More than 50% fully vaxed

Covid-19 • Tours

Italy has reached an important vaccination milestone. More than 50% of its people aged 12 years and over are now fully vaccinated having received two doses of one of the EU approved vaccines. At the… Continue Reading…

EU COVID cert from 1 July

Covid-19

From 1 July, an EU digital COVID certificate will make it easier to travel to and from all countries of the European Union and the Schengen area. The certificate will validate travelers’ vaccination and COVID… Continue Reading…

Italy COVID-19 update

Cagliari • Covid-19 • Lecce

Italy continues to make good progress controlling COVID-19, so much so that a number of regions have been declared white zones including Puglia and Sardinia. White zones are declared based on consistent, low infection rates… Continue Reading…

2021 tours cancelled

Cagliari • Covid-19 • Lecce • Tours

As a result of the continuing risks from COVID-19,  the Learn Italian in Lecce tour in September and  the Learn Italian in Cagliari tour in October will not go ahead. Italy has opened up for… Continue Reading…

Mirren/Zalone pro vax video

Covid-19

Italian actor/comedian Checco Zalone and Helen Mirren have teamed up to make La Vacinada, a very funny short music video promoting vaccination against COVID19. There aren’t any English subtitles but I’m sure you’ll get the… Continue Reading…

Italy opens – good news/big risk

Cagliari • Covid-19 • Lecce

The Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced that “Italy is ready to welcome back the world” when they welcome back foreign travellers from mid-May. Good news or premature and risky? Travelers will need to… Continue Reading…

Vax “passport” coming soon

Covid-19 • Tours • Travel Agents

It’s almost certain that some form of electronic vaccination “passport” or travel pass will be required as part of your travel documentation. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has produced one that’s already in use… Continue Reading…

Will we be going to Italy in 2021?

Cagliari • Covid-19 • Lecce

Will we be going to Lecce and Cagliari in 2021? Yes it’s still possible but everything has to go right controlling the pandemic from now on. It’s all explained in this video update, with no… Continue Reading…

Third wave of COVID 19 hits Italy

Cagliari • Covid-19 • Lecce • Tours

After falling steadily through January and February, new infections rose sharply in March with more than 20,000 new cases daily, for most of the month. It’s now well into April and new cases are still… Continue Reading…

Sardinia in COVID White Zone

Cagliari • Covid-19

While there are still thousands of new cases of COVID each day in Italy, one place is bucking the trend – Sardinia. To track the progress of the pandemic, every region of Italy is given… Continue Reading…