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Funeral parties in Arezzo
After months of giving the final sacrament at ‘deserted' funerals, particularly for the elderly and those alone in life, a priest in Arezzo has come up with an idea for holding funeral parties for the deceased. ‘I found myself doing everything …
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2012 bunkers for sale
Enquiries about private security bunkers have recently spiked in Pontedera, a trend attributed to the belief on the part of some that the world will end in 2012. The rate of construction, however, has remained stable. ‘Requests for information about bunkers …
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Punta Ala for dogs
Following requests by tourists, Punta Ala beach (Piastrone) recently appropriated an additional 120 metres of shoreline for use by dogs and their owners, turning what was a small, 80-metre strip of dog-friendly beach into a 200-metre stretch of sand entirely reserved …
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iPad museum
Starting in 2011, the Comic Book Museum in Lucca will become the first museum in Italy to offer guides by iPad. In a tech-friendly move, the museum created an iPad application that will include, in addition to thousands of images and …
Italy News
Rome, under the stars,
Colosseum and Terme di Caracalla open at night
Visitors to Rome now have a unique chance to admire the capital's ancient ruins by moonlight. Every Saturday night until October 23, the Colosseum and the Terme di Caracalla will keep their doors open until midnight.
In the same period, the Casa …
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A global treasure?,
The Mediterranean diet applies for world heritage status
Like the historic centre of Florence, the Roman Forum, the Great Wall of China, Stonehenge or the Pyramids in Egypt, the Mediterranean diet may soon have World Heritage status. Together with Greece, Morocco and Spain, Italy has applied to Unesco's cultural …
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Italy mourns former president
Francesco Cossiga dies at 82
In death, Italy's most outspoken politician wanted to keep his private life separate from his public life. Francesco Cossiga's will stated that he wanted to be buried in his native Sardinia and that the funeral be a private affair. Following a …
Italy News
Shop till you drop
Each year, tourists spend over one billion euro shopping in Italy's fashion capital, Milan, and the majority of tourists go there to buy the latest trends. The data comes from a study conducted by Milan's chamber of commerce, which reveals that …
Italy News
Batter up!
The Italian National Baseball team recently bested the defending champions, Netherlands, at the European Baseball Champions, clinching the 2010 title. About 3,300 spectators in Stuttgart, Germany, witnessed Italy's 8-4 victory against the Dutch team, which was competing for its sixth title …
Italy News
Eataly opens in NY
Italy-loving foodies in New York now have a place to eat, drink and buy Tuscan Novello wine and fresh mozzarella di bufala. The highly popular Turin-based food and wine emporium, Eataly, opened a U.S. outpost on August 31 in Manhattan. Selling …
Italy News
New traffic rules,
The new driving laws that went into effect on August 13 include stiffer fines for speeding and greater penalties for alcohol use. Among the 80 amendments is a ban on alcohol sales at stores on the toll highway from 10pm to …
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Italy's most expensive city
Bolzano took top place in a national ranking of Italy's most expensive cities. The survey, conducted by Istat and with Unioncamere and the Istituto Tagliacarne, compared the prices of over 3,700 goods and services, including food, drinks, tobacco, clothing, electronics, furniture …
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Eight mobsters a day
In mid-August, interior minister Roberto Maroni held a press conference during which he announced the status of the government's fight against organized crime. ‘Very important results,' Maroni said, were effected in both mafia-related arrests and seizures of mafia assets. From May …
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Pizza, Egyptian style
The pizza-making tradition still has a strong hold in Naples but it seems to be slipping in Italy's biggest cities. According to a recent survey conducted by the Milan chamber of commerce, there are 119 Egyptian-run and owned pizzerias in Milan, …
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Honoured in the East
On September 10, the Italian Pavilion at the Expo in Shanghai will premiere a Mandarin translation of the humanist manifesto, De hominis dignitate, by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. Written during the Renaissance, its discussion on the character, rights and nature of …
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Thursday, June 20, 2013