Expo visitors surge on Ferragosto week

(ANSA) - Milan, August 17 - Expo visitor numbers surged in the week of the mid-August holiday of Ferragosto Saturday, according to figures released Monday.
    Some 738,992 visited the world's fair last week, according to data published on the universal exposition's website.
    The best day was Tuesday when 114,522 people came through the turnstiles of the site at Rho north of Milan, a couple of thousand more than Wednesday when there were 112,329 visitors. On Ferragosto, when Expo celebrated a gelato fest, there were 109,578 visitors.
    The other days had fewer visitors but numbers were still above the norm with 104,016 on Monday, 108,518 on Thursday, 95,130 on Friday and 94,899 on Sunday.