News Archive: 2009: travel and tourism
16, 2009 December:
Black, white or merry?
The Chief Public Prosecutor of Verona [Veneto] has caused controversy by choosing a black Holy Family for the crib which is displayed in the city's Courthouse this Christmas...
04, 2009 December:
Flying start for European ski season
Alpine ski resorts are preparing to open their doors to eager winter sports enthusiasts this weekend and the ski season is off to a promising start as heavy, fresh snow has fallen across much of Europe - so get your skates on and make the most of the white stuff...
Gold exhibition in Brescia
If you are going to be in or near Brescia in Italy between toy and next June you have a chance to see an unusual and impressive exhibition at the city's Museo di Santa Giulia...
18, 2009 November:
New exhibit for Rome
An unusual exhibition opens in Rome on Friday: The MondoPOP Gallery and Shop previews, on Friday evening, its exhibition "The Wall - 20 Years after its Fall"...
17, 2009 November:
Unlicensed tours thrive on Internet
An increasing number of unlicensed tour operators in Florence are using the website Tripadvisor to advertise their services - Tripadvisor appears to have no qualms about promoting concerns that may be unlicensed and lack insurance...
Short-changed in Venice
Tourists heading to Venice have been told to be on their guard after a TV news programme uncovered an apparent 'short change' scam among the city's water bus ticket vendors - more than 13million tourists visit the famous lagoon city every year - with more than a million from Britain alone - and the alleged swindle is thought to have continued unchecked for months...
11, 2009 November:
Have a fangtastic time in Volterra
It may not be Halloween anymore, but that hasn't stopped the Tuscan town of Volterra from coming over all bloodthirsty - and it's that vampire link that is driving the tourists into a frenzy - the ‘Twilight' phenomenon has sparked a tourist boom to Volterra as one of the key scenes between the main characters is set there...
29, 2009 October:
Feast on Nero
Yesterday's opening of the Vigna Barberini, a 110 x 150 meter artificial terrace on the north-east corner of the Palatine Hill, allows visitors to view the Colosseum from a previously hidden angle and to see the remains of what is believed to have been Nero's revolving banqueting hall, mentioned by Suetonius in "Lives of the Caesars" [c. 121 AD]...
22, 2009 October:
Italy: top for tourism?
There were some results for Italy to ponder at Simon Anholt's presentation of the 2009 Simon Anholt - GfK Roper Nation Brands Index at the TTG Incontri Business to Business Tourism Fair in Rimini...
12, 2009 October:
See restoration in action
One of Caravaggio's masterpieces, the Adoration of the Shepherds, will be restored in one of the rooms of Palazzo Montecitorio in Rome, where the Italian Chamber of Deputies meets, and in an unusual first for such project, the whole restoration process will be open to the public...
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