Year: 2010

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Pompeii in peril

Despite being declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, the ancient Roman city of Pompeii has been in a chronic state of neglect ever since. This neglect and poor maintenance is the culprit behind the collapse of an ancient domus on November 6, authorities claim.   Called the House

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Drive ‘smart’

  Pisa is one of three Italian cities to take part in a trial run of a Smart car powered by electricity alone. The prototype Smart, which can travel for ...

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Floods

  Early Novembers rains and storms have devastated Tuscany. On the 44th anniversary of the historic 1966 flood of Florence, the provinces of Massa Carrara and Lucca were inundated with ...

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Ten Rules

  Ten Rules With the goal of encouraging good manners and civil behaviour by tourists, foreign students, long-term visitors and residents alike, the Consular Corps of Florence recently published a ...

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Vorrei una piazza fiorentina

I had been told that visiting Florence involves ‘finding yourself,' but then perhaps I've read one too many E. M. Forster novels. If this city really does possess said self-revelatory powers, the ‘self' it has bestowed upon me is far, far from the Sophia Loren I'

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