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Single-use plastic is prohibited from the beaches, parks and protected areas of Tuscany. But many still don’t know. This is why Tuscany Region run for cover with an awareness campaign that communicates good green practices, from recycling to good education to protect the environment and reduce the consumption of polluting materials.
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On June 12, 2021 Doodle by Google celebrated the 99th birthday of Italian professor, activist, author, and astrophysicist Margherita “The Lady of the Stars” Hack
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Most part of Italy are set to be classed as low COVID-19 risk white zone since June 14, 2021.
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From Monday June 7 the curfew will be at midnight in all Italy, as decided by the Italian government.
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From June 1, 2021, in restaurants throughout Italy you can finally have lunch and dinner, not only in the outdoor spaces but also indoor. It is also possible to eat at tables without a limited number of people.
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The Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence will be exceptionally open on Wednesday June 2, 2021, for the Republic Day. The entrance to the museum will be from 9 am to 6.45 pm
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The 2021 Opera Festival will open at the Verona Arena on June 19, 2021, with a concert version of Aida conducted by Riccardo Muti. The season will feature the operas, dates and stellar casts originally scheduled.
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A Van Gogh multimedia exhibit will open in Florence next summer to redefine a traditional museum experience by projecting high-definition images of Vincent Van Gogh’s masterpieces in larger-than-life scale.
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Premier Mario Draghi decided to push back the virus-containing curfew from 10 to 11 pm since May 19, pushing it further back to midnight from June 7, and ending it completely from June 21. “We want to take gradual measures in order to understand the effect on contagions”, Draghi said.
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At the Florence Santa Maria Novella station anyone can do a rapid covid test, without any cost, reservation or medical prescription thanks the Italian Red Cross. The same initiative is carried out in the railway stations of seven other Italian cities.
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