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Too many tourists? Crowds offer an opportunity for Italy’s south

May 18, 202587 Views

Parish rooms turned into B&B in impoverished Palermo district Tourism brings benefits but requires strategy, councillor says Most residents happy with revenues, but some complain Operators say visitors improved city after mafia war In a rundown neighbourhood of Sicily's capital Palermo, a whitewashed old farmhouse that accommodates pilgrims now offers two rooms to tourists for bed and breakfast after a renovation. As foreign visitors flock to Sicily, last year Brother Mauro Billetta, head of the parish in the Danisinni neighbourhood, decided that revenue from B&B guests could help lift the area out of decades of neglect. Two months ago he also opened a cafe at the farmhouse, overlooking the vegetable garden. Tourists walk along Maqueda street, in Palermo, Ita...

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Inaugural Anantara Concorso Roma rescheduled to 16-19 April next year

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May 9, 2025112 Views

The inaugural Anantara Concorso Roma will take place between 16 and 19 April 2026. The dates were announced following the launch event’s postponement last month, out of respect for the passing of Pope Francis and the related events taking place in Rome. Planning is already well underway for Anantara Concorso Roma 2026, with dates confirmed and venues being finalised. The event will take place in Rome in the springtime and will celebrate la dolce vita and all things Italian, including hospitality, cuisine and style. UBS has confirmed its participation and support for the event as presenting partner. To date, all the other partners have also expressed their continued support. From the outset, the vision for the inaugural Anantara Concorso Roma was to invite the world’s foremost...

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Venice expands day-tripper tax in bid to combat overtourism

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April 19, 2025139 Views

Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting Friday, a measure aimed at combating the kind of overtourism that put the city’s UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status at risk. A UNESCO body decided against putting Venice on its list of cultural heritage sites deemed in danger after the tax was announced. But opponents of the day-tripper fee say it has done nothing to discourage tourists from visiting Venice even on high-traffic days. Tourists walk in Venice, Italy, Friday, April 18, 2025, Venice on Friday launches for a second year a pilot program to charge day-trippers an entrance fee. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Here’s a look at Venice’s battle with overtourism by the numbers: 5-10 euros (about $6-$11) The fee charged to...

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Rome as local: Best Carciofi alla romana and cycling along the Tiber

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February 19, 2025195 Views

I grew up in the shadow of the volcano of Etna in Sicily, crossing the entire Italian peninsula to land in the financial capital of Milan just in time to join the fledgling Italian News Service in 1989. A year later, I moved my few belongings to the Eternal City. I met my partner and raised two boys in the square mile that contains the Reuters bureau - where I am now bureau chief - my home, and the monumental gardens of Villa Borghese. I am not sure how many of the events that have unfolded in Rome over the past 35 years will make it into the history books. Certainly, the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, the first pontiff to do so in six centuries, will be one. Perhaps the 2022 appointment of Italy's first female prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, will be another. But for t...

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Ancient Pompeii excavation uncovers lavish private bath complex

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January 18, 2025178 Views

Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said on Friday. The baths, featuring hot, warm and cold rooms, could host up to 30 guests, allowing them to relax before heading into an adjacent, black-walled banquet hall, decorated with scenes from Greek mythology. The private thermal baths complex discovered by archaeologists in a villa of the ancient city of Pompeii is seen, in Pompeii, Italy, in this undated handout picture released on January 17, 2025. Pompeii Archeological Park/Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism/Handout via REUTERS The pleasure complex lies inside a grand residence that has been uncovered ov...

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Minor Hotels to debut in the heart of the Alps

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January 2, 2025241 Views

Alagna Mirtillo Rosso marks the entry of NH Collection Hotels & Resorts in Italy’s mountain hotel segment Minor Hotels Europe & Americas has announced the upcoming addition of NH Collection Alagna Mirtillo Rosso to the portfolio of the upper-upscale NH Collection Hotels & Resorts brand in Italy. Located in the heart of the Pennine Alps, the four-star property will undergo a renovation process and officially open its doors under the new brand in March 2025. NH Collection Alagna Mirtillo Rosso, located in the town of Alagna Valsesia, at the foot of Monte Rosa, caters to all travellers but is ideal for families and perfect for ski lovers. The hotel is just a few minutes from the Alagna, a cable car, which takes visitors to the Monte Rosa Ski ski hotel, an area that links ...

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Medieval secret passage used by dukes and lords reopens for public in Florence

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December 25, 2024248 Views

For centuries, Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor was only accessible to dukes and lords. Now, the raised passageway that connects the city’s Uffizi Galleries to the former residence of the powerful Medici family, has reopened to the public after an eight-year restoration project. The corridor, named after the Renaissance architect and biographer Giorgio Vasari, who designed it, is some 750 meters (820 yards) long. It stretches from the Uffizi Museums to the imposing Palazzo Pitti, passing over Ponte Vecchio above the tiny historic jewelry boutiques that cross the Arno river. The corridor was built by Florence’s powerful Medici family to allow them to move secretly and safely from one part of the historic Italian city to another. “It’s a reopening that allows us to conne...

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Rome’s Trevi Fountain restored in time for Jubilee year

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December 25, 2024254 Views

A restored Trevi Fountain was unveiled on Sunday after more than two months of cleaning and restoration, part of Rome's preparations for the 2025 Roman Catholic Holy Year. The work, for which the city of Rome set a 327,000 euro budget, included removing dirt, pollution, iron oxide and limescale from the 18th century monument, one of the best known of Rome's many tourist attractions. A view shows the Trevi Fountain on the day it reopens to the public after maintenance work, in Rome, Italy, December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nardi During that time, the fountain had been drained but visitors were able to view it from a temporary footbridge. To avoid a return of the big crowds that customarily engulfed the small square housing the fountain, Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said visitors ...

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Pope’s big Holy Year only aggravates Rome’s overtourism crisis

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December 22, 2024275 Views

When Pope Francis left the Vatican earlier this month for his traditional Christmastime outing downtown, he acknowledged what many Romans have been complaining about for months: That his big plans for a Holy Year had turned their city into a giant construction pit, with traffic-clogging roadworks tearing up major thoroughfares, scaffolding covering prized monuments and short-term rentals gobbling up apartment blocks. Francis urged Romans to pray for their mayor — “He has a lot to do” — but to nevertheless welcome the upcoming Jubilee as a time of spiritual repair and renewal. “These worksites are fine, but beware: Don’t forget the worksites of the soul!” Francis said. When he formally opens the Holy Year next week, Francis will launch a dizzying 12-month calendar of events that ...

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All roads lead to Rome: Ball starts rolling for the Anantara Concorso Roma

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December 15, 2024302 Views

Anantara Concorso Roma, the new collector car spectacle by Anantara Hotels & Resorts, is gearing up for its glamourous debut on 24-27 April 2025. This exclusive event, which is sponsored by UBS, will take place in the heart of Rome and is now open for registration. The organisers are inviting car owners from around the world to submit a car for application in the hope of gaining one of the limited display places in the Concorso. Car enthusiasts are also welcome to join the party without a car, and join in the packed weekend programme celebrating the best of Italian hospitality, cuisine and craftsmanship. There is a selection of VIP hospitality packages to choose from, each offering privileged experiences at the event and in the historic capital. The top-of-the-range Romul...