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Venice bans large tour groups of more than 25 people

The iconic Italian city has restricted tour group sizes as part of its mission to regulate huge crowds and improve local life.

01/08/2024

Europe

Farmers anxious about impact of high temperatures on agriculture

Sicilian farmers are urging the government to implement long-term solutions as extreme heat and a year-long drought raised concerns about the future of agriculture.

01/08/2024

Europe

Olympics: Italian boxer abandons match after less than a minute

Italian boxer Angela Carini decided to withdraw in tears just 46 seconds after the start of a match that has sparked huge controversy at the Olympics.

01/08/2024

Europe

Opening of controversial Italian migrant centres delayed yet again

Government-aligned MEPs have defended the plan to detain migrant arrivals in Albania rather than Italy, an arrangement NGOs have decried as "cruel".

01/08/2024

Nature

Bear cubs struggle to survive after ‘dangerous’ mother killed in Italy

Animal rights activists have condemned the killing of a mother bear accused of attacking a French hiker in Italy.

31/07/2024

Italy

Opening of Italian asylum seeker detention centres in Albania delayed

The controversial deal, in which the Western Balkan country will host thousands of asylum seekers on Italy’s behalf, is expected to last for five years and provides shelter to up to 3,000 migrants picked up by the Italian Coast Guard in international waters each month.

31/07/2024

Italy

Sardinia declares state of emergency due to drought

Sardinia declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, 30 July for reasons of persistent drought and lack of drinking water. The tourist hub has not seen rain in weeks as temperatures continue to rise.

31/07/2024

Culture news

'My Brilliant Friend': Why it is the best book of the 21st century

The Neapolitan novel "My Brilliant Friend" by Elena Ferrante has topped several best-seller lists, even being described as the 'greatest' book of the 21st century. While the secrets of its success seem clear but the author's identity remains shrouded in mystery...

30/07/2024

Culture news

How the Italian government is driving out foreign opera directors

Italy’s far-right-led government is seeking to restore landmark cultural institutions to Italians.

30/07/2024

Climate

Citrus groves destroyed and livestock slaughtered amid Sicily drought

Green politicians have slammed the government's response to the drought crisis in Italy.

29/07/2024

Europe

Italy and China sign a three-year plan to reset relations

Meloni's five-day visit comes several months after Italy dropped out of China's Belt and Road Initiative.

28/07/2024

Travel News

This couple ditched city life to run a remote mountain hotel in Italy

The couple are spending the summer running at a rifugio 2,000 metres above sea level.

28/07/2024

Culture news

Italy's Via Appia enters the Unesco World Heritage List

With sixty recognised sites, Italy is the country with the highest number of UNESCO heritage sites.

27/07/2024

Lifestyle

Hundreds of Italian residents join their mayor on weight loss walks

A small Italian town mayor's fight to loss weight has gone viral after he campaigned for company on his weekly walks.

27/07/2024

Italy

More algae on surface Adriatic Sea as result of rising temperatures

Algae has plagued the Adriatic Sea for weeks in Ancona. The natural phenomenon occurs as sea temperatures rise, a pattern seen across European seas.

27/07/2024

Moments

The real cost of a €1 house in Italy according to a Brit who's done it

“People sometimes think you need hundreds of thousands to get on the property ladder, but here that’s not true.”

26/07/2024

Italy

Italy's ruling party rejects EU Commission warning on media freedom

The Commission identified concerns about "undue political influence" over Italy's public broadcaster, pointing to issues about how its leadership is appointed.

25/07/2024

Europe

How Italian MEP is shielded from the Mafia in the European Parliament

After preventing the Sicilian Mafia from getting their hands on agricultural funds, Giuseppe Antoci has been under police protection for nearly a decade. Coming to the European Parliament with bodyguards, he now wants to become the EU's main anti-mafia champion.

25/07/2024

Art

Colombian artist Bolero celebrated in Rome with sculpture exhibition

Italy is honouring the artist Fernando Botero with an outdoor exhibition of his voluminous sculptures across Rome. The exhibition is a tribute to the Colombian who died in September last year in Monaco, where he kept a studio.

24/07/2024

Europe

Italy seizes €121 million from Amazon over alleged tax fraud

Investigations by the Milan prosecutor's office have uncovered an alleged illegal subcontracting scheme.

24/07/2024

Culture news

Visitors enjoy awesome spectacle of Rome's Colosseum at night

Visitors can also go under the Colosseum and see where the animals, slaves and gladiators were held before being lifted to the arena for the games.

24/07/2024

Europe

Two dead and 13 injured as walkway collapses in Naples

800 residents were evacuated from the apartment block in Le Vele di Scampia, which was a setting for the TV series ‘Gomorrah’.

23/07/2024

Art

Turin national cinema museum exhibits Iconic Hollywood movie props

From props to icons, a new exhibition at Turin's National Cinema Museum is celebrating the crucial designs and items used on Hollywood film sets that help create the magic of movies.

23/07/2024

Moments

Italy’s ‘Path of Love’ to reopen after more than a decade

Local authorities are keen to encourage responsible tourism on the route that winds between the Cinque Terre.

23/07/2024

Business

Italian energy group Eni in talks with KKR over biofuel unit stake

Italian energy group Eni says it is in exclusive talks with investment firm KKR over the potential sale of a minority stake in Enilive. If it goes ahead, the deal could value the biofuel unit at up to €12.5 billion.

23/07/2024

Culture news

Andrea Bocelli celebrates 30 years of fame with concerts in Tuscany

The three concerts were recorded for an upcoming documentary film on the Italian tenor, directed by Grammy nominee and Emmy Award winner Sam Wrench.

20/07/2024