DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Buying a dream home in Italy can be a nightmare. This couple says they have the answer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The couple has set up a flourishing business buying properties, restyling and reselling them, ready-to-occupy, helping foreign buyers every step of the way. They hunt for old houses in historical villages in need of a makeover, which once renovated make the perfect summer getaway. The BEFORE picture: The couple find old houses in need of a makeover. The old properties the pair handles are located in small towns where centuries-old traditions survive. I really like old houses and the idea of giving them a second chance: especially when they are abandoned buildings rich with history.

Persons: you’ve, That’s, Bruno Mongiardo, Ginevra dell’Orso, ” Dell’Orso, Dell’Orso, –, ”, “, they’re, Mongiardo, ” Mongiardo, dello Organizations: CNN, Graecia, Bruno Mongiardo Southern, Locals, Foreigners Locations: Italy’s, Calabria, characterful, Isca, Italy’s Calabria, Venice, Milan, Badolato, Calabrian, Sostene, Santa

☆ Italy repatriates looted ancient artefacts from the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Some of the antiquities returned to Italy from U.S. are displayed during a ceremony in New York, U.S., August 8, 2023. Carabinieri/Handout via REUTERSROME, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Italy said it repatriated 266 ancient artefacts worth tens of millions of euros from the United States, where they had been brought and sold during the late 1990s by an international network of artefact smugglers. A statement from a specialist unit of Italy's carabinieri police on Friday said the return of the artefacts was due to the cooperation between Italian and U.S. judicial authorities. Pictures provided by the Italian culture ministry show the artefacts include several painted pots, the head of a statue and some coins, which were displayed at a restitution ceremony earlier this week in New York. The statement said 145 pieces were recovered as part of bankruptcy proceedings against British antiquities dealer Robin Symes.

Persons: Robin Symes, Angelo Amante, Miral Organizations: REUTERS, Graecia, Menil, Thomson Locations: Italy, U.S, New York, REUTERS ROME, United States, Imperial Rome, Houston

☆ Italy repatriates looted ancient artefacts from the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Some of the antiquities returned to Italy from U.S. are displayed during a ceremony in New York, U.S., August 8, 2023. The items, the oldest of which date back to the 9th century BC, include works belonging to the periods of the Etruscan civilisation, Magna Graecia and Imperial Rome. Pictures provided by the Italian culture ministry show the artefacts include several painted pots, the head of a statue and some coins, which were displayed at a restitution ceremony earlier this week in New York. The Italian statement said a further 65 artefacts had come from the Menil Collection museum in the U.S. city of Houston. "The Menil Collection declined these works from the collector and they have never been part of the museum's collection," the spokesperson said.

Persons: Angelo Amante, Keith Weir, Miral Fahmy, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Graecia, Menil, Italian, of, Thomson Locations: Italy, U.S, New York, REUTERS ROME, United States, Imperial Rome, Houston

☆ Trove of 750 looted artifacts returned to Italy from disgraced British dealer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Some 750 looted archaeological treasures have been seized from the notorious British antiquities trader Robin Symes and returned to Italy after a decades-long fight for their return, the Carabinieri art police said on Wednesday. Some of the antiquities returned to Italy from London are seen on display at Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The 750 repatriated items were seized from the disgraced British art dealer Robin Symes. He was often investigated but never charged for his alleged crimes despite countless attempts by Italy and Greece. The return of these 750 objects marks another success in Italy’s attempt to recover its stolen treasures.

Persons: Robin Symes, …, Remo Casilli, Symes, General Lorenzo d’Ascia, Reuters Symes, Marion True, True, Vincenzo Molinese, Gennaro Sangiuliano, ” Organizations: CNN, Carabinieri, Magna Graecia, Ministry of Culture, Castel, Reuters, Symes Ltd, Italian Judicial Authority, State, Paul Getty Museum, Castel Sant'Angelo Locations: Italy, Castel Sant’Angelo, Etruria, Magna, London, Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, United Kingdom, British, Swiss, Greece, Castel, United States

Search resuls for: "Graecia"

4 mentions found