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Destinations

Italy, Slovenia, Lithuania: Europe’s best under-the-radar destinations

‘Seriously underrated’: Travellers share the European cities they unexpectedly fell in love with.

20/08/2023

Climate

Italy reports 11 extreme weather events per day in 2023

One of the hottest years in the history of the country has also brought an average of 11 extreme weather events per day in Italy, from floods and droughts to devastating wildfires.

18/08/2023

Green News

Italy, France, Switzerland: Europe braces for another heatwave

Weather forecasters predict temperatures up to 42C in Italy, 40C in France and 37C in Switzerland.

18/08/2023

Culture news

X-games: Which Italian towns could host the Musk-Zuckerberg showdown?

Italian towns, cities and regions are vying to host the potential fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.

17/08/2023

Italy

Wild boar 'invasion': Another Italian city faces a porcine problem

Italy's long-standing troubles with wild boars are far from over, despite previous efforts to curb their presence in the country's cities

16/08/2023

Italy

Italian worker dies after delivering parcel in the hottest time of day

The man, whose identity has not been disclosed, died after delivering a parcel around 13:30 on Monday.

15/08/2023

World News

Holiday homes for house plants allow stress-free vacations

Fed, watered and protected from bugs, plants thrive while their owners are away on holiday.

15/08/2023

World News

Extreme weather continues in Europe as Italy hit by mud landslides

Central and eastern Bohemia in the Czech Republic also experienced severe thunderstorms with torrential rains and hail.

14/08/2023

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Watch: Mud covers Alpine town in Italy after landslide

After searching homes and cars overnight, authorities said all residents were accounted for.

14/08/2023

Culture news

'Non balneabile': What are the face covering bans across Europe?

A group of Muslim women wearing modest beach wear were harassed by a group of women in northern Italy claiming that they can’t go in the water with their clothing.

14/08/2023

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WATCH: Sicily's Mount Etna spews fiery lava and spits ash

Nighttime footage shows Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe, belching smoke and ashes.

14/08/2023

Culture news

United States return 266 incredibly valuable stolen artefacts to Italy

Among the looted items are works from the periods of the Etruscan civilisation, Magna Graecia, and Imperial Rome, with the oldest ones dating back to the ninth century B.C.

14/08/2023

Italy

Migrants from dozens of boats reach tiny Italian isles

Migrants who set out in dozens of flimsy boats launched by smugglers on Tunisian shores have disembarked on three tiny Italian islands in a span of two days, officials said.

14/08/2023

Destinations

Escape the crowds: The best day trips from Venice

It’s simple to hop on a water bus or train and take a day trip to a quieter destination.

13/08/2023

Greece

One man's desperate search for his son lost in a migrant shipwreck

Mohamad Diab - one of many relatives still searching for news of their loved ones - refuses to believe his son is dead.

13/08/2023

World News

Hook, line and clinker: fisherman's concrete statue conservation idea

Sculptures scattered on the sea bed off the coast of Tuscany are preserving natural habitats and protecting flora and fauna from trawlers' nets

11/08/2023

Europe Decoded

The Italian government's climate stance differs at home or abroad

When it comes to dealing with the issue of climate change, the government of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appears to have two very separate audiences: the domestic one and the international one.

11/08/2023

Design

The Leaning Tower of Pisa celebrates its 850th birthday

Designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, together with the whole of Pisa's Piazza del Duomo, the tower is a fundamental example of the Romanesque style, in particular Pisan Romanesque, and a fine example of medieval engineering.

10/08/2023

Italy

Four shipwrecks in five days: Why migrants keep dying in the Med

Forty-one migrants died off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to the only four survivors, in the latest shipwrecks reported in the Mediterranean Sea.

09/08/2023

Culture news

"Eco-vandalism" law expected to pass in Italian Parliament

In response to the most recent act of vandalism, Italian Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano said the government is one step closer to passing the so-called “eco-vandalism” law.

09/08/2023