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Italy reopens to travellers from Europe on Wednesday (Jun 3), three months after the country went into COVID-19 lockdown, with all hopes pinned on reviving the key tourism industry as the summer season begins.more

Greece is preparing to admit tourists from all over the world this summer but will be adhering to the advice of health experts to ensure it remains a safe destination in terms of coronavirus exposure, the country’s tourism minister said Tuesday.more

Spain's tourism minister has cast doubt on the prospect of an early return by UK holidaymakers to Spanish beaches.more

Spas resume their activities from June 15. Patients waiting for spa treatment will be able to start or continue it if they have been forced to stop it due to a pandemic.more

The Mayor of Venice Luigi Brugnaro expressed joy at the arrival of two hundred German tourists in the city. In a conversation with television, RAI admitted that he did not know how they got to Italy, which was still closed to tourists.more

During this year's vacation, there will be an average of 8.5 sq m of beach per vacationer - according to the guidelines published by the governmental Portuguese Environmental Agency (APA) regarding the maximum number of vacationers at the bathing area.more

After 84 days of forced break due to a coronavirus pandemic, the Roman Coliseum was opened yesterday. The tour takes place in extraordinary conditions: groups of 15 people are admitted every quarter, masks and temperature measurements are required at the entrance.more

From today, Monday 1 June, around 70% of the Spanish population is in Phase Two of Spain’s four-phase de-escalation of lockdown restrictions. more

The Greek authorities have decided to allow primary schools to reopen from Monday, along with hotels that are normally open all year round, but were closed due to the novel Coronavirus crisis.more

As Italy slowly emerges from coronavirus lockdown many citizens feel let down by the EU.more

Notre-Dame de Paris opened its forecourt, the square in front, to the public Sunday afternoon, a little over a year after the church was nearly engulfed in flames.more

The Louvre museum in Paris will reopen on June 6, it said on Friday, as France’s historical and cultural sites emerge gradually from the coronavirus lockdown.more

Sardinia demanding a 'health passport' from travellers from Italy's northernmost and most coronavirus-stricken regions when inter-regional travel resumes next month is against the Italian Constitution, Regional Affairs Minister Francesco Boccia said Thursdaymore

Greece said on Friday it will open to visitors from 29 countries from June 15, days before its peak tourism season begins. But there is no Poland on the list.more

According to the new rules for sunbathing in Spain in epidemic conditions, developed by the government of Pedro Sanchez, stay on the beaches during the season must take into account at least a two-meter distance between vacationers, beaches must be free and be subject to municipal authorities.more

Italy, Bulgaria and Japan have so far been very popular tourist destinations. But in the era of opening borders after the coronavirus pandemic, these countries must fight hard for foreign visitors. So they are tempted by various subsidies.more

A cross-party group of MPs, including seven former ministers, are calling on the government to scrap the proposed 14-day quarantine period for all arrivals in the UK.more

Cyprus has pledged to cover the holiday costs of anyone who tests positive for the virus after travelling there.more

The Colosseum in Rome, Italy’s most visited tourist site, will reopen on Monday 1 June, after being closed for more than two months due to the coronavirus pandemic.more

Tourists will be able to visit Spain from 1 July without having to quarantine for two weeks. The government said cabinet ministers made the decision to lift the mandatory coronavirus quarantine during a meeting on Monday.more

Lufthansa plans to restart service to tourist destinations in Europe. The German airline has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic and is in talks with the government over a potential bailout.more

Spain will reopen to overseas tourists from July, the prime minister has announced, pledging that the government will guarantee the safety of visitors and locals as the country emerges from one of Europe’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns.more

Poland is on the list of countries whose citizens will be able to come to Cyprus from June 9. The condition of admission to the island will be the traveler's certification that he is not infected with a coronavirus.more

"I encourage everyone to return to restaurants and Polish hotels. We are preparing to eliminate the obligation to wear masks on the air," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki informed.more

Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has invited tourists to spend their summer holidays in the capital - which she described as "a safe city" - as Italy's battered tourism industry begins to reopen after the coronavirus emergency.more