Rome Colosseum Visitors to Finally Get Gladiators' View With Hi-Tech Ampitheater Floor
The Roman Colosseum is to get a hi-tech floor for its amphitheater by 2023, providing visitors with a new perspective.
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Italy Bans Cruise Ships from Entering Historic Venice City Center
Announced on Wednesday by the Italian Cultural Minister, cruise liners will no longer be able to enter the Giudecca Canal in Venice's center.
Viewed Through Venetian Glass: Old Art Form Captures Modern Global Challenges in Stunning Exhibition
Even in a pandemic, Glasstress, an exhibition that pairs centuries-old Italian glassmaking with modern art, debuts in Boca Raton, Florida.
From City to Countryside, Study Suggests Wisdom Can Protect Against Loneliness
Researchers in California and Italy teamed up and found there was a significant correlation between wisdom and not being lonely.
Following Earthquake Damage, Famous Pompeii Museum Finally Reopens After 40 Years
Pompeii Antiquarium museum opens with new exhibits, after it had been closed since since an earthquake hit Naples in 1980.
Embryos Created at Christmas Are Viable-Raising Hopes For the 2 Remaining Northern White Rhinos
More fertilized eggs from the northern white rhino subspecies are collected and frozen. Hope begins to grow that the animals could be saved.
Formerly Vacant Lot in Milan Wins 'Reinventing Cities' Contest With Vineyard Atop Building With Public Sidewalk
The VITAE project featuring a wrap around vineyard and outdoor walkway on via Serio, Milan won the Reinventing Cities Contest.
Italy to Build a Theme Park For Foodies in Bologna
With Italy in the deepest, longest recession since World War II, the nation is turning to its reputation among gourmet chefs and building a tourist mecca for foodies. The Eataly chain of food emporiums announced in February a new plan to help rescue the economy: Fico Eataly World, a theme park devoted entirely to food and wine.
They've Designed a Livable Pontoon Boat Inspired by a Volkswagen Bus
Ever-conscious of classic styles, an Italian design firm have used some of the most iconic cars to make boat hulls.
One Man Set Out to Make the Perfect Pasta Shape, And it's So Popular That Orders are Backed Up for Months
Dan Pashman wanted to make the perfect pasta shell, and over 3 years of work perfected the "Cascatelli" which is now an internet sensation.
You Could Win a Free Trip to Italy by Posting a Photo With #Salami Hashtags
Galileo Foods welcomes salami fans to enter for a chance to win a unique culinary trip for two to Marche, a seaside region of Italy.
Italy is Protecting its Giant Trees Forever - Monumental Trees that Can Live for Centuries
Carrying legends, birds, and injuries, the biggest oldest trees in Italy get put on the national register of monumental trees.
A Town Near Rome is Selling Old Homes for $1, a Trend Across Italy in Many Beautiful Villages
The €1.00 House Project in Italy has 44 beautiful old country towns offering houses for one euro to anyone who will renovate them.
A Sorceress' Toolkit Has Been Discovered in the Ashes of Pompeii
A trove of small objects was found recently in Pompeii, thought to belong to a kind of poor sorceress for use in fertility and luck rituals.
World's First Underwater Vegetable Garden Reopens Growing Lettuce and Basil in Perfect Temperature
Off the Liguria coast in Italy, 6 floating pods crow basil, lettuce, and other vegetables as the worlds first underwater garden.
Italian Dogs Trained as Lifeguards Save 20 Lives Every Year - With New Teams Headed to Germany and US
Meet the canine lifeguards of Italy. These well-trained rescue dogs from SICS go out in the ocean to save people at risk.
Piece of Ancient Graffiti Reveals New Clues About the Day Pompeii Was Destroyed
The estimated date of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius has been pushed back based on new discoveries in the ever-intriguing site of Pompeii.
The US Army Replaced a Cake it Stole From Italian Girl in 1945
The Pentagon found room in their budget to include a birthday cake to replace one GIs had stolen from a young Italian girl in 1945.
Ukrainian Refugees Find Comfort in Italy From Unlikely Source - A Bunch of Lawyers
People don't usually associate lawyers with working for free, but a group of lawyers in Varese, Lombardy, are doing just that.
Robotic Dog Designed in Boston Patrols the Ruins of Pompeii to Help Preserve Relics
SPOT the robotic scouting dog will investigate illegal tunnels, and check for structural and safety issues where humans cannot go.
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