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Italy

Italian police suspend online profiles selling fake COVID passes

The prices of the health certificates ranged from €100 to €500, with discounts offered for those purchasing multiple certificates, such as the "family package".

29/12/2021

Destinations

Italy's tourism industry pleas for more aid as visitor numbers fall

Only 60 million tourists visited Italy this year compared to over 100 million in 2019.

28/12/2021

Living

Flying gardeners defy gravity to keep Milan's vertical forest alive

It takes a special kind of gardener to look after a vertical forest

25/12/2021

Italy

Traces of lost WWII bomber and possible human remains found in Italy

Worldwide, there are more than 81,600 missing US military personnel, including 72,350 from World War II.

24/12/2021

Italy

Rescue ship with 114 migrants on board still stranded after a week

The Ocean Viking, part of the NGO SOS Méditerranée, has been looking for a safe port to land 114 migrants it rescued off the coast of Libya a week ago.

23/12/2021

Residences

Rome at Christmas: An insider’s guide to December in the Eternal City

For a foodie break with a side of culture, you can't beat Rome.

21/12/2021

Tech News

Could robots be better at restoring historical treasures than humans?

A team of researchers in Italy are exploiting an intelligent robotic system to process, match and physically reconstruct frescoes and other shattered artefacts from Pompeii.

21/12/2021

Culture news

Rome's Cinecittà Studios hopes for a new golden age of cinema

Once the stomping ground of Italy's greatest directors and actors, from Federico Fellini to Sophia Loren, Rome's renowned Cinecitta film studios are planning a much-needed makeover for a new era.

20/12/2021

Italy

Italian police detain 17 care home staff for 'torturing' residents

CCTV footage released by Sicilian police appears to show mentally disabled residents being kicked and stamped on by staff.

17/12/2021

Lifestyle

Truffle hunting gets the UNESCO treatment after centuries of know-how

UNESCO's intangible heritage list aims to improve the visibility of traditions and know-how from communities around the world.

17/12/2021

Art

Long lost antiquities: Italy reunited with 200 'stolen' artefacts

The valuable antiquities, which include a 7th century BCE ceramic vessel and terracotta face of a goddess, are being returned to Italy from various museums and collections in America.

16/12/2021

Italy

Italian police catch 'totally blind' fraudster riding scooter

The Palermo man is accused of claiming up to €170,000 in state aid over a number of years.

15/12/2021

No Comment

Aerials of Italy building collapse

Firefighters in Sicily were digging through the rubble of a collapsed apartment building on Sunday in the search for six missing people after an explosion apparently caused by a gas leak killed at least three, authorities said.

12/12/2021

Italy

Eight dead in Sicily after gas explosion causes building collapse

"It was as if a plane had crashed into our building," a local resident said.

12/12/2021

Italy

La Scala delays ballet season opener due to COVID outbreak

Italy’s La Scala has postponed its ballet season premiere after a coronavirus outbreak in its ranks.

11/12/2021

Italy

Italian diocese apologises after bishop says Santa doesn't exist

A Roman Catholic diocese in Sicily apologised after reports emerged that a bishop had told children that Santa did not exist.

11/12/2021

Culture news

First female Oscar-nominated director Lina Wertmüller dies at 93

The director and screenwriter – best known for Seven Beauties and Swept away – died peacefully at home.

09/12/2021

World

"European history is sometimes messed up, but it is also exciting." Romano Prodi

Euronews speaks to former European Commission President and two-time prime minister of Italy, Romano Prodi in the Global Conversation.

09/12/2021

Italy

No 'arm done? Italian prosthetic protester gets COVID vaccine

He told the Italian media the vaccine “is the best weapon we have against this terrible disease”.

09/12/2021

Culture news

The Scottish Play the Italian way: La Scala season opens with Verdi

Star soprano Anna Netrebko gave her Lady Macbeth in Milan.

08/12/2021

Travel News

Steep hills and daring jumps: Watch this ultimate freeskier in action

Markus Eder spent two years planning and filming the ultimate ski run in his homeland of northern Italy.

06/12/2021

Italy

Italy tightens restrictions on the unvaccinated with new COVID pass

Only people who are vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently recovered from the virus are able to access cinemas, theatres, and other events.

06/12/2021

Art

Banksy street art reproduced inside Milan's central train station

The exhibition will be on display until February 27, 2022, at the Galleria dei Mosaici opposite the train tracks inside Milan's Central Station.

03/12/2021

Italy

Fake news: Man caught after trying to get COVID jab in prosthetic arm

"He thought he could cheat the system and thus obtain the green pass without actually having had the vaccine."

03/12/2021

Travel News

Snowfall blankets the Alps just in time for the ski season

Enjoy these photos from the fresh snow that turned Italy’s South Tyrol mountains into a winter wonderland this past weekend.

02/12/2021

Art

Villa featuring world's only Caravaggio mural on sale for €471 million

A private property that's thought to be home to the world's only Caravaggio mural will be auctioned off in Rome next month. The mural itself is thought to be worth at least €300 million.

01/12/2021