News Archive: 2010: travel and tourism
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...
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:
'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"...
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...
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...
22, 2010 October:
Venice plans to charge tourist tax
First it was controversial advertising billboards on the Bridge of Sighs and now Venice is drawing up plans to tax visitors in an attempt to raise revenue for the city...
20, 2010 October:
Colosseum opens its grisly gates
The dark tunnels in which gladiators prepared to do battle in the Colosseum are being opened to the public for the first time...
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