Predappio’s mayor see this as an opportunity to learn from a dark era, not to glorify it.
by Michael Birnbaum and Stefano Pitrelli, The Washington Post
Tag: turismo
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Rome tries a new approach to deal with the world’s oldest profession
By Anthony Faiola / Stefano Pitrelli contributed to this report
ROME — The Eternal City is colliding with the world’s oldest profession — and the sparks, as they say, are flying.
The ranks of streetwalkers have surged here in the heart of Catholicism, a swell that Rome’s officials are decrying as a stain on the dignity of the city’s citizens. But in a town of sinners as well as saints, outright bans on selling sex have failed before, leaving city authorities to put their faith in a new approach.
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Will corporate cash save Roman monuments or diminish them?
By Anthony Faiola / Stefano Pitrelli contributed to this report
ROME — They have clothed the world’s wealthy fashionistas and bejeweled Hollywood stars. Now, Italy’s kings of fashion are poised to give this nation’s crumbling monuments a makeover to restore them to their former glory, something the cash-strapped Italian government cannot do.