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The population of Venice's historic centre has fallen below 50,000 for the first time, the city council said Thursday. As of yesterday, August 11, the number of residents in the centre of the iconic lagoon city, including the Giudecca island, was 49,997. On Monday the resident population count was 50,011. The de-population of Venice's centre has be...

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Cortina d’Ampezzo queen of the Italian mountains in the summer of 2022, followed by Courmayeur and Madonna di Campiglio. The podium of the Alpine and Apennine peaks most appreciated by Italian and foreign tourists, elaborated by the research company on tourism JFC, does not seem to hold great surprises. The real novelty detected by JFC in its ranki...

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There are 1,970 pipes, 50 “speaking” stops, 34 pipe “ranks” and even 12 tiny bells, but the 3D musical jigsaw puzzle being pieced together by a team of Italian craftsmen inside Notre Dame Seminary Chapel will coalesce in a pipe organ that both honors the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ French heritage and produces a resonant sound matched to the chapel...

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Since 2009, when the Prosecco world found its new formula, with the establishment of the Prosecco Doc, the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Docg and the Colli Asolani Prosecco or Asolo Prosecco Docg (as per the decree of July 17, 2009), the large Veneto territory, enlarged to Friuli Venezia Giulia to include the hamlet of Prosecco in the municipal...

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We missed the turnoff, above which was a sign of young Ernest Hemingway in an immaculate Italian military uniform. My toddler son and I, having just arrived for an early-morning walk in Fossalta di Piave, a town in northern Italy north of Venice, doubled-back. Down an unpaved road to a stretch of the Piave, a river in which we had both bathed and f...

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That Venice is in peril is indisputable. That it is ultimately saveable is up for discussion. Now, one company thinks they can make a difference to the floating, sinking city -- with "flying" boats. Swedish company Candela thinks that its electric boats can help fight "moto ondoso" -- the damaging phenomenon of waves bashing against the buildings a...

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For Col. Matthew Gomlak, pausing to highlight the achievements of garrison employees and local community members is a pleasure of the job. Gomlak, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Italy, took part in a July 28 awards ceremony where he applauded more than 60 Soldiers, civilians and Italian carabinieri for their service to the community. “One of my fa...

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Five Italian films will be in the running for the Golden Lion at the 79th Venice Film Festival, which runs from August 31 to September 10, organizers said Tuesday. They are Il Signore delle Formiche (The Lord of the Ants) by Gianni Amelio, Bone and All by Luca Guadagnino, Chiara by Susanna Nicchiarelli, Monica by Andrea Pallaoro and Emanuele Criale...

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Despite the crowds, despite the overhyping, and despite the high prices for even the most modest hotels, Venice…is still Venice. It remains one of the most intoxicatingly beautiful and unique places on the planet — and certainly within Europe. Part of its appeal is that it’s not the easiest place to get to or get around in, and almost every mode of...

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While researching Comacchio, the features I kept coming across were waterways, an utterly unique bridge, and dozens of recipes for Anguilla anguilla, better known to us as eel. If that last part doesn’t seem that appetizing, don’t wriggle away just yet. There is a whole lot more there worth seeing (and eating). To be quite honest, I knew little abo...

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