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Green Pass for restaurants, bars, gyms, pools, shows, spas, fairs in Italy
Green Pass for restaurants, bars, gyms, pools, shows, spas, fairs in Italy
FLORENCE, ITALY – A COVID 19 Green Pass vaccine passport will be needed to get into Italian eateries indoors, open-air shows, spas, swimming pools, gyms, fairs, congresses and competitive examinations. Discos will remain closed. The measure will be contained in a new government decree that Premier Mario Draghi unveiled at a press conference on live TV on Thursday evening. The new pass will be…
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Tosca against violence on women at the Puccini Opera Festival
Tosca against violence on women at the Puccini Opera Festival
FLORENCE, ITALY – Stefania Sandrelli says her debut as opera director, a production of Tosca at this year’s Piccini Opera Festival, presents the heroine as a symbol of the fight against gender violence. The 75-year-old screen legend’s first opera production debuts in Viareggio, her hometown, on Friday in kicking off the 67th edition of the Puccini Festival at Torre del Lago near Lucca. “Violence…
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Milwaukee Bucks wins the NBA championship thanks to MVP Antetokounmpo
Milwaukee Bucks wins the NBA championship thanks to MVP Antetokounmpo
FLORENCE, ITALY – Milwaukee Bucks won their second title in 6 games over the favored Phoenix Suns in the NBA Basketball championship 2021 thanks the European player Giannis Antetokounmpo, born in Athens, Greece, on December 6, 1994. In Game 6, Antetokounmpo recorded 50 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks as the Bucks clinched their first championship in 50 years. He posted series averages of 35.2…
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University of Florence 4h in the Italian ranking
University of Florence 4h in the Italian ranking
FLORENCE, ITALY – Bologna, Padua, and Rome’s La Sapienza universities topped the rankings of major state-run Italian universities published by the CENSIS think tank on Monday July 19, 2021. Bologna came top again with a score of 91.8 points, followed again by Padua with 88.7. La Sapienza rose from fourth last year to third this year with a score of 85.5 while Florence University dropped form…
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Il compleanno del figlio visto dal padre separato
Il compleanno del figlio visto dal padre separato
Oggi mio figlio Niccolò compie 14 anni e – come regalo – gli ho fatto dei muffins. Strano? Non credo. E provo a spiegarvi perché. Da padre separato non potrò trascorrere la giornata con lui come ho fatto per tanti compleanni, così ho deciso di creare qualcosa per fargli vedere tutto l’amore che ho per lui.  Infatti, se un padre non può vedere il figlio quanto vorrebbe non si deve in nessun modo…
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The pic of the week: a stormy day on the Romagna Riviera
The pic of the week: a stormy day on the Romagna Riviera
FLORENCE, ITALY – The pic of the week is a melancholy beach during a stormy day in Misano, on the Romagna Riviera. The picture was sent by Jon Harvey. You can send us your pictures and at the end of the week our team will choose one. Be free to send us the subject you prefer, better if it’s linked to Italy or Italian culture and add the place. The only rule it has to be yours. You can send us…
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COVID19: Italian government considering expanding use of Green Pass
COVID19: Italian government considering expanding use of Green Pass
FLORENCE, ITALY – The government is considering expanding the use of the European Green Pass as part of the effort to combat a resurgence in COVID-19 contagion due to the spread of the Delta variant.. The digital green certificate, which shows that someone is vaccinated for the coronavirus, has recovered from it or has recently tested negative, is currently necessary to travel abroad and for…
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Isola d'Elba to host the Uffizi's exhibit of Napoleon Bonaparte
Isola d’Elba to host the Uffizi’s exhibit of Napoleon Bonaparte
FLORENCE, ITALY – Sculpture, paintings and art objects to celebrate Napoleon Bonaparte on the occasion of the bicentenary of his death. With the exhibition “Nel segno di Napoleone: gli Uffizi Diffusi all’isola d’Elba” opening at Portoferraio (Pinacoteca Foresiana, July 9, 2021 – October 10, 2021), the Uffizi Galleries inaugurate the major plan of dissemination on the Tuscan territory launched in…
