Italy

People wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19 walk past a beach in Biarritz, southwestern France, July 28, 2021.

Italy has the highest number of people unable to afford a holiday

The clouds clear away briefly, enabling the iconic Matterhorn to come into view

Switzerland wants all-female teams to tackle its highest peaks

Bologna's porticoes were first built in the 11th century

Could Bologna be about to get its first UNESCO world heritage site?

Salento beach

‘The Maldives of Italy’: A guide to paradise beaches in Salento

An active volcano

A guide to Europe’s most impressive active volcanoes

Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany

A definitive guide to some of Europe’s most spectacular castles

The Deux Alpes glacier awaits skiers all summer long.

The best spots in Europe for a summer ski holiday

Evelina Overling prepares to base jump at Mount Brento

What is base jumping? We find out more from the top of Mount Brento

19/06/2021

Drone giardino a Fiori

From the Colosseum to Pompeii: The reopening of Italy’s famous museums

17/06/2021

Italy's Apennine mountains are home to a range of endangered species

What to expect from the rewilding of Italy’s largest mountain range

05/05/2021

Capri

These small Italian islands could be COVID-free for summer 2021

14/04/2021

Is this the perfect homeschool set-up?

Does this Italian girl have the best home school set-up in the world?

06/04/2021

More European countries are tightening travel restrictions amid COVID third wave

What are the newly-announced travel restrictions in Europe?

30/03/2021

People wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19, sit at distance in a tram in downtown Rome, Monday, March 15, 2021.

Italy, Germany tighten rules for EU travel amid third wave of pandemic

30/03/2021

The via ferrata Donnerkogel Intersport Klettersteig in the Austrian Alps, near Gosau.

Stairways to heaven: Europe's most adrenaline-pumping via ferrata

28/03/2021

The Norwegian Fjords has plenty of spots for cars and campervans to explore

Here are 5 of Europe's unmissable road trips

08/03/2021

A view of a chariot, with its iron elements, bronze decorations and mineralized wooden remains, that was found in Civita Giuliana, north of Pompeii.

Archeologists discover intact ceremonial chariot in ruins near Pompeii

28/02/2021

The exhibit has adopted an air filtration system and smaller numbers to ensure maximum safety

Inside Milan’s reopening of Da Vinci’s Last Supper

10/02/2021

The word quarantine has an interesting, Venice-based history.

Did you know that quarantine was invented 600 years ago in Venice?

04/02/2021

Panoramic view of Biccari

A town in southern Italy is selling run-down houses for just €1

04/02/2021

Mount Etna erupts

Watch lava explode out of Mount Etna

27/01/2021

An ancient thermopolian has been uncovered by archaeologists in Pompeii

Archaeologists discover perfectly preserved snack bar in Pompeii ruins

30/12/2020

There are seven volcanic islands in the Aeolian chain.

Discover the secret Italian islands where overtourism isn't an issue

26/12/2020

A classic nativity scene

The Greatest Show: Italy's most spectacular nativity scenes

20/12/2020

Enjoying the sites in Rome, Italy.

How one hotel in Rome is offering families a holiday full of history

25/11/2020

An ancient Roman vineyard has been restored after two thousand years buried under volcanic ash.

Bringing an ancient Roman vineyard back to life

24/11/2020

Two dogs sniffing and digging out truffles in the woods

Truffle season is underway in Northern Italy and its a lot of fungus

20/10/2020

Ireland is going back into lockdown

Ireland announces new lockdown as Europe battles COVID-19 second wave

17/10/2020

Tourists have been welcomed to hide away from the pandemic in a Tuscany castle

Tuscany castle offers tourists place to shelter from coronavirus

07/10/2020

Italian street artist, CIBO

The Italian artist who invented ‘anti-fascist paint’

24/09/2020