Schools in Italy closed for winter weather

Heavy snowfall and the onset of frost has caused in parts of Italy nuisance.

In the Apulia region remained trucks stabbing in the snow while the temporary ferry can not sail to the Tremiti Islands in the Adriatic Sea.

Even in Rome it was much colder than normal, with temperatures just above freezing. In the Tuscan city of Florence issued a weather warning because it also involves freezing there. The low temperatures are expected to hold the week.