Transport Secretary Grant Shapps yesterday announced in a statement on Twitter that Italy, Vatican City and the microstate of San Marino would be losing their ‘air bridge’ status from this Sunday October 18 at 4am, leaving just four restriction-free destinations for British holidaymakers: Germany, Gibraltar, Greece and Sweden. Even then, several of these […]
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It had been a glorious stretch of ottobrate romane. This romanism – one of my favorites – traces its origins back centuries to when Romans would head to the countryside surrounding the city during the October grape harvest to indulge in baccanalian festivities of wine and food, song and dance. Today, […]
Rocco Forte Hotels has responded to the continuing confusion surrounding testing for travellers from the UK by launching its own innovative ‘Fit to Travel’ partnership service. The group, which operates luxury properties in locations including Sicily, Rome, Florence and Puglia, has partnered with Blue Horizon, which will arrange for self-test kits […]
tuscany – Getty Holidays to Italy and mainland Greece could be at risk in the Government’s next quarantine review as infection rates rise across Europe. Both countries have seen their seven-day case rates top 20 per 100,000 people, the threshold at which the UK Government considers imposing quarantine – Italy […]
ROME — Italy’s day-to-day new case numbers dropped for a second straight day, but so did the number of swab tests performed to detect coronavirus infections. According to Health Ministry figures on Monday, 320 coronavirus cases were registered since the previous day, and 30,666 swab tests were carried out at […]
Click here to read the full article. A crown jewel of bohemian glamour since 1965, Hotel Il Pellicano is the Italian hideaway that bygone-era dreams are made of. Creative director and architect Marie-Louise Scio is responsible for keeping the dream alive, overseeing every detail of her parents’ legendary property on […]
My first trip to Maranello was on one of the hottest days in modern Italian history. I was playing around with the yet-to-be-unveiled 488, driving it on Ferrari’s walled-off test track under a thick veil of secrecy. In my long career as a journalist and writer, it remains one of […]
Italians will not be able to attend midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, with top health officials cracking down on any conditions that could lead to a potential resurgence in coronavirus cases — a step that Catholic clergy has supported. Italy managed to reduce a fall resurgence of cases but is currently suffering […]
This prestigious property for sale is geographically positioned near Poppi’s historic center, one of the most attractive places of the whole Casentino, Tuscany.The property, formerly an old farm estate, recently subject to a total renovation, led by the current owners, has been transformed into a luxury real estate complex.It is […]
MILAN — With the coronavirus spiking again across the country, consumer consumption is falling once again following the summer holidays. According to research conducted by Confimprese in collaboration with EY, September sales of fashion, beauty and interior design products, as well as those of restaurants, bars and cultural institutions, dropped […]