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Juventus football club hit with points penalty

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The record 36-time Italian champions, Juventus, fall from third to 10th place as a result of the points penalty. This means they could miss out on European football’s next season.

Uffizi 2022 visitors almost at 2019 levels

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Florence’s Uffizi Gallery complex attracted over four million visitors in 2022. This is just short of the 2019 record visitor levels.

Polar cyclone hits Italy bringing the Apennines snow

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A polar cyclone has brought storms and gales to Italy, bringing much welcomed snow over the central Apennines where the ski industry has been languishing.

Gina Lollobrigida has died aged 95

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Sophia Loren leads tributes to Gina Lollobrigida who died aged 95. Lollobrigida was a screen siren who rivalled Loren for the title of sexiest Italian actress.

Pompeii reopened the House of the Vettii after 20 years

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Pompeii Archaeological Park reopened its ‘Sistine Chapel’, the House of the Vettii, after a 20-year restoration of the famed frescos. The frescos include erotic art and twelve mythological scenes plus a sumptuous garden.

Salvini hearing in ‘Open Arms’ trial

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Deputy Premier and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini said he risks 15 years in jail for “defending Italy”. A hearing was held on Friday in his trail regarding the Open Arms NGO-run rescue ship.

winter conditions to arrive in Italy this weekend

Winter due to hit Italy this weekend

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Winter conditions are forecast to hit Italy on Sunday say meteorologists. The conditions may last for some time.

Appian Way bid for UNESCO cultural heritage status

Appian Way bid for UNESCO heritage status

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The ancient Roman Appian Way linking Rome to Brindisi in Puglia is bidding to become part of the UNESCO cultural heritage list.

Ancona, the most recent port of landing given to NGO ships

Italy’s Interior Minister plays down NGO complaints

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said NGOs being assigned Ancona as their port of landing were used to covering “prohibitive” distances. He stressed Sicily and Calabria could not become Europe’s migrant camp.

poster of miising Vatican girl Emanuela Orlandi

Orlandi case reopened by Vatican

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Vatican on Monday said it was opening a fresh probe into Emanuela Orlandi. The 15-year-old Vatican teenager mysteriously disappeared while returning home from a flute lesson in Rome on 22 June 1983.