cities, towns & villages of Italy

Similarly to the desert, the Italian city's grand palazzos and opulent architecture provide a photogenic setting for temporary artworks and installations created by designers and brands. This year's Coachella takes place 13-15 and 20-22 April 2018, while Milan design week runs in between – from 17-22 April ...

ROME, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Italian cities packed with artistic and historical treasures were a magnet for culture-loving tourists in 2017, according to a report published Wednesday by the Florence-based Center for Tourism Studies (CST). Last year, cities rich in art and monuments attracted 43.8 million ...

The festival, based in the Italian city of Udine, marks its milestone anniversary with a program of 81 films, including a restored classic from Johnnie To and a Brigitte Lin retrospective. A combination of old favorites and new commercial hits dominate the lineup at the 20th Far East Film Festival held in the ...

In thousands of Italian villages, unpaved streets run empty and centuries-old villas are left to decay, abandoned by their inhabitants as urbanisation sweeps the country. Many southern towns have minimal hope of drawing tourists visiting Rome, Florence or Milan, and acutely feel the strain of years of ...

GUBBIO, Italy – “Abbandonato.” The subtle marking on a makeshift map gave me a bit of hope a few years ago when I walked out of Sansepolcro, up to Montecasale, then down the edges of the Apennine Mountains on pilgrimage to Assisi, the home of the “hippie” monk, Saint Francis. The poorly marked ...

VENICE is one of the most popular destinations for tourists in the world – but residents are leaving Venice in their droves with just one resident living there permanently per 140 tourists. The city has plans to rid itself of huge tourist cruise ships by 2021, but a leading expert on Venice says that even more has ...

An unveiling ceremony of a memorial honoring soldiers of all nations who died during the World War II was canceled after public opposition. Critics said the monument would commemorate both Allied and Nazi paratroopers. An association of hotel owners from the town of Cassino was poised to unveil the ...

Kilkenny signs historic twinning agreement with Italian city. It's thought to be the first twinning between an Irish and and Italian city. KCLR96FM News & Sport 3 weeks ago. Less than a minute. The signing of an agreement at the Tholsel between the Mayor of Kilkenny and Mayor of Formiginie (PIC CREDIT COUNCILLOR ...

More than 20,000 people were evacuated in the Italian town of Fano on the Adriatic coast after an unexploded World War II missile was discovered during a construction project, Radio Television News reported. Authorities evacuated people from all residential homes and public buildings, as well as from ...

ROME (Sputnik) - Over 10,000 people took part in an anti-racist demonstration in the Italian city of Florence in memory of murdered Senegalese national, local media reported. On Monday, Italian local citizen shot dead 54-year-old Idy Diene, a Senegalese street vendor, who had lived in Italy for 20 years.

In early February, a one-time candidate for the League draped with the Italian flag went on a shooting rampage in the central Italian city of Macerata, wounding at least six African immigrants. On Monday, an Italian man also shot dead a Senegalese street vendor selling leather bags and umbrellas on a ...

Thousands of fans gathered in the Italian city of Florence on Thursday as teammates, politicians and representatives from Italian football attended the funeral of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori. Astori, 31, died of cardiac arrest in his sleep in a hotel room in the northern Italian city of Udine on Sunday, ahead ...

Napoli's Dries Mertens is not just a star on the pitch, as he proved with a generous - not to mention delicious - gesture for the homeless population of Naples. The Belgium international has been one of the stand-out players of the Partenopei's quest for the Serie A title this season. He has contributed 16 ...

Napoli's Dries Mertens is not just a star on the pitch, as he proved with a generous - not to mention delicious - gesture for the homeless population of Naples. The Belgium international has been one of the stand-out players of the Partenopei's quest for the Serie A title this season. He has contributed 16 ...

Brainstorming what to put on your travel bucket list this year? Better book a trip to Rome. TripAdvisor has revealed its most popular attractions, tours, activities and other experiences for global travelers, ranking them based on bookings through the site in 2017 for products under $150 per person. Attractions ...

THREE police officers have been injured after clashes with anti-fascist protesters in the northwestern Italian city of Turin as tensions mount ahead of the country's general election, judicial sources said today. The protesters were demonstrating against a meeting of the far-right CasaPound movement in the ...

Paramedics, background center, attend a wounded man after a shooting broke out in Macerata, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. Italian police arrested a lone gunman in a series of drive-by shootings targeting foreigners Saturday morning that paralyzed a small central Italian city still reeling from the gruesome ...

Ollolai is the latest Italian city to turn historic property into 1-euro homes. Lazio, Tuscany, Abruzzo, Piedmont, Sicily, and Nulvi are already in the mix. It's a tactic used even in the U.S., where homes have sold for around the $1 mark. According to the United States Census Bureau, the average American home ...

THREE police officers have been injured after clashes with anti-fascist protesters in the northwestern Italian city of Turin as tensions mount ahead of the country's general election, judicial sources said today. The protesters were demonstrating against a meeting of the far-right CasaPound movement in the ...

2. “The EU and our leaders are schizophrenic”: Part III of interview with Alexandre Del Valle on illegal migrants. Part 1 can be seen HERE. 3. Police and ANTIFA fight in Pisa, Italy. 4. Italian Town 'Taken Over' By Nigerian Migrant Gangs. The largely abandoned former seaside resort town of Castel Volturno ...