in the worst-hit town, Amatrice in Lazio.

Calenda proposes one stop museum at Capitoline Museums

Rome mayoral candidate Calenda proposes one-stop Ancient Rome Museum on Capitoline Hill

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Carlo Calenda, one of the main candidates in the race to become Rome’s next mayor, announced a radical idea designed to improve the tourist experience.

Maenza village, Lazio has properties for sale at €1. Image by: pietro scerrato under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

Maenza, a village near Rome, the latest to join €1 sell-off

August 22, 2021August 22, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Maenza, near Rome, joins the list of Italian towns and villages selling off homes at bargain prices to attract new inhabitants.

Roma Ostiense railway station sits on Piazzale dei Partigiani. There was a suggestion for renaming public spaces such as this after fascists

Outrage as two politicians propose renaming public spaces after fascists

August 14, 2021August 14, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Politicians in Rome and Latina suggest renaming public spaces after Hitler and the brother of Mussolini.

Cyberattack on Lazio: FBI assisting investigation

FBI help Italian police investigate Lazio cyberattack

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Both the FBI and Europol are working with the Italian police as they probe into the weekend’s cyberattack on Lazio region’s IT systems.

Those vaccinated in San Marino with Sputnik V vaccine ineligible for EU Green Pass

Italians and Sammarineses vaccinated with Sputnik V in San Marino ineligible for EU Covid passport

August 3, 2021March 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Thousands of people in San Marino and Italy vaccinated with the Russian vaccine, Sputnik V, are unable to obtain an EU Digital Vaccination Passport issued by the Italian authorities.