From a public transport strike in Tuscany to patron saint celebrations in Naples and a brand new ‘psychologist bonus’, right here’s what to anticipate in Italy this week.
24-hour public transport strike in 4 Tuscan cities
Public transport passengers within the Tuscan cities of Pisa, Prato, Pistoia and Florence have been warned to anticipate delays or cancellations on Monday, September fifteenth, as workers at bus operator Autolinee Toscane staged a 24-hour strike.
Florence authorities stated in an announcement final week that the walkout would have an effect on each “city and suburban” companies.
They additionally stated that Autolinee Toscane would assure the operation of important bus companies over the next two home windows: from 4.15am to eight.14am, and from 12.30pm to 2.29pm.
Besides Autolinee Toscane employees, workers at GEST, which operates tram companies in Florence, have been additionally set to strike for twenty-four hours on Monday.
GEST stated that the strike might trigger “delays or cancellations” throughout its complete tram community. Essential companies will probably be assured between 6.30am and 9.30am, and between 5pm and 8pm, it added.
People planning to journey by public transport within the above-mentioned cities on Monday are suggested to permit additional time for his or her journeys and examine the service standing of the related operator earlier than leaving.
Start of code-share settlement between ITA and United Airlines
An ITA-United Airlines code-share settlement geared toward rising connectivity between the US and Italy is about to return into impact on Monday, September fifteenth.
ITA stated final week the deal would permit the 2 airways to promote seats on one another’s flights alongside choose routes, mix connecting flights on a single ticket, and supply reciprocal loyalty level accrual and redemption, in addition to mutual entry to airport lounges.
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ITA stated the partnership with United Airlines was a part of plans to “strengthen its providing in North America” by rising the variety of accessible long-haul connections to US locations, together with Dallas, Denver, Honolulu, Houston and Newark.
The sale of code-share tickets began final Tuesday, with the primary flights set to be operated on Monday.
Italy opens functions for brand spanking new ‘psychologist bonus’
The window to use for Italy’s new ‘psychologist bonus’ is about to open on Monday, September fifteenth.
Under the scheme, Italy will supply means-tested subsidies of as much as €1,500 to folks trying to attend psychotherapy periods.
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The bonus will solely be accessible to residents with an ISEE of lower than €50,000.
For additional particulars in regards to the scheme, see right here.
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Back to highschool in 12 areas
Children in 12 Italian areas, together with Lazio, Tuscany and Emilia Romagna, will head again to highschool on Monday, September fifteenth, whereas kids in Calabria and Puglia will observe swimsuit on Tuesday, September sixteenth.
Schools within the remaining six Italian areas reopened final week.
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Both major and secondary training techniques are managed by regional authorities in Italy, which is why time period begin and finish dates, and college holidays differ from area to area.
End of summer time gross sales in Sicily and Puglia
Shops within the southern Italian areas of Sicily and Puglia will finish their summer time gross sales on Monday, September fifteenth.
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Italy’s saldi season is arguably the very best time of yr to snap up a discount in Italy, as companies across the nation apply beneficiant reductions to their merchandise.
These normally begin at round 20 to 30 p.c of the unique worth however can climb as excessive as 70 p.c in some circumstances.
Although the saldi finish in August in most elements of the nation, some areas preserve them operating till mid- and even late September. You can discover a full record of dates right here.
Naples celebrates its patron saint
Naples residents will rejoice their patron saint, Saint Januarius (or San Gennaro in Italian), on Friday, September nineteenth.
Born in 272, Januarius was the bishop of Benevento from the age of 20 till his martyrdom in 305, throughout Emperor Diocletian’s Great Persecution.
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Following his loss of life, he grew to become broadly honored in Naples, the place, to this present day, his relics are believed to carry out miracles and defend town in opposition to volcanic eruptions and different pure disasters.
Celebrated on September nineteenth yearly, Januarius’s feast day is noticed with a particular ceremony during which a vial stated to include the saint’s dried blood is shaken earlier than onlookers gathered in entrance of town’s Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral.
If the blood liquefies, that is an excellent omen; the events when it does not are feared to portend catastrophe.
