News Archive: 2009

21, 2009 July:

Waterworks

Venice's gondolas are a symbol of the city, attracting millions of tourists each year to its scenic waterways and now one woman has changed an age old tradition and become the first female to qualify as a fully fledged approved Venice gondolier...

Sand dollar

Sardinia is famous for its exclusive clubs, yachts and very expensive sea-side establishments that charge exorbitant rates to allow you to spend time on the beach...

17, 2009 July:

Convict tour-guides for Naples

The city of Naples in Southern Italy is trying something rather drastic in a bid to keep tourists safe from street crime and the Mafia - and employing the old ‘if you can't beat ‘em, join ‘em' mentality - by enlisting former prisoners to act as tour guides and escort them around the city...

Museums to test evening opening

The celebrated Vatican Museums, which house Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, are to experiment with late opening until 11:00 pm, the Osservatore Romano has said...

16, 2009 July:

What on earth?

The Guardia di Finanza (Finance Police) of Italy used Google Earth, amongst other tools, to collect evidence with regards to a tax evasion totaling £5.9 million euros...

15, 2009 July:

G8 venue opens to public

Over five thousand people already visited the School of the Guardia di Finanza di Coppito, where the G8 took place...

Dolomites named heritage site

Italy is one of the countries with the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and recently it added one more to its impressive range, the Dolomite Mountains, raising the tally to 44 sites...

08, 2009 July:

Room with a view

Hotel prices in a majority of European cities have fallen by an average of seven per cent during July, compared with the same month last year, according to a new survey...

07, 2009 July:

Bronze Age Italians

The current population of Tuscany is not descended from the Etruscans, the people that lived in the region during the Bronze Age, a new Italian study has shown...

02, 2009 July:

Italy market ‘to improve'

The Italian property market is slow but agents expect it to improve in the future. This is the result of a survey by Banca d'Italia (Italy's central bank) in association with Tecnoborsa...

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