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WATCH: Visitors thrilled by Pompeii’s new insula complex

Over a thousand visitors admired the newly inaugurated Insula dei Casti Amanti complex in Pompeii’s archaeological park on Tuesday.

29/05/2024

Art

Biennale Gherdëina returns to the Dolomites for its ninth edition

The Italian exhibition invites more than 30 artists and collectives to engage with the landscapes of Val Gardena (Gherdëina). This year's theme is ‘The Parliament of Marmots’ a title which borrows from a local Ladin myth about the Fanes – the legendary founding population of the Ladins.

29/05/2024

Climate

Climate crisis or negligence? The inside story of Sicily’s drought

Farmers' losses exceed €1 billion, according to a consortium.

29/05/2024

Travel News

These new night trains are a budget solution to travelling Italy

Tickets are around half the price of the existing sleeper train.

28/05/2024

Travel News

New hiking trail through Italy’s wild Dolomites opens for summer

The circular route is 170 kilometres long and can be completed in seven days.

27/05/2024

Italy

Death of Italian MEP's husband raises questions of foul play

Italian MEP Francesca Donato claims her husband was killed as authorities investigate the death of Angelo Onorato, found in his car by his wife and daughter on Saturday.

27/05/2024

Europe News

EU election priorities dominate State of the Union conference

Experts from around the world gathered in Florence for the 14th edition of the State of the Union conference to discuss the priorities of the next European term.

27/05/2024

Europe News

Italy pledges millions to support Palestinians at Rome meeting

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa Prime Minister was welcomed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Saturday.

25/05/2024

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G7 Financial meeting in Italy

G7 Leaders aim to unlock Russian funds, confront China’s trade policies

24/05/2024

Mobility

Work on metro line under Rome's landmarks enters crucial phase

The project is considered one of the most complicated in the world and is expected to take a decade to complete.

24/05/2024

Art

Canada pavilion gives the stage to Venice’s UNESCO heritage seed beads

Perline di conteria, or seed beads, were produced in Murano from the 15th century and became a coveted currency for Venice’s global trade in the centuries that followed. Artist Kapwani Kiwanga explores their pivotal role in history and their “complex legacy".

24/05/2024

Nature

This Italian museum has recreated a Tanzanian butterfly forest

The Butterfly Forest was created this spring to create public awareness on some of the research that MUSE is doing in Udzungwa Mountains to study and protect the world’s biodiversity.

23/05/2024

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WATCH: Italian museum recreates Tanzanian butterfly forest

The Italian Museum of Sciences in Trento (MUSE) raises awareness of biodiversity by recreating a Tanzanian butterfly forest inspired by the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, a vital hotspot for global biodiversity conservation.

23/05/2024

Business

Italy flags up fury to Fiat over use of tricolour for cars made abroad

A row between Italian premier Giorgia Meloni and Fiat owner Stellantis has been halted by Fiat agreeing to remove the Italian flag from the bumper of Fiat 600 cars actually made in Poland.

22/05/2024

Travel News

Venice earns €1 million in first 11 days of daytripper entrance fee

Some news websites have run articles explaining how visitors can avoid paying the new fee.

21/05/2024

Economy

IMF warns Italy on high public debt and urges swift fiscal reforms

The IMF urges Italy to address its growing public debt, projected to reach 145% of GDP. The Fund calls for urgent fiscal adjustments and structural reforms to ensure economic stability and long-term debt sustainability.

21/05/2024

Europe News

Juventus axe Allegri over ref flare-up in Italian Cup final

The Italian club issued a statement saying Massimiliano Allegri’s conduct “was not in line with Juventus’ values”.

17/05/2024

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Heavy floods cause chaos in northern Italy

Torrential rain in northern Italy has prompted the closure of schools and offices, travel services were also severely disrupted.

16/05/2024

Italy

European Commission's von der Leyen visits Rome amid campaign

Prior to her Monday meetings with Italian political leaders, von der Leyen was a guest on national TV, where she spoke about the need to defend Ukraine against Russia's aggression to preserve peace in Europe.

13/05/2024

Travel News

Tourists face fines for stealing sand and shells from Italian beach

Stealing sand from Sardinia's beaches could cost you up to €3,000 in fines.

13/05/2024

Business

Eni divides oil and gas and green energy projects in new finance plan

The aim of the move is to attract more investment by allowing both fossil fuel and renewable energy investors to invest solely in their preferred projects, without any crossover of funds.

13/05/2024

Work

Protesters lay mock coffins in Milan over workplace safety in Italy

One of Milan's iconic squares, was filled with symbolic coffins by Italy's second-largest union to highlight the issue of workplace fatalities.

11/05/2024

Moments

What’s it like to travel Italy with a five-year-old kid?

Exploring Italy with my curious five-year-old gave me a new perspective on travel.

11/05/2024

Health news

Pope tells Italians they need to have more babies

Italy’s birth rate, already one of the lowest in the world, has been falling steadily for about 15 years and reached a record low last year.

10/05/2024

Europe News

Italy's falling birth rate is a crisis that's only getting worse

Italian welfare systems are already struggling to cope with the ageing of the population, and there is no consensus on what to do about it.

10/05/2024

Art

Italian artist undertakes recreation of Picasso’s “Guernica”

Italian artist Ercole Pignatelli is attempting to recreate Picasso's Guernica in front of a live audience in only 12 days.

09/05/2024