North-east Italy: news archives - Page 15 of 21

Bologna from the air - the city is now a United Nations University hub

Bologna now one of the UN University hubs

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian city of Bologna is to be the latest location for the new United Nations University. It will monitor and manage changes in the human habitat.

La Scala season opens with Russian opera amidst protests

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Milan’s La Scala theatre opened its 2022-2023 opera season on 7th December with a gala performance of the Russian work “Boris Godunov”. Protestors demonstrated against the Ukrainian war outside the opera house.

glass barriers protect basilica in Venice

New glass barriers work in protecting Venice’s treasures

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

An average-height acqua alta hit Venice yesterday. The new glass barriers installed around St Mark’s Basilica protected it from damage.

Ten facts about Venice

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

There are lots of misconceptions around the city of Venice. Here are ten interesting facts, you may not know about the ethereal city.

Square in Udine in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Visit Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and enjoy free travel

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In a bid to encourage more visitors to the region, Friuli-Venezia Giulia tourism board is offering to reimburse traveller’s train fares. There are also complimentary perks – so how can you make the most of them?

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed wins Golden Lion in Venice

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

FILM: Venice Film Festival 2022 – The VENEZIA 79 Jury, chaired by Julianne Moore, presented the Golden Lion award for Best Film to Laura Poitras’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.

Venice Film Festival kicks off

August 31, 2022September 1, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The 79th Venice Film Festival kicks off this evening when French screen diva Catherine Deneuve receives a career Golden Lion award. White Noise is the opening film.

Detail from assumption of the virgin by Titian

On this day in history: Renaissance artist Titian died

August 27, 2022November 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Tiziano Vecellio, the artist better known as Titian, died in Venice on August 27th, 1576. Regarded as the greatest painter of 16th century Venice, Titian is believed to have succumbed to the plague.

Woman beaten to death - femicide rates in Italy reach high levels

Italian Justice Minister sends in inspectors over case of woman killed by ex

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Justice Minister Marta Cartabia is sending in inspectors to see whether prompt and appropriate action had been taken in the case of a woman beaten to death in Bologna on Wednesday.

Venice population drops - risk of beoming a ghost city Image shows a misty Venice canal with gondolas tethered at the bank

Population of Venice drops below 50,000

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Yesterday, the Venice population dropped below 50,000 for the first time, the council announced. The depopulation of the city has been the subject of debate for years.