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A farmer has been arrested for illegally diverting water from the aqueduct supplying the basins and gardens of the Royal Palace of Caserta. Image: By Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52612424

Boom time as Palace of Caserta welcomed 80,000 visitors in August

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Boom time as Palace of Caserta welcomed 80,000 visitors in August

There were almost 80,000 visitors in August at the Royal Palace of Caserta. The complex, after registering a large turnout in June and July, saw a boom in mainly Italian tourists but also of many foreigners.

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Tomb in Pompeii with skeletal remain

Mummified remains in uncovered tomb in Pompeii

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Mummified remains in uncovered tomb in Pompeii

The tomb of Marcus Venerius Secundio, an emancipated slave, discovered at Porta Sarno with mummified human remains.

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Pompei fast food joint opens to public

Fast food joint in Pompei opens to the public

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Fast food joint in Pompei opens to the public

Unearthed in 2019, a fast food joint in Pompei archaeological park is now open to the public. With frescoes displaying its wares, the snack bar was frozen in time when Vesuvius erupted.

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Wildfires cause death of man as 7 Canadair planes deployed

Fatal night of wildfires

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Fatal night of wildfires

An elderly man died in Calabria as wildfires caused his house to cave in. The night of the 10th/11th August was the worst so far for fires.

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Pompei Archaeological park offers free tests to visitors

Pompei Archaeological Park opens free Covid test centre for visitors

August 7, 2021August 7, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Pompei Archaeological Park opens free Covid test centre for visitors

As the new Green Pass rules came into effect yesterday, limiting access to museums, Pompei opened a free test centre to its visitors.

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Bus accident on Capri. Bus on side after leaving road. Image courtesy of Vigili del Fuego

Fatal bus accident on Capri – 1 dead and 23 injured

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Fatal bus accident on Capri – 1 dead and 23 injured

A public service minibus veered off the road on Thursday going through the crash barrier. The driver died and 23 were injured, six of them seriously. Six of the injured were airlifted to hospital in Naples.

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Another workplace death in Italy

Another workplace death – this time in Naples

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Another workplace death – this time in Naples

Workplace deaths continue to rise in Italy as a 60-year-old fell to his death in Naples. Premier Mario Draghi says more must be done on workplace safety.

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Baiae underwater archaeological park has new route

New ‘Path of the Columns’ opens in Baiae underwater archaeological park

July 17, 2021July 17, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on New ‘Path of the Columns’ opens in Baiae underwater archaeological park

A new underwater route for divers, snorkellers and canoeists opened in Portus Julius earlier this month at the Baiae underwater archaeological park in Naples.

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illegal finds returned Carabinieri/AFP

€11million worth of illegal finds returned to Italy

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on €11million worth of illegal finds returned to Italy

A Belgian collector had illegal finds, dating back to the sixth century BC, from illicit excavations in Puglia. Italian police recovered the finds, worth €11million, and returned them to Italy following unsuccessful legal appeals by the collector.

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Ilva plant, 2007 Image by Alberto Vaccaro via flickr.com under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Production can continue at Ilva plant despite high pollution levels

June 29, 2021July 2, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Production can continue at Ilva plant despite high pollution levels

Production at the Ilva steel plant in the southern city of Taranto can continue Italy’s top administrative court ruled.

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Basilica di Santo Spirito in Florence, where a Michelangelo crucifix hangs. Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The Michelangelo crucifix most visitors never see

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Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

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Aerial view of Pietrabbondante https://molise.guideslow.it/

Pietrabbondante: A Samnite mountaintop sanctuary

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