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One dead and more than a dozen injured in Capri bus crash.
A minibus crashed into a beach resort on the Italian island of Capri, after plunging about six metres from the road above, according to local media reports....
Sunken ships in Strait of Sicily have potential for underwater tourism.
Around 40 shipwrecked vessels dating from world war two have been discovered off the coast of Lampedusa, the tiny Italian island between Sicily and...
TvBoy completes pop mural of da Vinci and Mona Lisa at Rome airport.
Rome's Fiumicino airport, known officially as Leonardo da Vinci, celebrates the gradual restart of tourism in Italy with a new mural by acclaimed stre...
Florence gallery launches Uffizi Diffusi project in long-term plan to combat over-tourism.
The Uffizi Galleries in Florence, home to the world's finest collection of Renaissance art, has launched a radical project to 's...
Wanted in Rome interviews Antonio Barreca, director general of Federturismo, one of the key figures in Italy's travel and tourism industry.
by Marco Venturini
What is the current situation of tourism in Italy?
The h...
Italy creates tourism ministry as the country seeks to rebuild a vital industry left reeling by covid-19.
Amid the drama surrounding the recent formation of Italy's new government, led by Mario Draghi, a significant cha...
From ancient coins and mosaics to precious sand, a growing number of tourists are returning artefacts stolen from Italy's cultural heritage sites.
By Andy Devane
Several years ago a bulky package arrived out of the b...
Cycle track to enrich sustainable tourism offer at lake near Rome.
The Lazio region has given the green light to a plan to build a 33-km cycle path around Lago di Bracciano, a lake located an hour north of Rome.
The...
Plan to make Rome's river navigable "like in other European capitals"
An ambitious plan to "restore the navigability" of the river Tiber, using electric boats to ferry tourists to and from the centre of the capital, has...
Repentant tourist sends stolen Pompeii artefacts back to Italy after blaming them for years of bad luck.
A Canadian tourist has returned artefacts stolen from the ancient city of Pompeii 15 years ago, claiming they were...
Italy wants its foreign tourists back but not at the expense of damage to its precious cultural heritage.
This summer's international headlines about tourists damaging Italy's sites and monuments weren't supposed to be...
Rome fire brigade used winch to rescue tourist after he fell into archaeological site.
Rome firefighters have rescued a 37-year-old Polish tourist after he fell several metres into the archaeological site of the Forum o...
Rome police fine tourist at fountain in Piazza Venezia.
A 26-year-old tourist from the Netherlands has been fined €300 for washing her feet in a fountain at the Altare della Patria in Piazza Venezia, according to local...
Tourist from Ireland caught vandalising Colosseum in Rome.
A 32-year-old Irish tourist was detained by security staff at the Colosseum just after he carved his initials into a pillar on the first level of the ancient am...
Tourist crashes drone in Colosseum after being told he wasn't allowed to fly device.
A 40-year-old Polish tourist landed himself in trouble with Rome police after crashing his drone inside the Colosseum, where the flyin...
Predicted impact of covid-19 on Italian tourism is worse than expected.
Italy's tourism industry has suffered more than predicted this summer due to the covid-19 crisis, according to a joint report by tourism confederat...
Travelers' Choice 2020 for Castello di S. Severa outside Rome.
The beachside Castello di S. Severa, located about 50km north of Rome, has been listed in the 2020 edition of Travelers' Choice by TripAdvisor.
The media...
Tourists fined €450 after Rome police catch them in the act.
Two tourists, aged 61 and 44, were detained by Rome police as they attempted to carve their names on a base of the staircase in front of the Trevi Fountain....
Italian police are attempting to track down Pompeii tourist.
A police investigation is underway after a tourist climbed onto the roof of the ancient bath house in Italy's archaeological site of Pompeii, reports Italian...
Hotels in Rome cut their rates by up to half as they battle to entice handful of tourists.
Rome's hotels are slashing their rates, in some cases by 50 per cent, in a desperate bid to attract the few tourists visiting th...
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