Italy: Rome’s Botanic Garden Hanami celebrates the beauty of spring cherry blossoms
Rome: The Botanic Garden Museum of the Sapienza University of Rome, in collaboration with the…
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Italy: Formula E race returns to Rome
Rome: Formula E returned to Rome on 10-11 April, after last year’s edition was cancelled…
Italy relaxes Covid rules in six regions as contagion rate falls
Rome: Restrictions are set to change in several Italian regions from Monday after new health…
Italy: Vatican Museums to reopen in May with stricter rules
Rome: The Vatican Museums are scheduled to reopen on 3 May, with a promise to…
Italy: ANZAC Day memorial service in Rome will be online on 25 April
Rome: The New Zealand and Australian embassies in Italy will commemorate ANZAC Day this year…
Italy: The Other Side of Florence
Florence: If you want to get away from the tourist traps and experience Florence like…
Italy: Who was Dante Alighieri and why is The Divine Comedy so important?
Rome: Dante Alighieri is making news around the world, 700 years after his death, particularly…
Italy: How Florence and Venice plan to rebuild tourism after the coronavirus crisis
Venice: The mayors of Venice and Florence, Italy’s world-famous cradles of art and history, published…
Zulfi Bukhari regrets Malam Jabba ski resort’s closure
Islamabad: National Tourism Coordination Board (NTCB) Chairman Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari Saturday regretted closure of…
Italy: The story of Easter cake Colomba
Rome: The traditional ‘dove-shaped’ Colomba di Pasqua or Colomba pasquale has been a firm fixture…
Why is Good Friday not a holiday in Italy?
Rome: As Italy is known for observing a generous number of religious days, it’s curious…
Italy: The Garden of Ninfa, the legendary Garden built by a princess
Rome: An hour and twenty minutes from Rome, in Cisterna di Latina, on the border…
Italy to keep cruise ships away from centre of Venice
Venice: Cruise ships will no longer be allowed to dock or sail near the historic…
Italy: What are the rules for travel over Easter?
Rome: Italy is tightening its rules across the country at Easter – but there are…
Italy: Rome welcomes first woman traffic cop at landmark podium in Piazza Venezia
Rome: When Rome recently reintroduced the traffic conductor’s podium in the central Pizza Venezia it…
Italy: Naples to open world’s most beautiful metro station
Naples: Naples is putting the finishing touches to what has been hailed as the “most…
Italy: Prepare to Sotp: Sabaudia road sign goes viral
Rome: Famed for its beautiful beach, the town of Sabaudia south of Rome welcomed a…
Italy’s The Trevi Fountain: A Brief History
Rome: The English poet Percy Blythe Shelley said that “fountains are enough to justify a…
Italy: Rome remembers the Fosse Ardeatine massacre
Rome: On this day 77 years ago, the Nazi forces then occupying Rome carried out…
Italy: Venice marks 16 centuries since founding of canal city
Venice: Celebrations to mark 1,600 years of Venice begin officially on 25 March, with special…
Italy: Rome museums can be visited from anywhere in the world with new augmented reality tours.
Rome: Rome’s museums may be closed due to covid-19 restrictions but that does not mean…
San Gimignano: A town of fine towers in Tuscany
Rome: Arriving in this tower-topped town in central Tuscany is always going to be a…
Italy: Rome sees return of traffic conductor’s podium in Piazza Venezia
Rome: Romans have welcomed back the traditional sight of a traffic official conducting rush-hour transport…
Italy: All you need to know about the Gucci Garden in Florence
Florence: In Palazzo Vecchio in Florence lies a more modern contribution to Italian art. This…
Italy: Rome remembers Julius Caesar
Rome: The Ides of March was the 74th day in the Roman calendar, determined by…
Italy: Florence to open restored Vasari Corridor in 2022
Florence: Florence is set to reopen the Vasari Corridor to the public in 2022, six…
Italy: How this fruit became the star of cooking
Rome: Paolo Gramaglia loves tomatoes. The owner and chef of the Michelin-starred President restaurant in…
Italy: Rome reopens pick-your-own tulip park
Rome: Tulipark, which allows visitors to pick their own tulips for purchase, reopens in Rome…
Italy: Landmarks go green for St Patrick’s Day
Rome: Italy will have 42 sites and monuments included in the 2021 Global Greening, Ireland’s…
Italy: The women in charge of Rome’s museums
Rome: On International Women’s Day we highlight Rome’s leading museums and archaeological sites – among…
25-30 international standard hotels to be ready soon: Zulfi Bukhari
Islamabad: Chairman of National Tourism Coordination Board (NTCB) Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari on Sunday said…
Italy celebrates Year of Dante
Rome: Italy is marking the 700th anniversary of the death of the mediaeval poet and…
Italy’s new tourism ministry to restart sector left reeling by covid-19
Rome: Amid the drama leading to the recent formation of Italy’s new government, led by…
Italy has a new way to combat over tourism
Rome: Selfies in front of Botticelli’s Venus. Closeups of David’s manhood. Bottlenecks climbing to the…
Italy: Rome plants hundreds of new roses in city’s rose garden
Rome: Rome has added 340 new rose plants to the Roseto Comunale, the city’s rose…
Italy: Pompeii fresco in House of Ceii glows with vivid colours after restoration
Rome: Ancient hunting scene fresco in Pompeii’s Casa dei Ceii comes back to life with…
Italy: How to use public transport in Rome
Rome: Depending on how long you have to wait – it can be the quickest,…
Covid-19: Italy extends regional travel ban until March 27
Rome: Italy has banned inter-regional travel until 27 March after the government of premier Mario…
Italy: Rome mayor hails success of electric scooters
Rome: In just seven months, more than 2.2 million journeys were made in Rome with…
Italy: Rome to Milan in 30 minutes
Rome: From Rome to Milan in just half an hour.This is the promise of Hyperloop:…
Italy appoints Gabriel Zuchtriegel as new Pompeii director
Rome: Italy’s culture ministry has appointed Gabriel Zuchtriegel, a 39-year-old German archaeologist, as the new…
Italy: An Italian movie genre – the Cinepanettone
Rome: The birth of cinema in the early 1900s led Italians to produce documentaries, which…
Italy: Rome reopens Palatine Museum
Rome: The Palatine Museum has reopened to the public, after an extended closure under Italy’s…
Italy: Rome museums free for Romans
Rome: Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has proposed free entry to Rome museums for residents of…
Italy: How to visit Rome’s oldest pharmacy
Rome: Considered Rome’s oldest pharmacy, the Spezieria di S. Maria della Scala is located on…
Italy: Catania airport reopens after Mount Etna eruption
Catania: Catania airport in Sicily reopened Wednesday after being forced to close on 16 February…
Italy: Italian language courses in Rome
Rome: Moving to a new city can be a stressful lifestyle change, and especially daunting…
Covid-19: Florence mayor calls for museums to stay open as Tuscany turns orange
Florence: Florence mayor Dario Nardella has called on the newly-installed government of premier Mario Draghi…
Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese, Italian diplomatic mission visits Banbhore
Karachi: The Ambassador of Italy in Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese accompanied by the Consul of Italy…
Hyperloop in Italy: Rome to Milan in 30 minutes
Milan: From Rome to Milan in just half an hour. This is the promise of…