Venice joins the list of Italian landmarks illuminated in green, white and red, the three colours of the national flag, as a gesture of hope and solidarity during the present coronavirus epidemic.
It may be a bit early to think of holiday plans, but a month of lockdown has started many people dreaming. Due to probable travel limitations, Italians are being advised to restrict travel to the home base.
Despite a series of crises, including heavy rainstorms, flooding, and the current Covid-19 epidemic, the replacement bridge over the River Polcevera at Genoa, is nearing completion.
With tourism figures plummeted to an unprecedented low due to the present Covid-19 epidemic, various Italian towns are taking the opportunity to promote their image in the hope of attracting future visitors once the crisis is over and life returns to normal.
The "Caffe Sospeso" ("O caffe suspiso", in the Neapolitan dialect) is a long tradition in the Naples area, where anyone who wishes can leave money for an extra cup of coffee at his favourite cafe, which will subsequently to be offered to someone who can't afford to pay for his own.
The prestigious Touring Club of Italy, founded in 1896, has launched a new online initiative entitled "Passione Italia", which takes viewers on virtual tours of the multiple natural and artistic beauties of Italy.
The Radicepura Garden Festival is holding an international contest to design the Garden of the Future which will mark its 3rd edition, due to be held between April and October 2021 at the Radicepura Botanical Gardens, Giarra, ear Catania, Sicily.
The musicians of four of the most prestigious conservatories and orchestras of Florence are getting together for a virtual concert every Sunday and Thursday at 6 pm as their contribution to morale boosting during the present Covid19 epidemic.
In 1798 when Napoleon invades Rome, Cardinal Henry Stuart, last direct heir of the royal House of Stuart, is forced to flee from Frascati to seek refuge in the Kingdom of Naples. This is only the beginning of an adventurous two-year journey that drives him to Sicily, Corfu, Padua and Venice, bringing him into contact with many key figures of the period, like Horatio Nelson, Lord and Lady Hamilton...
The present epidemic is not stopping Italian culture. Some months ago, the Italian authorities decided that the 25th March should become an annual celebration day dedicated to the great Italian poet Dante Alighieri, famed author of the Divine Comedy and considered father of the Italian language.
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