News from italy
Violent thunderstorms in island of Corsica and parts of Italy last month
October 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Violent thunderstorms with winds of up to 139mph struck the Mediterranean island of Corsica and parts of Italy last month, killing seven people and leaving at least a dozen more injured. Two people were killed in separate incidents in Tuscany when...
An U.S. military woman killed a 15-year-old boy in Porcia
October 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The mother of a 15-year-old boy killed when he was struck by a car allegedly driven by a U.S. servicewoman in northern Italy has called for the accused to be tried in Italy and not the U.S. A 20-year-old woman named by police as Julia Bravo was...
Domino's Pizza closes in Italy
September 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Domino's Pizza's closed its last stores in Italy after the firm that operated its outlets in the country filed for bankruptcy, reports say. Franchise holder ePizza SpA was hit by the pandemic, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the story....
Orbetello in Tuscany, attacked by midges
September 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Authorities in a Tuscan town have urged residents to close their windows and refrain from hanging out laundry as they tackle a plague of midges that has been tormenting locals and tourists for weeks. Restaurants and bar owners in Orbetello, well...
Record heat and drought in Italy
September 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italy’s heatwaves are causing rivers to run low and, consequently, the river Po’s low water level has revealed a previously submerged WWII bomb. Military experts defused and carried out a controlled explosion in early August of the 1,000-pound...
New archaeological discoveries in Pompeii
September 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
A trunk with its lid left open, a wooden dishware closet and a three-legged accent table topped by decorative bowls are among the latest discoveries by archaeologists that are enriching knowledge about middle-class lives in Pompeii before Mount...
A day in Venice? Pay the fee
August 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Venice is introducing a new system to discourage day-trippers in hopes of curbing problems with over-tourism in the popular hotspot. After years of discussing a possible “tourist tax,” the city of Venice has confirmed it will make day-trippers pay...
Finally, Italy no longer asks tourists for the greenpass
August 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
As of June 1, Italy has abolished all prior COVID entry rules for international travelers. Like many other European nations, the country has been steadily opening up over the past few months, dropping the requirement for arrivals to complete an EU...
Heat and drought in Italy is an emergency
August 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Last month, Italy declared a state of emergency over a worsening drought that has plagued five northern regions in recent weeks, Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s office announced. The cabinet approved a state of emergency in Emilia-Romagna,...