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Assisi becomes open-air gallery as pavement artists honour St Francis

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

More than 50 pavement artists to spend three days chalking a collective masterpiece and 40 individual works in the square before the Basilica of San Francesco.

Child donates savings to storm-hit Pistoia dog shelter

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Six-year-old Raffaele’s gesture becomes one of the most striking examples of community response after bad weather damaged the dog-shelter in Pîstoia.

Crevan Island Venice is up for sale. Image courtesy of Lionard

Venice lagoon island with Napoleonic fort listed for sale

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Crevan, a private island near Burano and Torcello, offers a converted fortress villa, manicured gardens and a helipad. According to the brochure, the asking price is €6,500,000.

Frozen hashish seized by the Carabinieri in Naples

“Frozen hashish” surfaces on Naples drug market

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Carabinieri find 45 grammes of “frozen hashish”, the high-potency cannabis product which can fetch up to €80 a gramme, in the home of a convicted felon.

Palazzo Strozzi in Florence to open a new courtyard bistro. Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Palazzo Strozzi to open new courtyard bistro

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Tommaso Mazzanti is developing a standalone concept for Renaissance courtyard of Palazzo Strozzi, due to open at the end of September. The palazzo is pushing to become a meeting place beyond its exhibitions.

Abruzzo fires - army called in to assist

Army deployed as wildfires continue to ravage Abruzzo

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian Army has been deployed to help fight the wildfires that continue to burn across Abruzzo, with high temperatures, shifting winds and difficult terrain hampering efforts to bring the flames under control.

Antonello da Messina masterpieces stolen during Assumption festival

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Four works by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina have been stolen from a museum in his native Messina, Sicily, in a daring raid that police believe may have involved someone with inside knowledge.

Etna eruption with lava and ash - still from video di Vigili del Fuoco on X

American hiker dies after lightning strike on Mount Etna

August 18, 2026August 19, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

An American hiker has died after being struck by lightning on Mount Etna as thunderstorms swept across Italy following a prolonged period of extreme heat.

basilica of Assisi, on part of the Il Cammino Francesco

Il Cammino di Francesco creates a single 1,500km route

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

“Il Cammino di Francesco – Il Cammino della Luce” folds together scattered regional trails from six regions, all converging on Assisi, as the town prepares to mark eight centuries since the saint’s death.

Evacuated families unsure if they can return to their homes. Image shows woman and two officials examining damage from the earthquake. Photograph: Felice de Martino/EPA

Evacuated Campi Flegrei families fear they may never go home

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

After years of relentless tremors culminating in Friday’s record 4.7-magnitude quake, 144 evacuated families now fear their houses are beyond saving but few can afford to simply walk away.