Events

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by John Bensalhia | Tue, 12/29/2020 - 02:58
With Covid-19 restrictions still in place, Italian events are still pressing on in the new year – either online of with tight safety precautions in place. John…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Sat, 12/26/2020 - 00:00
[Policeman wearing a face mask in front of Trevi Fountain in Rome during the early days of lockdown.] We will say goodbye to 2020 in an unprecedented way.…
Lifestyle
by John Bensalhia | Tue, 12/01/2020 - 05:09
John Bensalhia experiences a different kind of festive event line-up for 2020... Well, this is a Christmas that's going to be different. With the Covid-19…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/27/2020 - 00:00
As per the latest government emergency decree, Italy is currently divided into three zones according to level of coronavirus risk. This means that each of the…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 11/04/2020 - 04:31
Italy’s prime minister Giuseppe Conte signed a new emergency decree shortly after midnight on November 4. The decree goes into effect on Friday, November 6 and…
Travel
by John Bensalhia | Tue, 11/03/2020 - 04:49
John Bensalhia logs on to a collection of new events for November... With the colder months coming in, the global Covid-19 pandemic remains. With that in mind…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Mon, 10/26/2020 - 05:47
Italy’s government issued yet another emergency decree on October 24, only a few days after two other emergency decrees had been signed, respectively on…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 10/13/2020 - 06:08
Italy’s government issued yet another decree late Monday night aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus. It adds further restrictions to the one that was…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/08/2020 - 05:35
On Wednesday, the Italian government extended the country’s state of emergency until January 31, 2021 and issued a new emergency decree that imposes wearing…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 10/07/2020 - 00:00
After years of delays, controversy and corruption charges, the MOSE project in Venice, designed to protect the city and the lagoon from flooding, was deployed…