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This summer, 231 Italian beaches have been judged worthy of the prestigious Blue Flag denomination.

  ROME's BABY ZEBRA

The Rome Biopark, as the old zoo is now called, is celebrating a new arrival. A baby giraffe  was born on the 9 July. He weighed 30 kilos at birth and was in perfect health.  The proud parents, Wendy and  Chuky, both live in Rome zoo, having been trasferred from Holland a few years ago.

The Biopark is organizing a competition among Rome children to chose a name for the newcomer.

 

The last Remainers Bookstore in Italy has announced that it will close its doors at the end of July 2010.  ..

After eight years of work, the Villa Giulia Etruscan Museum of Rome has opened 22 new rooms displaying some of the greatest treasures of the Etruscan civilization.

Contemporary literature, with the participation of writers of international renown, is to take the stage in the ruins of Pompeii between the 23 of 29 July 2010.

Recent excavations under the Church of St. Joseph of the Carpenters at the foot of the Capitol hill in Rome appear to confirm the ancient tradition that this was the prison where St. Peter was held before his trial and execution in 67 AD.

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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt" class=MsoNormal>At the end of August, 4 new areas are to be opened up to visitors in Rome’s most famous monument, the Colosseum. </P>

The sixth edition of the seasonal tours in the“Great Little Museums” series in the province of Florence is dedicated to historic villas and gardens.

Experts are hoping to announce a scoop to mark the 400 th centenary of Caravaggios death by identifying his remains, located in a mass grave in the crypt of the cemetery of Porta Ercole (Tuscany).

Hotels in Italy are finally wakening up to the fact that there are a lot of dog owners around who want to take their pets on holiday with them.