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Category: North-east Italy

Venice to require bookings for tourists from summer 2022

Venice takes over €700,000 in first 8 days of charge

May 4, 2024May 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Venice takes over €700,000 in first 8 days of charge

In the eight days since the implementation of the Venice charge for day-trippers, the city has already amassed the projected revenue for the entire three-month duration of the trial initiative.

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Venice showing the Chiesa della Salute and entrance to the Grand Canal. There is now a day-tripper charge to enter the city

How did the first day of the day-tripper charge in Venice go?

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on How did the first day of the day-tripper charge in Venice go?

On the first day of Venice’s new day-tripper charge for entering the city, there were protests from residents and some confusion at checkpoints. Overall, the mayor hailed it a success.

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Bellagio on Lake Como. boat collision

Lake Como considering daytripper fee to curb overtourism

April 21, 2024April 21, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Lake Como considering daytripper fee to curb overtourism

Lake Como, known for its glitz and glamour, is besieged by tourism. The third largest lake in Italy has approximately 1.4 million visitors flocking to its shores annually.

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Seventh body recovered by fire brigade divers

Seventh body recovered from Enel plant

April 13, 2024April 13, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Seventh body recovered from Enel plant

On Friday, divers from the fire brigade recovered a seventh body from Tuesday’s explosion at Enel Green Power’s Bargi hydroelectric plant on Lake Suviana.

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enel hydroelectric plant at Lake Suviana

Little hope of finding survivors after Enel hydroelectric blast

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Little hope of finding survivors after Enel hydroelectric blast

Italian firefighters said yesterday there is little hope of finding any survivors from Tuesday’s explosion at the Enel hydroelectric plant on Lake Suviana.

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Image from inside the Lake Suviano hydroelectric plant near Bologna. Image from Twitter.

3 dead, 4 missing in Lake Suviano blast

April 10, 2024April 11, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on 3 dead, 4 missing in Lake Suviano blast

An explosion at an old hydroelectric plant at Lake Suviano in northern Italy, has claimed the lives of at least three workers, injuring five others. Four people are missing.

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

Venice starts charging tourists from this month

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Venice starts charging tourists from this month

From 25th April, Venice will charge day tourists a €5 fee to enter the city. The aim of the charge is to limit tourist during the busiest days of the season in order to preserve the city.

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Leaning Garisenda Tower next to Asinelli Tower

Bologna’s leaning Garisenda Tower to have Pisa scaffolding

March 30, 2024March 30, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Bologna’s leaning Garisenda Tower to have Pisa scaffolding

Mayor Matteo Lepore revealed plans at a press conference on Wednesday for the stabilisation of Bologna’s iconic Garisenda Tower. As part of the initiative, scaffolding and equipment previously employed in the restoration of the Leaning Tower of Pisa will be used.

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Pope Clement V who excommunicated Venice in 1309

On this day in history: Pope Clement V excommunicated Venice

March 27, 2024March 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on On this day in history: Pope Clement V excommunicated Venice

In 1309, the lagoon city faced a crisis as Pope Clement V excommunicated Venice due to its dispute over Ferrara’s political control.

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Palazzo Labia in Venice - the frontage that faces into the piazza Campo San Geremia

Rai may put Palazzo Labia up for sale

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Rai may put Palazzo Labia up for sale

Rai state broadcaster is considering the potential sale of the baroque Palazzo Labia on the Grand Canal in Venice, which currently houses its Veneto office.

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Italy set to fine pedestrians who use phones while crossing the road

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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

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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

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Aerial view of Pietrabbondante https://molise.guideslow.it/

Pietrabbondante: A Samnite mountaintop sanctuary

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