News Archive: 2010

15, 2010 December:

Back on the straight and narrow

One of the most famous tourist attractions in the world - the Leaning Tower of Pisa - has been restored and partially straightened as an eight-year restoration project comes to an end...

10, 2010 December:

The Vatican prepares for christmas

St Peter's Square has witnessed the arrival of a 110-foot, 94-year-old Christmas tree cut from a forest near Luson in Trentino-Alto Adige...

07, 2010 December:

Eternal City rolls out hotel tax for tourists

Tourists staying overnight in Rome will be charged an accommodation tax from 1 January next year, officials have confirmed...

06, 2010 December:

Colosseum sponsorship bid flops

An attempt by Italian authorities to raise millions of euros in private sponsorship to restore Rome's Colosseum has flopped, the Repubblica daily has reported...

03, 2010 December:

Invest in the Colosseum

Italy's archaeological heritage has recently hit the news for various disasters and lack of preservation efforts, and the Colosseum is no exception...

Unesco inspectors to visit Pompeii

Experts from UNESCO are to visit the ancient city of Pompeii today to inspect recent damage to the site involving the collapse of four structures...

26, 2010 November:

Makeover for Trevi Fountain

Who has been to Rome and not visited the Trevi Fountain? And who has not thrown a coin into this most romantic of fountains in the hope of returning to the Eternal City?..

15, 2010 November:

Rome's biggest temple reopens to tourists

The biggest temple of ancient Rome reopened to the public on Thursday after nearly 30 years amid heavy criticism of Italy's management of its artistic heritage after the collapse of a house in Pompeii...

'Veniceland' residents up in arms

Residents of Venice in northern Italy held an ironic protest on Sunday against rising prices and tourist traffic, saying their picturesque city had become a Disney-like "Veniceland"...

09, 2010 November:

Outrage following loss of Pompeii treasure

The celebrated archaeological site of Pompeii has lost one of its most important treasures - an ancient training centre for gladiators is now little more than a pile of rubble - and archaeologists are claiming the collapse is due to negligence...

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