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Turin prepares for the Eurovision Song Contest

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

With only 10 days to go, Turin is in the last throes of preparing for the Eurovision 2022 finals. Forty participants are ready for the finals which start on 10th May.

The boar are rampant in Rome

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Curfew imposed by residents in north of city as wild boar attacks increase. One woman was pushed to the ground in an attack on Sunday.

US army gives birthday cake to Italian woman

US Army ‘returns’ birthday cake 77 years after stealing it from Italian girl

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In 1945, soldiers from the US army stole a cake cooling on the windowsill in San Pietro near Vicenza. 77 years later, the army replaced the cake on the girl’s 90th birthday.

The Palladian Villas of Veneto

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Veneto region is home to unique villas. Designed in the mid-1500s by the architect Andrea Palladio for the wealthiest families of the region, these are the famous Palladian Villas. Along with the city of Vicenza, they are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Renaissance of San Giacomo in Paludo island at Venice Biennale

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Visitors to the Venice Biennale this week got a sneak preview of the island which is being transformed into an artistic centre. San Giacomo in Paludo fell into disuse six decades ago.

Venice to require bookings for tourists from summer 2022

Booking obligatory for Venice from the summer

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Venice tourists will have to book their visits to the historic centre of the lagoon city starting this summer, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said after a packed Easter weekend.

What to expect at the Biennale Arte in Venice

April 16, 2022April 16, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The 59th International Biennale Arte in Venice will take place from 23 April to 27 November 2022; the curator is Cecilia Alemani. Entitled The Milk of Dreams, the works will be on display at the Giardini and the Arsenale.

Letizia Battaglia - photo journalist who covered the Mafia

Photo Journalist who covered the Mafia wars dies aged 87

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Historic Italian Mafia photo reporter Letizia Battaglia died Wednesday at the age of 87, her family said. Battaglia worked for the prestigious Palermo newspaper L’Ora, chronicling the Mafia wars.

Juan Carrito bear. Image Marjella national park

Biscuit-loving bear reappears in home town after being rewilded

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A bear famous for breaking into a bakery has reappeared in his ‘home town’ after a failed attempt to rewild him.

Procuratie Vecchie in Venice opens to public for first time in 500 years

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Venice’s ancient government complex, the Procuratie Vecchie (Old Procuracies) in St Mark’s Square, is open to the public for the first time in 500 years.