The share of people speaking mainly dialect has dropped from 32% in 1988 to 9.6% in 2024, according to Italy’s national statistics office.
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Tag: Dante Alighieri
Green Graffiti Appear in Florence to Promote Respectful Tourism
New eco-friendly street art campaign encourages residents and visitors to discover — and care for — the real Florence.
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Rare Pages from Dante’s Divine Comedy Discovered in Italy
Two authentic pages from the first printed edition of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy have come to light.
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Dante’s footsteps from Florence to Ravenna by train
On June 6 will be the inauguration of ‘Dante’s Train’. The train will take visitors from Florence to Ravenna with stops in Borgo San Lorenzo and Marradi in Tuscany as well as Brisighella and Faenza in Emilia Romagna in the “tracks” of the well-known poet.
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Dante Alighieri exhibit to show in Florence
An exhibition commemorating the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri will be on view in the poet’s native city of Florence from December 14 to 30, 2015.
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Dante’s 750th anniversary at the Malta Library
The Maltese national library and the Italian Culture Institute in La Valletta have united to celebrate together the 750th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s birth with a bibliographic exhibition.
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Bronzino portrait of Dante at Uffizi Gallery
World is celebrating Dante Alighieri’s 750th anniversary birth and a Bronzino portrait of the Italian poet goes on display at Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.
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Senate to mark 750th anniversary of Dante’s birth
Oscar-winning actor Roberto Benigni red from Dante on Monday May 4, 2015, in the Italian Senate, spearheading a constellation of celebrations in Italy to mark the 750th anniversary of the medieval poet’s birth.
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Papa Francesco: non rinnegare Dante Alighieri
L’identità nazionale si basa sulla cultura. Lo ha detto Papa Francesco in un discorso oggi in Vaticano. Per questa ragione la cultura italiana non può rinnegare Dante Alighieri.
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Pope Francis: Dante is a Bedrock of Italian Culture
Italy cannot deny that Dante Alighieri is fundamental to its national identity, Pope Francis said on Thursday February 5, 2015.
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