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Now you can visit the room where Michealangelo hid from Pope Clement VII
The room where Michelangelo hid from Pope Clement VII in 1530, whose walls are covered with his etchings, opened to…
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Seagulls have occupied the runways of Venice airport
Venice’s Marco Polo airport was forced to close briefly last month after an unusually large number of seagulls “invaded” the…
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The parchments burned by Vesuvius in 79AD will be read by the AI
When the blast from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius reached Herculaneum in 79 A.D., it burned hundreds of ancient scrolls…
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Campi Flegrei alerts the population near Naples
At press time, the Italian government was planning for a possible mass evacuation of tens of thousands of people who…
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Raynair threatens to abandon flights to Italian islands
At press time, Ryanair was threatening to cut more routes due to Italy’s flight price cap. “We have already reduced…
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UNESCO says “Venice is at risk”
Venice announced it will trial a long-delayed ticketing system from spring next year, as mass tourism puts the city’s UNESCO…
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The motorway to Mont Blanc is back in operation
A key motorway linking France and Italy reopened last month following a 2-week closure after a landslide blocked the route.…
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Renata Scotto died in August in Savona
Renata Scotto, a soprano of uncommon intensity who became a successful director after her singing career, died in August in…
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in Sicily, the Etna volcano blocks air flights
Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, local authorities said,…
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The Tower of Pisa is 850 years old
The Tower of Pisa, one of the most admired and famous buildings in the world, has kicked off its 850th…
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