Tag: Italy

Union Minister of State for Tourism & Culture (I/c) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel participated in G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting held in Italy on 4th May 2021. The Minister congratulated Mr Massimo Garavaglia, Minister of Tourism, and Government of Italy for holding G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting in these difficult times and also thanked him for bringing together the member States for a dialogue to collaborate in protecting tourism businesses, jobs and taking initiatives to frame policy guidelines to support the sustainable and resilient recovery of travel and tourism. Minister for Tourism and Culture, Shri Patel said that tourism has been the ... Read more

Want a house that beats heritage and history for 90 rupees in Italy too? The thing is true. In the village of Castiglion de Cecilia, 900 abandoned houses can be bought at a low price. This Dream Homes is located on the slopes of Mount Etna near Catania, the main city in Sicily. For a long time, the people of the village left their homes and migrated to the big cities. Mayor Antonino Comrade said the plan was to bring people back to their homes and activate the village. ‘We have a great tradition of history and architecture. It must ... Read more

500-year-old painting titled ‘Salvator Mundi’ from the school of Leonardo da Vinci, which was stolen from a museum collection in the Basilica di San Domenico Maggiore and was discovered by police in Naples, Italy. The painting, stolen from a Naples’ church museum, has been discovered in an apartment on the outskirts of the southern Italian city, police said on Tuesday. Surprisingly the staff at the San Domenico Maggiore museum were not even aware that the portrait of Christ, believed to have been painted by a student of Leonardo da Vinci, was missing. Police said a tip-off led them to the ... Read more

In Assisi, they are using medical syringes these days but it has got nothing to do with the ongoing pandemic situation. Restorers are using them to save priceless 700-year-old frescoes by Giotto. They are almost finished with a year-long project to clean and consolidate the frescoes in the Chapel of the Magdalene in the lower basilica of St. Francis that houses the tomb of the 13th-century saint. Many years ago, during a periodic check of the frescoes, chief restorer Sergio Fusetti heard hollow sounds when he knocked on them, which indicated that the plaster holding them was gradually detaching from ... Read more

Kenya Airways plans to launch flights from Nairobi to Rome, Italy and Geneva, Switzerland on its Boeing 787 Dream-liner four times a week starting in June this year. Kenya Airways previously operated to Rome and with the resumption of flights plus the addition of Geneva; this will bring the destinations Kenya Airways serves in Europe to 5. With this route, Kenya Airways will offer excellent connections from these two cities to its 43 destinations in Africa for business, diplomatic missions, and tourism. “The addition of flights to Rome and Geneva will be welcomed by both our leisure and business customers. ... Read more

Matera is a historical destination, which is not much popular among tourists in Italy. It is a city on a rocky outcrop in the region of Basilicata, in southern Italy. It includes the Sassi area, a complex of cave dwellings carved into the mountainside. Claimed as the third-oldest continually inhabited settlement in the world (after Aleppo and Jericho), the southern Italian city has been home to someone for at least 9000 years. Matera Town In 1950, the impoverished city was declared the “shame of Italy” by the country’s prime minister of the day, a pronouncement that culminated in the eviction ... Read more

Venice The local government in Venice is planning to charge day-trippers for access to the city’s historic center, as a way to help defray the considerable costs of maintaining the popular tourist destination. It is as per the new budget law of Italy. Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro has tweeted on Sunday that the new ‘visitors tax’ would allow them to manage the city better and to keep it clean.  “It will allow Venetians to live with more decorum,” he added. The City Council will be responsible for setting the charge and determining the collection method. The mayor’s office said it ... Read more

Here are some smartest ways to see exciting places (affordable hotels, bargain restaurants), and some money-saving ways to visit otherwise expensive locations in 2019. The money-saving, exciting list of places was curated by Laura Begley Bloom for The Forbes. This list of 10 inexpensive places in hand, you’ll be able to travel for less. New Orleans Red trolley streetcar on rail in New Orleans French Quarter Located along the Mississippi River, New Orleans is a mojor port and is world-renowned for its distinct music, Creole cuisine, unique dialect, and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The historic heart ... Read more

