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Barcelona declares war on tourist rentals: stop B&Bs to bring residents back downtown

"Tourism must be at the service of the city, not the city at the service of tourism," which is why "tourist [house] rentals will disappear by 2028." This sentence alone would be enough to restore the political sense of the position of Barcelona's may...
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Florence defends historic center: Tar confirms limits on short-term rentals

This city is not a hotel, one might say, and as of a few hours ago it has had a ruling that puts it in black and white. In Florence, Mayor Sara Funaro spoke of a "historic day," rebuked by Forza Italia, which spoke of "foolish jubilation," but yester...
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Is Pinocchio Park in danger of closure? What's happening in Collodi

Pinocchio's fairy tale is in danger of not having a happy ending. We are talking about the Theme Park about the famous character created by the imagination of Carlo Lorenzini, who in Collodi (hence his pseudonym) since 1956 has honored the memory of...
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Beach tourism bye bye: all the data of the crisis

"Dear friends managers of bathing establishments ... ". Alessandro Gassmann does not mince words and, via Instagram, launches his lunge: "I read that the season is not going well. Maybe you've gone a bit overboard with prices and the country's econom...
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Whose are the crown jewels of the House of Savoy? The whole story of the disputed casket

A treasure chest of jewels of queens and princesses whose dazzling beauty is fabled, works of art by goldsmiths from halfway across Europe, which has been admired only once since 1946. We are talking about the crown jewels of the House of Savoy: some...
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Ten places NOT to visit for the June 2 bridge

Ten places to (not) visit on the June 2 bridge. Or rather: nine places, plus one off the list. Between the serious and the facetious, we try to point out those localities or places of culture that on the day after the long weekend holiday, ideal for ...
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Rude tourism for spring break. And many destinations become unlivable

"Rude tourism": that's how 8 p.m. Tg1 anchor Alessio Zucchini introduced the topic, summing up with an adjective-sentence the cases that marked the May Day holiday. From butt-stabbed tourists at the Colosseum to endless queues on the Amalfi Coast, fr...
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Tour guides, monstrous numbers for national licensing exam: 26,700 applications

A total of 26,700 applications were submitted in four weeks (the deadline was Feb. 27) to take theexamination for the national license to practice as a tourist guide. An average of 953 per day, an astronomical number when one considers that there are...
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