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Pierpaolo Battista to perform Elvish song at Tolkein Society Oxonmoot in September

Italian composer to perform Elvish work at Oxonmoot

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Abruzzo-born musician Pierpaolo Battista set to present Quenya composition at Oxonmoot, the annual gathering for devotees of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

Sardinia wildfire forces evacuations. Image creit: Corpe Forestale

Sardinia wildfire spreads to second town

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Sardinia wildfire in Ogliastra forces evacuation of psychiatric care home residents. The fire front later shifts towards neighbouring Elini.

Colosseum is designated a red zone for crime. The Commodus Paasage at the Colosseum is now open to the public. Colosseum and other museums open ferragosto 2022

Colosseum area declared crime “red zone”

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Four-month security order covers Colosseum, Imperial Forums and Colle Oppio following violent incidents and an unauthorised gathering that injured two officers. The area surrounding the Colosseum has been designated a “red zone” for public security, as authorities in the Italian capital move to tighten controls following a spate of street crime in the historic centre.

Mimmo is one of only two officially recogniseed dolphin sightings in the Venice lagoon REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

Rising dolphin sightings in Venice signal depleted Adriatic

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Growing numbers of dolphin sightings near the lagoon city point not to a recovery but to overfishing and warming seas pushing the mammals closer to shore, say experts.

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.

Vittorio Frescobaldi in a wine cellar holding a bottle of red wine

Vittorio Frescobaldi, Tuscan wine patriarch, dies

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

Marquess who modernised the 700-year-old Frescobaldi wine empire has died in Florence. Vittorio Frescobaldi leaves behind a portfolio of storied estates from Chianti Rufina to Montalcino.