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Visit Michelangeloās Sistine Chapel this summer without leaving San Antonio
Read full article: Visit Michelangeloās Sistine Chapel this summer without leaving San AntonioHave you dreamt of visiting Michelangeloās historic painting at the Sistine Chapel but thought you might never get the chance?
Attention travelers! EU proposes reopening external borders
Read full article: Attention travelers! EU proposes reopening external bordersIn announcement sure to be welcomed by travelers worldwide, the EUās executive branch has proposed easing restrictions on visiting the 27-nation bloc as vaccination campaigns keep gathering speed.
Small pleasures as Italy reopens after Christmas lockdowns
Read full article: Small pleasures as Italy reopens after Christmas lockdownsThe first visitors of the day enter the Vatican Museums, at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. The Vatican Museums reopened Monday to visitors after 88 days of shutdown following COVID-19 containment measures. While many European countries remain in hard lockdowns amid surging COVID-19 infections and variants, five more Italian regions graduated to the coveted āyellowā category of risk starting Monday. AdIn Rome, Monday's āyellow" designation meant that the Vatican Museums welcomed visitors for the first time in 88 days ā its longest closure ever. In Rome, where the āyellow" designation and reopenings coincided with a hint of a spring day, residents were out taking full advantage.
'Welcome Back!' Several famed museums reopen across Europe
Read full article: 'Welcome Back!' Several famed museums reopen across EuropeVisitors leaving the reopened Van Gogh Museum were offered a free sunflower in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, June 1, 2020. The Dutch government took a major step to relax the coronavirus lockdown, with bars, restaurants, cinemas and museums reopening under strict conditions. Welcome back," said Rijksmuseum General Director Taco Dibbits as the first visitors filed into the vast museum in central AmsterdamAt the adjacent Van Gogh Museum the welcome came with what else? Today is a day to celebrate, a day of great joy, said director Barbara Jatta, as her Vatican Museums reopened on Monday. During peak summer months, the Vatican Museums routinely would have an hours-long line of tourists waiting to enter since there was no advance reservation system to schedule visit times.