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Rome's Major moved souvenir stands for “decorum and security”
February 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Souvenir stands in front of some of Rome’s most prized monuments will be moved in an attempt to improve the city’s “decorum and security.” Rome’s mayor, Virginia Raggi, said the stalls are incongruous with their surroundings. Seventeen stalls will...
Italian producers of balsamic vinegar lost a legal challenge
January 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italian producers of balsamic vinegar have lost a legal challenge with the EU’s top court to prevent a German company from using the names “aceto” or “aceto balsamico” to market its vinegar products. The Consortium for Balsamic Vinegar of Modena...
A canvas by Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi sold for €4.8 million
January 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
A newly discovered canvas by the female 17th-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi sold for almost €4.8 million last month, a record for the artist, auction house Artcurial said. The painting “Lucretia” depicts the ancient Roman noblewoman...
A landing fee for be a turist in Venice
January 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Venice’s city council has approved plans to introduce a contributo di accesso (landing fee) beginning July 1, 2020. The charge will apply to tourists not staying overnight and is set at €3 standard rate rising to €6 on busier days and €8 on...
Evacuated 10.000 people in Turin for a british bomb
January 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
More than 10,000 people were evacuated from central Turin in early December as experts worked to diffuse a WWII bomb. The British bomb, dropped on the city during the war, contained 140 pounds of dynamite. A detonator on the tail end of the...
Matteo Salvini, Nutella ... and Turkish hazelnuts
January 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Former Deputy PM Matteo Salvini swore he will no longer eat Nutella after finding out the product is made using Turkish nuts. Salvini has long used food as a symbol of Italy’s national identity as he regularly poses with espresso and shares images...
Hundreds of farmers in Rome to protest against a surging number of wild boars
December 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Hundreds of farmers gathered in Rome last month to protest against a surging number of wild boars they allege are ruining their crops and land. The farmers say the boars, which are prolific breeders, need to be better controlled and rules...
New taxes on plastic and sugary drinks in Italy's 2020 budget
December 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italy’s 2020 budget, designed to raise 1.3 billion euros, will include new taxes on plastic and sugary drinks. The plastic tax rides a wave of international action against pollution and is intended to raise almost 1 billion euros on its own, a...
A new fresco discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
December 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved fresco of two fighting gladiators in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The city is undergoing a new phase of excavation, the “Great Pompeii” project, funded by the EU and Italy. This fresco was found...
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