The Italian Embassy in Bahrain has opened a new visa application centre in Manama in partnership with VFS Global on Tuesday. (09 October, 2018). In a joint statement, VFS Global and the Embassy said the new centre will provide greater seamlessness to visa application processing and residents in Bahrain need not submit their Schengen visa applications at the Embassy. “We are very pleased to start a new chapter of cooperation with VFS Global, providing a state-of-the-art service in collecting applications for short-stay Visas for travel to Italy and Malta as their main destinations in the Schengen area. We are confident ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: Reuters A flash flood has killed at least 10 hikers in southern Italy on Monday when they were hurled over rocks by a raging white-water creek in a deep mountain gorge, a popular aquatic trekking spot. Eighteen people were rescued and six of those were injured in the flash rush of water in the Calabria region. There were at least 36 hikers in two organised groups inside the seven and a half mile long gorge. The number of missing trekkers are still unclear. The nationalities of the dead and injured were not immediately known, but most tourists and trekkers ... Read more

Italy's capital, Rome, is well known for its rich cultural and historical sites, including the Colosseum and the Pantheon. It boasts top restaurants specializing in the world's most popular cuisines. It has a vibrant nightlife, and picturesque piazzas. However, Rome has got just 16th rank in the world’s most visited city as per the Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index. According to the report, Rome attracts 7.1 million tourists every year, less than other 15 countries. Bangkok is the top-ranked destination with 21.5 million tourists, which is three times more than the tourists who travel to Rome every year. Dubai, in ... Read more

Good news for people of Controguerra in Italy. A new hotel – Idea 18 Boutique- is opening at Controguerra, in the hills between Abruzzo and Le Marche, 15 kilometres  away from Adriatic Riviera. The hotel covers a total area of 1,350 square meters surrounded by 3 hectares of greenery: one for the garden, two for the park. It features five suites, the dining room and various relaxation spaces: the structure is surrounded by green scenery, a pool, barbecue area and vegetable garden. The pool is located at the entrance of the structure. One of the short sides of the pool ... Read more

Italy has launched a new digital platform named ‘Trame d’Italia’ as a move to promote lesser-known destinations in the country. The digital platform which was officially unveiled at a conference conducted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism will gift the travellers an enticing experience of the regions which are rich in culture, history and culinary traditions, yet undiscovered and unexplored. The platform offers three routes as of now: Northern Monferrato-Piedmont’s vineyard landscape named World Heritage Site by the UNESCO, the historic territory of Lunigiana between Liguria and Tuscany regions, and the Brianza in northwest Lombardy. The routes soon to ... Read more

