News from italy

A ticket to visit Rome's Pantheon

August 2023 |
Tourists visiting Rome's Pantheon will now be charged €5 to enter. The July 3 introduction of an entry fee at Italy's most visited cultural site comes after an agreement was signed in March by the Italian culture ministry and church officials....

Paolo Di Paolo, Italian photographer, passed at age 98

August 2023 |
Italian photographer Paolo Di Paolo died in June at age 98 in his hometown of Larino, in Italy’s central region of Molise. His daughter Silvia confirmed that he “has arrived at the end of his extraordinary life and left us this morning.” Further...

A 2,000-year-old fresco found in Pompeii depicts a Pizza

August 2023 |
A still life fresco resembling a pizza was found among the ruins of ancient Pompeii. The fresco, which dates back 2,000 years, emerged during excavations in the Regio IX area of Pompeii’s archaeological park, which is close to Naples, the...

Extreme meteorological phenomena flood Emilia Romagna

July 2023 |
After floods devastated much of the northeastern Emilia Romagna region last month, researchers said that climate change was not the only factor behind the "rare" event. After three cyclones hit the northern Italian region in mid-May, a team of...

The canals of Venice have turned green

July 2023 |
Venetians witnessed a strange sight in late May, as a patch of water in the city's central waterway appeared to have turned fluorescent green. Local authorities collected water samples and opened an urgent investigation. Speculation is rife as to...

Italy could shut down its coal-fired

July 2023 |
According to Reuters, Italy could shut down its coal-fired power stations in 2024, a year earlier than planned, if gas prices remain at current low levels, Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said last month. Italy, which had to find an...

An American man decides to return the archaeological finds from Naples

June 2023 |
An American man has returned 30 antiquities to Italy after reading a Guardian report about a compatriot who sent 19 antiquities back to their countries of origin amid growing coverage of looted ancient artefacts. Jay Stanley, who lives in Ben...

A real Tuscan Bridge in Da Vinci's picture “Monna Lisa”

June 2023 |
A small town in Tuscany is revelling in excitement after it was claimed that the bridge painted in the backdrop of the most famous portrait in the world – Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa – belongs to the town. The Italian historian Silvano Vinceti...

Napoli won the italian championship after 33 years

June 2023 |
Napoli won its first Serie A title in 33 years after coming from behind to secure a 1-1 draw against Udinese at the Dacia Arena, Udine earlier this month. The league title is the club’s first since 1990, when the late Diego Maradona – after whom...
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