News about Italy

For the first time, Moldova officially participates in the Venice Biennale, one of the most prestigious and influential events in the world of contemporary art. This was announced by Minister of Culture Cristian Jardan, who is in Venice.

All national teams participating in the FIFA World Cup to be held in June-July have been decided. Bosnia and Herzegovina, DR Congo, Iran, Turkey, Czech Republic and Sweden earned the last six tickets. Italy was once again left out of the qualifiers. The failure of Squadra Azzurra is even more crushing because they failed to qualify for the Mundial with more quotas – 48 national teams will play in the USA, Mexico and Canada instead of 32 as before.

A daring robbery has taken place in Italy, targeting works by world-famous artists. Unknown persons stole paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse from a museum near Parma. The total value of the stolen works is estimated at about 9 million euros.

Moldovan judokas Vladimir Iacomi and Ivan Rotasniuc became medalists of the European Judo Cup among juniors (U-21), held in Portimão (Portugal), reports Logos Press.

The closing ceremony of the 14th Winter Paralympic Games was held at the Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio in Cortina d’Ampezzo, a place located in the Dolomite Alps in northern Italy, Logos Press reported.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has no intention of postponing the 14th Winter Paralympic Games, which are scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in northern Italy from March 6 to 15, Logos Press reported.

The closing ceremony of the XXV Winter Olympic Games, which lasted 17 days, was held in the ancient amphitheater in Verona, Italy, Logos Press reported.

“European Best Destinations” has released the results of a ranking of European travel destinations based on a survey of 1.3 million respondents from 154 countries, according to Logos Press.

The closing ceremony of the XXV Winter Olympic Games will be held at the arena in Verona, Italy, built on the site of an ancient Roman amphitheater, Logos Press reports.

This summer, you can see the legendary Palio in Siena in an especially spectacular way – by traveling there on Italy’s first luxury train, La Dolce Vita Orient Express, according to Logos Press.

New rules aimed at limiting tourist traffic have been introduced on the Italian island of Capri in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Logos Press reports.