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Venice records surge in high tides

Venice records surge in high tides

With 15 high tides in just nine days, ten of which exceeded 110 centimetres, the city has reached what the director of the Venice Tides Centre, Alvise Papa, described on Friday as “a record for the period”. Ten of the tides were high enough to trigger the MOSE flood barrier

Violent storms trigger landslide on Amalfi Coast

Violent storms trigger landslide on Amalfi Coast

A landslide struck the Amalfi Coast on Friday as central and southern Italy continued to be battered by violent rainstorms. The slide severed the main coastal road between Vietri sul Mare and Cetara, prompting a local mayor to close schools as a precaution. The weather disruption that hit Sicily also

€60m plan begins with Giotto’s Bell Tower restoration

€60m plan begins with Giotto’s Bell Tower restoration

A major restoration of Giotto’s Bell Tower will begin on 9 March as part of a €60 million investment programme for Florence’s cathedral complex, the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore announced. The project marks the first complete restoration of the 14th-century campanile, which stands beside the Cathedral

Rome tram services replaced by free buses until December

Rome tram services replaced by free buses until December

Rome will suspend all tram services from Monday 6 October, replacing them with free shuttle buses until 7 December. The temporary change comes as part of major works on the Tangenziale Est ring road. The maintenance, carried out by infrastructure company Anas, will block tram power lines and disrupt traffic