NEW YORK (AP).- Look at Manhattan from afar, and the first thing you notice is the Empire State Building, spiking like a needle above the carpet of skyscrapers that coats Manhattan from tip to tip. Now it’s got some competition — a proposal for a…
Spain Debates Enshrining Ancient Tradition of Bullfighting as Culture
MADRID (AP).- Ernest Hemingway was fascinated by bullfighting and artist Goya depicted it in some of his most famous paintings. Now Spain’s leading opposition party wants to enshrine it as part of the nation’s cultural heritage — and stop efforts …
New York City on Track for Record Number of Tourists in 2010
NEW YORK (AP).- Tourists are flowing into New York City at a rate that puts the city on track to host a record number of visitors in 2010, officials said Wednesday. City officials said preliminary tourism data show New York is on course to surpass its …
Century-Old Tower in Massachusetts Marks Mayflower’s First Landing
PROVINCETOWN, MA (AP).- Quick, name the landmark in Massachusetts that marks the spot where the Pilgrims first landed in the New World. Plymouth Rock? Try again. Soaring more than 250 feet above picturesque Provincetown Harbor at the very tip of Cape C…
Century-Old Tower in Massachusetts Marks Mayflower’s First Landing
PROVINCETOWN, MA (AP).- Quick, name the landmark in Massachusetts that marks the spot where the Pilgrims first landed in the New World. Plymouth Rock? Try again. Soaring more than 250 feet above picturesque Provincetown Harbor at the very tip of Cape C…
Italian Officials are Seeking Private Sponsors to Restore Colosseum
ROME (AP).- Italian officials are seeking to raise some euro25 million (about $32 million) in private money to finance the restoration of one of the country’s iconic landmarks: the Colosseum. The Culture Ministry says the government will accept bids f…
Italian Officials are Seeking Private Sponsors to Restore Colosseum
ROME (AP).- Italian officials are seeking to raise some euro25 million (about $32 million) in private money to finance the restoration of one of the country’s iconic landmarks: the Colosseum. The Culture Ministry says the government will accept bids f…
The Statue of Liberty Evacuated over Faulty Sensor
NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS).- Several hundred people were briefly evacuated from the Statue of Liberty on Wednesday after a faulty sensor detected smoke. The landmark tourist attraction was reopened an hour later. “There was no smoke or heat observed,” said…
Prado is Extending the Opening Hours of its Turner Exhibition
MADRID.- Thanks to the support of Turismo Madrid, from 1 July, until 31 August visitors to the Museum can take advantage of two additional hours (Tuesdays to Saturdays) to visit this season’s major exhibition “Turner and the Masters”. In…
Germany’s Ruhr Region Turns from Coal to European Capital of Culture
ESSEN (AP).- The Emscher river in western Germany’s The Ruhr region was one of the country’s most polluted for decades, so bad that parents spooked children with warnings they could die if they fell into the poisonous stew of sewage and chemical waste….