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Despite a slight drop in tourist arrivals, due to the international financial crisis, Rome has maintained its position as a world leader in the tourism field. 2009 

The well-known seaside resort of Senigallia (Marche) announces a European exclusive performance by the Saint Louis rock and roll veteran Chuck Berry. Chuck,

 

The Consorzio Costa Vesuvio, founded in 2007 to promote the territory around Campanias celebrated volcano, has launched the new Costa del Vesuvio Express service,

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>