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Jam of gondolas in Venice. To combat crowds, a trial of the Venice ticket system will start in 2024.

Venice authorities approve tourist charge trial

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Authorities have given their final approval for a trial period of charging tourists €5 a day to enter Venice. The Venice ticket system is planned to commence next spring.

Venice at night-time along the Grand Canal. Venice day-visitor fee back for 2026 for 60 days

New timelines for Venice day trip charges

September 9, 2023September 9, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Following numerous delays, officials have set a new timeline for Venice day trip charges. It means having to pre-book their visit and paying a fee.

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

Tomorrow and tomorrow… Venice says it will introduce charging next year

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said today the lagoon city would trial an entry fee for day trippers starting next year (2024). This is not the first time the city has said it will charge to reduce congestion.

Venice could be on World Heritage in Danger list

UNESCO recommends Venice for World Heritage in Danger list

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

UNESCO recommends Venice be added to its world heritage in danger list. The organisation says the city faces “irreversible” damage from a range of threats, including the climate crisis and mass tourism. This is not the first time UNESCO has said this.

Padua prosecutor wants birth certificates cancclled of children of lesbian mothers. Image shows two women with a baby

Prosecutor wants birth certificates cancelled for children of same-sex parents

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A state prosecutor in northern Italy has demanded that 33 birth certificates be cancelled of children born to lesbian couples dating back to 2017. The prosecutor says the name of the nonbiological mother should be removed.

Trieste which will be celebrating the life and works of James Joyce who lived there for many years.

Trieste preparing for Bloomsday celebration

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Trieste is preparing to host the 14th edition of its annual June 16th Bloomsday celebrations. Home to the great Irish writer James Joyce for many years, the celebration is that of the author and his most famous novel, Ulysses.

The Borromean islands on Lago Maggiore, fed by river Po runoff, where water levels have risen to average levels following the heavy May rainfall.

May rains put end to river Po drought

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The exceptionally heavy rainfall that affected many parts of northern Italy in May has put an end to the severe drought affecting almost the whole of the river Po, the district basin authority said on today.

Marco Cappato on trial for assisting someone who wanted their lief ended due to severe health issues. Veneto has now agreed to a second a case where a person can follow the path of assisted suicide.

Veneto approves a request for assisted suicide

June 10, 2023June 10, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Veneto’s regional health authority and ethics committee on Friday approved a request for assisted suicide by a 78-year-old woman with terminal cancer. She filed her plea on the basis of the Constitutional Court’s recent ‘Cappato ruling’.

Police in Verona. An investigation into Verona police brutality sees 5 arrested and 17 investigated.

Verona Police Brutality Investigation

June 8, 2023June 9, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi spoke yesterday of the Verona Police Brutality investigation which has led to the arrest of five officers. The investigation of 17 others was “of enormous gravity”, he added.