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Florence and other 16 Italian cities bid to host Eurovision Song Contest
Florence and other 16 Italian cities bid to host Eurovision Song Contest
FLORENCE, ITALY – Florence and other 16 Italian cities are bidding to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after Roman rockers Maneskin’s win this year. RAI State broadcaster will choose the host city by the end of August with the European Broadcasting Union. The contest will take place in Italy in May 2022. The bidding cities include regional capitals Bologna, Genoa, Florence, Milan, Rome,…
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COVID 19 in Italy, four regions at risk of new restrictions
COVID 19 in Italy, four regions at risk of new restrictions
FLORENCE, ITALY – Sicily, Campania, Marche and Abruzzo are the regions thought at risk of moving back into the yellow zone. Italy’s rising infection rate fuelled by the highly transmissable Delta variant could see these regions reintroduce measures in the coming weeks. Regions only qualify for the low-risk white zone status if they have fewer than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The yellow…
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The pic of the week: the Italian flag on the Ponte Vecchio after Italy's victory at Euro 2020
The pic of the week: the Italian flag on the Ponte Vecchio after Italy’s victory at Euro 2020
FLORENCE, ITALY – A crowd of fans filled the Italian streets and squares in the night after Italy’s victory at Euro 2020 in the final played against England. The party also affected the monuments of the cities, so Ponte Vecchio in Florence was illuminated with the colours of the Italian flag. The photo was taken by Jamie Lorenzini during the night. A crowd of fans was waiting to welcome back the…
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Hunting Leonardo Da Vinci's DNA: 14 living relatives found
Hunting Leonardo Da Vinci’s DNA: 14 living relatives found
FLORENCE, ITALY – The hunt is on for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA, after 14 living relatives descended from his pro-genitor, father and half-brother were found, experts on the Renaissance genius say in an article published in the Human Evolution journal. Leonardo’s family tree from 1331 to today, comprising 21 generations from father to son, has been reconstructed from historical documents after…
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Tuscany removes plastic from beaches and parks
Tuscany removes plastic from beaches and parks
FLORENCE, ITALY – Single-use plastic is prohibited from the beaches, parks and protected areas of Tuscany. But many still don’t know. This is why Tuscany Region run for cover with an awareness campaign that communicates good green practices, from recycling to good education to protect the environment and reduce the consumption of polluting materials. MyTuscany is Plastic Free as part of the…
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Uffizi director proposes street-food tax
Uffizi director proposes street-food tax
FLORENCE, ITALY – Uffizi Gallery Director Eike Schmidt has proposed a tax on street-food vendors in Italy’s art cities because of the cost of cleaning up the streets after such food is eaten. “It would be right to introduce an added tax for street-food outlets, or those who do not offer their customers space or tables but force them to eat in the street,” the German-born director told the QN…
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Costa Firenze departed for her maiden cruise. The ship inspired by the Renaissance
Costa Firenze departed for her maiden cruise. The ship inspired by the Renaissance
FLORENCE, ITALY – The Italian company’s new ship, Costa Firenze, was presented in the port of Savona. The ship is inspired by the beauty of the Renaissance. Built by Fincantieri in Marghera, the Costa Firenze departed on July 4 for her maiden cruise, which will be entirely devoted to Italian destinations. The connection with Florence that inspired the ship’s interior was sealed with the…
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The pic of the week: so sweet in Florence
The pic of the week: so sweet in Florence
FLORENCE, ITALY – The pic of the week a photo taken in the Oltrano of Florence in May 2015, by Lynda C. Magliochetti.  You can send us your pictures and at the end of the week our team will choose one. Be free to send us the subject you prefer, better if it’s linked to Italy or Italian culture and add the place. The only rule it has to be yours. You can send us your pictures to…
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