Italy

Cult

The 59th Venice Biennale art exhibition opens marked by war in Ukraine

The 59th Venice Biennale has opened, showcasing some of the best new artworks from around the world.

23/04/2022

Art

Venice Biennale: Spotlight on women and non-gender conforming artists

At the 59th edition of the Venice Biennale, the overwhelming majority of artists are women for the first time.

23/04/2022

Art

Venice Biennale 2022: Man's relationship with the planet gets surreal

The Venice Biennale asks fundamental questions about the planet’s future and the possibility of a posthuman world.

23/04/2022

Earth News

Italy orders gas from three African nations in boycott against Russia

Natural gas is a fossil fuel used to generate electricity, heat and cool homes and power industry.

22/04/2022

Art

'Rumpy Pompeii': Sex lives of the wild & ancient erupt in new exhibit

If you visit the site Pompeii, you will notice that there is erotic art everywhere you look. A new exhibition titled 'Art and Sensuality in the Houses of Pompeii', aims to look at why the people of Pompeii were so fascinated with eroticism.

22/04/2022

Destinations

As Venice trials an entry fee, here’s how to enjoy the city crowd-free

The Italian city hopes to ease overcrowding with an entry fee from this summer, but here are some ways visitors can avoid tourist hotspots in the meantime.

20/04/2022

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At Sea Italy Russia Oil Protest

Activists from Greenpeace Italy wrote the message "Peace, not oil" in large letters, on the side of a Russian crude oil tanker, as part of efforts to urge European governments to stop using fossil fuels.

18/04/2022

Italy

Pope cites nuclear risk as he makes Easter plea for peace in Ukraine

“Shall we put an end to the human race, or shall mankind renounce war?" the pope quoted, as he made an anguished Easter Sunday plea for peace in Ukraine.

17/04/2022

Art

Sámi culture represented for first time at Venice Biennale

The Sámi Pavilion comes at a critical juncture, with Truth and Reconciliation Commissions addressing Nordic colonialism underway in Norway and Finland.

16/04/2022

Nature

This animal sanctuary is saving baby lambs from the Easter table

Lamb is a traditional Easter dish in Italy but one animal rights activist wants to change that.

14/04/2022

Culture news

Russian gas crisis shatters Murano's already fragile glass industry

Around 40% of Italy’s gas supplies arrive from Russia and natural gas makes up around 45% of the country’s energy use. With energy costs already spiking as a result of the pandemic, Italy now has serious concerns about energy security.

12/04/2022

Italy

Ex-Autostrade CEO and 58 others face trial over Genoa bridge collapse

The Italian transport company has also paid €30 million in a settlement to close the case.

07/04/2022

Culture news

Meet the man bringing the Uffizi museum into the future

The Uffizi Gallery is officially the most visited cultural site in all of Italy, surpassing the Colosseum and the Vatican Museums. It's down to the innovative and bold director, Eike Schmidt.

06/04/2022

Culture news

Ballet for Peace unites Ukrainian and Russian dancers in Naples

Among the stars at the event was prima ballerina Olga Smirnova, who quit the Bolshoi last month and is now dancing with the Dutch National Ballet.

05/04/2022

Travel News

Update: Italy becomes latest country to approve digital nomad visas

The new permit looks set to last for a year, and include those in your family unit.

01/04/2022

Destinations

An inspiring trip awaits on Procida island, Italy’s Capital of Culture

With a poetic programme of events lined up, Procida is well worth the short boat ride from Naples this year.

30/03/2022

Destinations

Italy travel: A love letter to the world's most beautiful country

Planning a trip to Rome, Florence or Venice? Euronews journalist Lillo Montalto Monella has some tips on how to travel authentically.

28/03/2022

Travel News

Why are tourists shooting seagulls in Venice?

Seagulls have been targeting tourists in the lagoon city for years, but now some hoteliers think they have the answer.

25/03/2022

Sport

How is Italy reacting to its second successive World Cup failure?

From triumph to tragedy in under a year.

25/03/2022

Italy

Two German tourists convicted over fatal Lake Garda boat crash

Two Italian citizens on board a smaller vessel were killed in the incident in June 2021.

21/03/2022

Nature

'Other-worldly' underwater sculptures are saving the Italian coastline

Sunken statues have been used in various coastal locations by environmentalists to revive a dwindling marine population. But this is the impassioned project of one fisherman.

19/03/2022

Italy

Italy marks 2nd anniversary of haunting COVID-19 milestone

Italy marked the second anniversary of a tragic milestone of the coronavirus pandemic: the day when a convoy of army trucks had to transport the dead out of hard-hit Bergamo because the city’s cemeteries and crematoria were full.

18/03/2022

Italy

Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece urge common EU energy strategy

The leaders of Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece called on Friday for a common EU strategy to ensure the bloc's energy security after the Ukraine conflict sent prices soaring.

18/03/2022

Italy

Italy to end state of emergency and begin easing COVID-19 restrictions

More than 157,000 Italians have died since the start of the pandemic in 2020.

17/03/2022

Earth News

Italy builds first offshore wind farm to provide for 60,000 people

Italy ranks third in Europe for both renewable power consumption and electrical and thermal power production from renewable resources.

17/03/2022

My Europe Series

Meet the Italian who drove 3,200-km to pick up Ukrainian refugees

“We saw the fear and the uncertainty in people’s eyes, we saw people who must have passed unimaginable horrors."

11/03/2022