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Despite being illegal, undeclared work is common in Italy, with over three million people trapped in this form of precarious employment.

It would ease shortages of hand sanitiser in Italy and save the industry from wasting huge quantities of wine.

Another prominent art attraction, the Boboli Gardens of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence will start welcoming visitors on Thursday.

Boatmen wear masks and surgical gloves, while seats are spaced out in the boats to adhere to social distancing rules.

It was a private event in the chapel of St Peter's Basilica in Rome to mark the 100th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's birth.

Hospitality workers in Rome protested in front of the Pantheon, wearing their uniforms with a mourning armband while they stood in silence for several minutes.

The site of the Roman city of Pompeii - destroyed by the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD (CE) - is returning from lockdown in expanded form.

Coronavirus lockdowns have put tens of thousands of weddings on hold. Now some shops fear the COVID-19 economic fallout will mean people many won’t be able to afford weddings planned for next year.

Raffaele Carbonelli and Ester Concilio could not wait any longer and decided to get married on Monday with no guests or banquet.

As fake photos of dolphins in the lagoon flood social media, we spoke to experts to find out what’s really happened in the city.

Italy has begun easing its coronavirus lockdown, and after nearly two months of movement restrictions, millions of Italians can now finally venture out to go to work or meet family and friends. Our journalist Alessio Dell'anna took us along for his first day of newfound freedom in Milan.

This was life after lockdown in Rome today as commuters returned to the Italian capital's transport network.

Around 4.4 million people will go back to work on Monday.

Italy promised to pay workers their wages - so far just 29 000 people have received any money.

The partial collapse of the bridge in August 2018 killed dozens of people - but a new bridge has since been built in its place, with the final piece being fitted on Tuesday.

Italy celebrated Liberation Day on Saturday, marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the fascist dictatorship of war-time ruler Benito Mussolini.

Some book stores opened again in Italy this week following two months of lockdown - but there are still strict measures in place to prevent the spreading of coronavirus