Friday, March 20, 2015

Italy shows off restored Pompeii villa as EU deadline looms

A view of one of the frescoes of the newly restored Villa of Mysteries on the occasion of its presentation to journalists in the ancient site of Pompeii, Italy, Friday, March 20, 2015. Italy unveiled the restored crown jewel of the ancient city of Pompeii on Friday, showing off a rare success story as it races to shore up the site that has been marred by such mismanagement that it risked losing EU funding and being delisted as a UNESCO world heritage site. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) POMPEII, Italy (AP) — Italy unveiled the restored crown jewel of the ancient city of Pompeii on Friday, showing off a rare success story as it races to shore up the site that has been marred by such mismanagement and neglect that it risked losing EU funding and being delisted as a UNESCO World Heritage site.








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