യാത്ര ചെയ്യാന്‍ ആര്‍ക്കാണ് താത്പര്യമില്ലാത്തത്. മിക്ക യാത്രകള്‍ക്കും വില്ലനാവുന്നത് പണമാണ്. യാത്രയ്ക്കായി നീക്കിവെയ്ക്കുന്ന പണം കൊണ്ടാണ് മിക്കവരും യാത്ര ചെയ്യുന്നത്. എന്നാല്‍ യാത്ര കഴിഞ്ഞ് തിരികെയെത്തുമ്പോഴോ പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചതിലും കൂടുതല്‍ പണം ചിവലായിട്ടുണ്ടായിരിക്കും.എങ്കിലിതാ സഞ്ചാരികള്‍ക്കൊരു സന്തോഷ വാര്‍ത്ത കുറഞ്ഞ ചിലവില്‍ മനോഹരമായ കാഴ്ചകള്‍ കണ്ട് മടങ്ങിയെത്താന്‍ സാധിക്കുന്ന അഞ്ച് രാജ്യങ്ങള്‍ ഇതാ.. ഇറാന്‍ മധ്യേഷ്യന്‍ യാത്രകള്‍ പൊതുവേ ചിലവ് കുറഞ്ഞവയാണ്. കൈയ്യിലൊതുങ്ങുന്ന തുക മതിയാകും രാജ്യം സന്ദര്‍ശിച്ച് മടങ്ങാന്‍. മികച്ച ഭക്ഷണം, നല്ല താമസം കുറഞ്ഞ നിരക്കില്‍ ഇറാനില്‍ ലഭ്യമാകും. അത്യാഡംബര ഹോട്ടലുകളില്‍ പോലും പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നതിലും ചിവല് കുറവെന്നതാണ് ഇറാന്‍ സന്ദര്‍ശനത്തിലെ പ്രധാന നേട്ടം. സ്‌പെയിന്‍ ചെലവിന്റെ കാര്യത്തില്‍ യൂറോപ്യന്‍ രാജ്യങ്ങള്‍ വളരെ മുമ്പിലാണെങ്കിലും അതിനൊരപവാദമാണ് സ്‌പെയിന്‍. ഭക്ഷണത്തിനും താമസത്തിനുമെല്ലാം ചെലവ് വളരെ കുറവുള്ള ഒരു രാജ്യമാണിത്. കൂടാതെ മനോഹരമായ കാഴ്ചകളും ഈ രാജ്യത്തെ സഞ്ചാരികളുടെ ഇഷ്ടതാവളമാക്കി മാറ്റുന്നു. വയറു നിറയെ ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കാന്‍ 10 – 15 ഡോളര്‍ മാത്രമാണ് സ്‌പെയിനിലെ ... Read more

തിക്കും തിരക്കുമായി വീര്‍പ്പുമുട്ടുകയാണ് ലോകത്തെ പല വിനോദസഞ്ചാര കേന്ദ്രങ്ങളും. സഞ്ചാരികള്‍ പെരുകിയതോടെ ഇവയില്‍ ചിലത് അടച്ചിടാന്‍ ഭരണാധികാരികള്‍ തീരുമാനിച്ചു.   അങ്ങനെ  ആളുകള്‍ വിശ്രമിക്കാനെത്തുന്ന   വിനോദ സഞ്ചാര കേന്ദ്രങ്ങള്‍ക്കും  വിശ്രമം  മായാ ബീച്ച് മായാകടലോരം മായിക നിദ്രയിലേക്ക് ഒരു സിനിമയിലെ മുഖ്യ സ്ഥലമായിരുന്നു തായ്ലാണ്ടിലെ മായാ ബീച്ച്. ലിയാനാര്‍ഡോ കാപ്രിയോ അഭിനയിച്ച ദി ബീച്ച് എന്ന സിനിമയായിരുന്നു അത്. ഇതോടെ ഇവിടേക്ക് സഞ്ചാരികളുടെ കുത്തൊഴുക്കായി. ദിനം പ്രതി അയ്യായിരത്തിലേറെ സന്ദര്‍ശകര്‍ എത്തിയതോടെ ബീച്ചില്‍ ബോട്ടുകളുടെ എണ്ണവും കൂടി. തലങ്ങും വിലങ്ങും പാഞ്ഞ ബോട്ടുകള്‍ കടലിലെ പവിഴപ്പുറ്റുകള്‍ക്ക് കടുത്ത ഭീഷണിയായി. ഇതോടെ അധികൃതര്‍ ഉണര്‍ന്നു. ജൂണ്‍ മുതല്‍ സെപ്തംബര്‍ വരെ നാല് മാസം കടലോരം അടച്ചിടാനാണ് തീരുമാനം. നാലു മാസത്തിനു ശേഷം ബീച്ച് തുറന്നാലും ചില നിയന്ത്രണം തുടരും. ദിവസം രണ്ടായിരം സന്ദര്‍ശകരില്‍ അധികം അനുവദിക്കില്ല എന്നതാണ് ഇതിലൊന്ന്. ബോട്ടുകളുടെ സഞ്ചാരവും നിയന്ത്രിക്കും. സിന്‍ക്വെ ടെറെ വര്‍ണക്കുന്നില്‍ എണ്ണം കുറയ്ക്കും ഇറ്റലിയിലെ കടലോര നഗരമായ ... Read more