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European Carnivals in February Tourism

European Carnivals in February

According to scholars, the word 'carnival' has two Latin roots - carno ('meat') and vale ('farewell'). This festival has been held since ancient times 40 days before Passion Week and was a kind of…

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Law against Roma Camps Immigration

Law against Roma Camps

The model of a country where part of the population are recent immigrants is distant and incomprehensible for Europe. As Gazeta.Ru notes, in Italy the problem is exacerbated by the lack of experience…

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My Italian Universities Education

My Italian Universities

Many young people in Ukraine sooner or later ask themselves the age-old question: “What is to be done?” This question confronted me after an exhausting “workday” in the field of public education. The…

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La Serenissima Country guide

La Serenissima

Subjective notes of an inspired sinner in purgatory.

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Ukrainian Nurses Are Wanted in Italy Work

Ukrainian Nurses Are Wanted in Italy

The question of whether our medical professional can work in the West in their specialty is among the most pressing. That is precisely why the interview with Signor Aldo BERTOTTO, president of…

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Foreign face of Ukrainian cycling Sport

Foreign face of Ukrainian cycling

The super-multiday race "Giro d'Italia" currently taking place on the roads of Italy has once again reminded us that cycling in Ukraine is one of the most well-off sports in terms of personnel. Nine…

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Letters from Piacenza Everyday life

Letters from Piacenza

These letters were written quite recently by a person who could not have imagined that the second half of their life would be spent so far from their native Kiev - in Italy. Although by today's…

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Ordinary Adventures of Italians in Russia Work

Ordinary Adventures of Italians in Russia

Before Russian migration law, everyone is equal: skilled chefs, professional athletes, and manual laborers from Tajikistan. As the weekly Itogi reports, corrupt officials took advantage of this…

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Law zone

Tourists Banned from Sitting on Spanish Steps

Rome's city hall has issued a decree banning tourists from sitting on the steps of the famous Spanish Steps. The reason is authorities' concern for the preservation of the historic landmark.

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Law zone

Wild Fines for Tourist Sins

Authorities in Italian cities that regularly experience particularly heavy tourist influx have been making every effort over the past few years to instill certain manners in visitors, befitting the…

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Law zone

Had a Coffee in Venice for a Thousand Euros

In Venice, police fined two German tourists 950 euros for using a portable burner to make coffee on the embankment near the Rialto Bridge. This was reported on the official website of the municipal…

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Tourism

Venice 'Tightens the Screws'

The authorities of Venice have banned repeat visits to the famous city for tourists who do not comply with local rules of conduct. One can end up on the blacklist even for committing such a seemingly…

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