Italy Blog

Words and Pictures by Fleur Kinson If you’ve flicked through an Italian newspaper or magazine, you’ll have spotted them.

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Foreign exchange – English words in Italy

Firefighters are hard at work in Sicily trying to save whatever is possible from a fire that started in the natural reserve Canva Grande di Cassibile, in the province of Siracusa. Firefighters are hard at work in Sicily trying to save whatever is possible from a fire that started in the natural reserve Canva Grande di Cassibile, in the province of Siracusa.

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Fires in Sicily destroy large part of nature reserve

Lucca reserves a very special event for ballet lovers this August – a homage to “Ballets Russes” directed by Carla Fracci and with dancers from the Rome Ballet Theatre participating. Lucca reserves a very special event for ballet lovers this August – a homage to “Ballets Russes” directed by Carla Fracci and with dancers from the Rome Ballet Theatre participating. The event will take place in the elegant Villa Olive, a beautiful Renaissance villa in the hills of Lucca.

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"Ballets Russes" directed by Carla Fracci in the hills of Lucca

Firefighters are still battling with fires in Sardinia, and now Sicily, with more than 1500 firefighters and ten water planes involved. Arsonists are suspected to be behind most fires. Firefighters are still battling with fires in Sardinia, and now Sicily, with more than 1500 firefighters and ten water planes involved

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Fires continue in Sardinia – arsonists suspected

Italy’s largest park is perhaps also one of the least-well known – but this summer would be a great time to discover it. Italy’s largest park is perhaps also one of the least-well known – but this summer would be a great time to discover it. The Pollino park, between Basilicata and Calabria, extends over 192 thousand hectars and contains within it 56 towns

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Visit Italy’s largest park – Parco del Pollino

Italian film-makers and actors took to the streets of Rome on Monday to protest the huge cuts that Italy’s cash-strapped government is having to make to relevant arts&culture funds.

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Italy’s film-makers and actors protest against government cuts

Italy has always been known as a country with few problems with alcohol consumption – that situation is, unfortunately, now changing with big city centers like Milano having to introduce bans on consumption and fines for transgressors. Italy has always been known as a country with few problems with alcohol consumption – and that is also reflected in the lack of any laws to control who is allowed to purchase alcoholic drinks.

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Milano places a ban on alcohol consumption for under-16s

Words by Carla Passino Custom Teaser:  Crystalline waters lap and partly cover the ruins of Nora, an ancient Roman town in Southern Sardinia…

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A sea of Roman ruins

Words by Carla Passino The small Ligurian village saw record house values, which are ten times higher than the Italian average and up to 124 times higher than those recorded in Italy’s cheapest locations. Custom Teaser:  The small Ligurian village saw record house values, which are ten times higher than the Italian average and up to 124 times higher than those recorded in Italy’s cheapest locations.

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Portofino tops Italy’s property price rankings

Three nuns, Sister Tavoletta, 56, and two others (unnamed) aged 65 and 78, where rushing to see the Pope at 180kmph (112 mph) when the police pulled them over. The three nuns, Sister Tavoletta, 56, and two others (unnamed) aged 65 and 78, where rushing to see the Pope at 180kmph (112 mph) when the police pulled them over.

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Speeding nuns in a Ford Fiesta fined, refuse to pay