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Two bodies have been sighted in the effort to find six missing passengers and crew from the Bayesian, a superyacht that sank in a storm off the Sicilian coast in the early hours of Monday. There were 22 people on board, 10 crew members and 12 passengers. Fifteen were rescued, among them nine of the staff; six are still missing, while the body of the ship's cook was recovered during the first search. Early on Wednesday afternoon, two bodies were found inside the wreck of the sailing ship. Divers reportedly glimpsed them behind furniture and mattresses in one of the cabins on the boat's lower de...
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Venice has trialled an entry fee, Florence has banned new Airbnbs and Rome’s public transport is unbearably crowded. Overtourism is hitting Italy’s cities hard and the result is a stressful experience for those who holiday there. The good news is, for masterful artworks, excellent food and a dynamic cultural scene, you don’t have to stick to the cities. Italy has a non-profit association called ‘I Borghi più belli d’Italia’ (‘The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy’) which safeguards and preserves the heritage of the country’s hamlets. Visitors can use the list of these most beautiful villages to...
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The search for the six missing from the wreck of the sailing ship Bayesian, which sank at dawn on Monday in Porticello off the coast of Sicily resumed on Tuesday. Rescue teams and divers returned to the site of the storm-sunken superyacht to search for six people, including Morgan Stanley chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife and British tech magnate Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, believed to be still trapped in the hull 50 metres (164 feet) underwater. The yacht was carrying 12 passengers and 10 crew members. After a first search on Monday ended unsuccessfully, divers early ...
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Every 15 August, the entire country of Italy seems to be on a break. Across the Mediterranean country, shutters on stores, bars, and restaurants are padlocked and adorned with the orange “closed for holiday” signs. In all neighbourhoods except the ones popular with tourists, you can encounter nothing but the proverbial tumbleweeds. It’s Ferragosto, the hallowed holiday Italians will readily say recalls Roman times — a celebration emperor Augustus bestowed on his people, including slaves, as a reward for a season of hard work in the fields. In Italy today, celebrating Ferragosto by spending the...
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Italy has issued red alert warnings in 22 cities as the country braces itself for an intense heat wave. People are being urged to avoid direct exposure to sunlight during the hottest hours of the day and to stay hydrated. In the Lazio region, which includes the capital Rome, an emergency plan has been launched to tackle the effects of the heatwave on people’s health. It comes as the number of cases of emergency-care treatments for heat-related illnesses increases. This is particularly prominent in the older age groups and, since a large number of citizens in Italy are over 65 years old, it pos...
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In Fiumicino, a stretch of coastline an hour’s drive from Rome, beach concessions and the lack of a national law regulating them are the main — if not only — talking points. Beach club operators, known in Italy as lidos, range from businesses renting out sunbeds and umbrellas to those running beachfront restaurants and bars. Under EU competition rules — known as the Bolkestein Directive, agreed in 2006 — licenses for beach clubs will be up for tender from January 2026, a move that threatens tradition where lidos have been run and passed down by the same family for generations. The Italian gove...
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An act of vandalism has recoloured the skin of Italian national team volleyball player Paola Egonu on the work of masked street artist Laika, which appeared in Rome between the night of 11 and 12 August. Enogu was elected best player of the Olympic tournament in Paris, and was born in Cittadella, in the province of Padua, to parents of Nigerian nationality. The mural entitled 'Italianità', which appeared in front of the Rome headquarters of CONI, the Italian National Olympic Committee, was defaced with pink spray paint on the Italian champion's skin. Also bleached was the message on the ball. ...
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Germany is expecting to see its hottest day of the year on Tuesday with temperatures forecast to reach almost 40C. It is likely to feel a lot hotter than that as high humidity makes it hard to keep cool and adds to the potential discomfort. Even at night, some areas are not expected to drop below 20C bringing what are known as tropical nights. The German Weather Service (DWD) measured the country’s highest temperatures this year on Monday at 35.7C in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate. As the heat spreads northeastwards temperatures of 37C are expected in some parts of the country ...
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Europe is currently struggling with extreme heat, with some regions experiencing unprecedented temperatures. Italy is expected to face its hottest weekend of the year, while France has issued warnings as a heatwave sweeps through its southern regions. Meteorologists are pointing to human-induced climate change as the primary driver behind these extreme temperatures. Italy faces hottest weekend of the year so far as temperatures set to exceed 40CLorenzo Tedici, a meteorologist at the weather forecast site ‘Il Meteo,’ highlighted the role of fossil fuel consumption in warming the planet since 18...
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In early July, the southern Italian town of Scorrano is transformed into a kaleidoscopic light display. To celebrate the patron saint Santa Domenica, giant architectural structures studded with lightbulbs known as luminarie are erected. There are castellated entrance gates, arched tunnels, rose windows and domes decorated in multicoloured lights so the surfaces almost look like stained glass. Across southern Italy, in the regions of Molise, Puglia, Calabria, Campania, Basilicata and Sicilia, these dazzling constructions appear for saints day festivals and Christmas celebrations. Earlier this y...
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