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New temple complex discovered at Selinunte

August 10, 2024August 10, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Archaeologists have uncovered a small temple complex near the monumental Temple C at Selinunte, Sicily.

Tourists in the Piazza San Marco. Tour group sizes are now reduced to 25 or under. Photo by Efrem Efre : https://www.pexels.com/photo/venice-18715865/ Tourist arrivals increased to record numbers in 2025.

Venice reduces tour group sizes

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In a bid to reclaim the city for its residents, Venice is reducing tour group sizes to a maximum of 25 people. Megaphones are also banned for tour guides.

Toti trial set for 5th November

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The trial against ex Liguria governor Giovanni Toti will start on 5th November. He was recently released from house arrest.

ardboard box splint - ER head suspended. Image Facebook

ER head suspended after cardboard box used to treat broken leg

August 4, 2024August 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Emergency Room (ER) head at the hospital in Patti, near Messina, has been suspended. It follows an incident where a patient with a broken fibula was reportedly treated with a cardboard splint due to a lack of proper medical supplies.

Catania mnafai arrests. Image: Catania Carabineieri

Police crackdown on ‘Catania mafia’

August 3, 2024August 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Friday, over 100 Carabinieri officers launched a major operation to arrest 13 individuals. They were suspected of being involved in the Catania Mafia.

President Mattarella remembers the Bologna Massacre

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On the 44th anniversary of the Bologna Massacre, which resulted in 85 fatalities and 200 injuries, the President and the Interior Minister of Italy mark the event.

Grosseto cycling route. The Tuscan city won the 2024 European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism award

Grosetto: 2024 European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism

July 29, 2024July 29, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The European Commission has two awards which recognise and promote smart and sustainable tourism. Little-known Grosetto in Tuscany is the first Italian city to win the European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism award.

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Via dell’Amore reopens in Cinque Terre

July 27, 2024July 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre
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A shot of the opus sectile being excavated and restored at the Villa with a porch entrance. Photo by Edoardo Ruspantini — at the Submerged Park of Baia . Facebook

Ancient marble floor found in sea off Naples

July 27, 2024July 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Researchers studying an underwater city in Italy have discovered an ancient marble floor that once belonged to a Roman villa. The local mayor described the find as “stupendous.”

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Earthquake rocks Campi Flegrei

July 27, 2024July 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook the Campi Flegrei area near Naples at 13:46 on Friday, amid an ongoing wave of seismic activity in the volcanic caldera.