Art cities to lure 27 mn June-Aug, up 24.6%

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 15 - Italy's art cities are set to attract some 27 million visitors between June and August, up 24.6% on last year, according to a CST report for Assoturismo presented in Rome Wednesday.
    This would amount to some 5.5 million more presences this year, it said.
    The boom of the lure of Italian art cities' great beauty is largely due to the return of foreign tourists, the report said.
    They should amount to over 17.5 million this summer, 34.6% more than last summer, it said. (ANSA).