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The Uffizi Gallery in Florence used the winter COVID shutdown to push ahead with renovations, discovering lost frescoes that will greet visitors when the leading repository of Italian Renaissance art reopens on May 4. Uffizi director Eike Schmidt said the six months of closure were put to good use: renovating 14 new rooms that will open to the publ...

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THE CITTADELLA IS A LARGE fort in the city of Alessandria in Piedmont, Northern Italy. Currently, it stands as one of the best-preserved fortresses designed in the modern era. The construction of the star fort of Alessandria began in the early 18th-century, when, after the War of the Spanish Succession, the House of Savoy took control of the city....

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2021 is the year that for many people represents the light at the end of the tunnel due by the pandemic from Covid-19. The massive vaccination campaigns, albeit slowly, throughout the world, have infused all people the hope of returning to normal life and, why not, the planning of the next holidays.  Italy, according to the latest statistics, is 20...

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The Island of Ventotene is part of the Pontine archipelago and one of the pearls of the Tyrrhenian Sea, which consists of 6 islands. The 3 km volcanic island is located at the border between Lazio and Campania.   Before Ventotene became a summer attraction, it was used as a fortress and an isolated piece of land where to send unwanted members of so...

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Two more Italian national parks have joined the Gran Paradiso park in the world green list drawn up by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. They are the National Park of the Tuscan Archipelago and the national park of the Casentine...

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Italian leisure carrier Neos has received tentative approval for flights to the US. The airline applied for the right to fly to the US back in early March. If full official approval is granted, the airline plans to start flights as soon as possible. Technically, Neos can already fly to the US because, in 2008, it was granted the right to fly charte...

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History-lovers visiting Rome in 2022 are in for a treat, because the historic Area Sacra in Largo di Torre Argentina is set to undergo extensive restoration work that will make it accessible. The sunken area is where the remains of four Republican-era temples are located, all built between the second and fourth centuries BCE. The Theatre of Pompey...

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Classified as one of Italy’s most beautiful historic villages, Civita di Bagnoregio will be vying for Unesco World Heritage status.  The proposal came early this year from the Italian Unesco commission and is backed by the Lazio region, where the village is located, and by Italy’s Culture Ministry. A response is expected in 2022.  Surrounded by ste...

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Rome's archaeological site at Largo Argentina is about to undergo major works, funded by luxury jeweller Bvlgari, to open up the city's fabled 'Area Sacra' to visitors for the first time. Best known as the scene of Julius Caesar's assassination, the Largo Argentina site includes four Roman Republican temples, dating from between the third and secon...

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Given the country’s rich history, world-renowned gastronomy, and spectacular natural beauty, it’s no wonder that people across the globe have been dreaming about their next vacation to Italy. As the steady rollout of vaccinations continues, there’s no better time than the present to start scoping out the perfect destination for your next trip. For...

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