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Breach of rules could lead to €60,000 fine.
The Italian government has approved a draft bill banning the production and sale of cultivated food as part of a drive to protect the nation's culinary heritage.
The bill,...
Update for UK licence holders in Italy.
British citizens and UK licence holders living in Italy can exchange their licence for an Italian one, without the need to take a new driving test, from Thursday 30 March 2023....
Minà was famed for interviews with Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro and Diego Maradona.
Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni has led tributes to the celebrated Italian journalist, writer and television host Gianni Minà who died in...
Controversy comes as Italy seeks UNESCO recognition for Italian cuisine.
A recent article in the Financial Times questioning the authenticity of some of the signature dishes of Italian cuisine has, predictably, caused a...
Rome marks milestone with Air Force Experience.
The Italian Air Force, or Aeronautica Militare Italiana, commemorates its 100th anniversary with a series of celebrations across Italy, including a major event in Rome....
Florida parents invited to Florence to view David after 'pornographic' complaints.
Florence mayor Dario Nardella has defended a Florida school principal who was forced to resign following parental complaints that childr...
Carlo Verdone to attend Rome ceremony.
Rome will remember Mario Brega by unveiling a plaque in his honour on Saturday 25 March, the day in which the legendary Roman actor would have turned 100.
The commemorative plaq...
Parents complained over "pornographic" statue.
A school principal in Florida has been fired following parental complaints that children were exposed to pornography after being shown Michelangelo’s iconic statue of David...
Italy's bid underlines close links between culture, food and lifestyle.
Italy is bidding to have Italian cuisine inserted on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage, the government announced in Rome on Thursday....
What to buy a house in Italy for 1 Euro? Here is how your dream can come true.
Nothing in this modern world is free, but the inspiration to rehabilitate an ancient Italian home comes at the initial expense of 1€.
Fo...
The legality and discourse of cannabis in Italy is filled with ambiguity. No one quite knows what the laws truly are and how they differentiate. In Italy, they are in two main groups: medical and recreational use. Each i...
2,500 England fans expected in Naples.
Naples has banned the sale of alcohol in the area around the Maradona Stadium on Thursday ahead of the Italy-England match when both nations kick off their European Championship qu...
Rome's Jewish community slams anti-Semitic chants at derby.
The football fan immortalised at Rome's Olympic Stadium on Sunday wearing the 'Hitlerson' shirt with the number 88, a reference to the Nazi salute, has been id...
Hackers target ATAC website.
The website of Rome's municipal public transport provider ATAC was down on Wednesday morning due to "technical problems following a cyber attack", the city's mobility service announced.
T...
Villa Wolkonsky can be visited on 25-26 March.
Villa Wolkonsky, the official residence of the British ambassador to Italy, will open its doors to the public for the first time ever as part of the annual Spring Days init...
Dylan bans cell phones at Italian concerts.
Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is to perform five concerts in Italy this summer, in Milan, Lucca, Perugia and Rome, with tickets for some of the shows already on sale....
American tourist handed €470 traffic ticket.
Florence police fined an American tourist €470 for driving a Ferrari in the city's famed Piazza della Signoria in the historic centre on Monday, Italian media reports.
Th...
Works on Museo della Shoah could start this spring.
Italy's right-wing government has approved plans to build a Holocaust Museum in Rome, allocating €10 million for the project which was first proposed two decades ago....
Top things to do in the Italian capital when it’s raining.
Rome is a vast treasure trove of archaeological wonders and cultural heritage, much of it in the open-air and best explored by foot.
However despite the impr...
Manufactured and distributed in every region of Italy, the wine production business is quite significant.
Here is a list of some the top wine producers in Italy that you should look out for when buying your next bottle!...
Anarchists claim Italian postal van blaze.
A fire destroyed 16 postal vans at a depot in Rome's suburbs on Friday night in an alleged act of arson claimed by supporters of jailed Italian anarchist Alfredo Cospito.
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Saturday train from Vatican City to the Pontifical Villas at Castel Gandolfo.
The Vatican has resumed train trips to the Pontifical Gardens at Castel Gandolfo, the historic papal retreat in the hills about 25 km south-e...
Rome marathon to be held on 19 March.
The 2023 edition of the Maratona di Roma will be launched on Sunday 19 March with a tenor singing the national anthem followed by a flypast over the Colosseum by Italy's Frecce Tric...
Match is day before Expo 2030 visitation.
Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri has asked Italy's interior minister Matteo Piantedosi to ban supporters of Dutch football club Feyenoord from attending a Europa League quarter-fina...
Activists sprayed paint over Palazzo Vecchio.
Florence mayor Dario Nardella intervened personally to stop climate activists as they sprayed paint over the facade of Palazzo Vecchio, seat of city hall, on Friday morning....
Bridge plan dates back to ancient Romans.
The cabinet of Italian premier Giorgia Meloni on Thursday approved a decree reviving a contentious plan to build a bridge across the Strait of Messina, linking Sicily to the mai...
A little more than a year ago, on Feb. 24, 2022, Russia officially invaded Ukraine and the world was forever changed. At the time, experts predicted that the war could be the largest conflict in the West since World War...
Pantheon will continue to be free for Rome residents.
Visiting the Pantheon in Rome will no longer be free to tourists who will be required to pay a €5 entry fee, following an agreement reached between Italy's culture m...
Court upholds murder sentence for Finnegan Lee Elder.
Two American tourists convicted of stabbing a policeman to death in Rome in 2019 will face a new trial following a ruling on Wednesday night by Italy's highest court...
Italian police car torched during Naples clashes.
Naples mayor Gaetano Manfredi blasted the "unacceptable scenes of devastation" caused by fans of the German football club Eintracht Frankfurt who rioted in the southern...
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