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Treno della Neve travels through Abruzzo over Christmas season.
A vintage treno della neve, or snow train, travels through the winter landscapes of Italy's central Abruzzo region on select dates from 25 November until 7...
New sleeper train takes skiiers from Rome to Dolomites.
Italy is launching a night train between Rome and Cortina d'Ampezzo, a famed ski destination in the Dolomites, as part of a new series of rail routes for tourists....
Strike reduced from 24 hours to four hours.
Air travellers in Italy face disruption on Friday 29 September due to a nationwide strike by airport ground staff and baggage handlers from 13.00 to 17.00.
The industrial d...
Venice day-trippers to pay €5 entry fee.
Venice is to trial a €5 entry fee system for day-trippers in 2024 as officials seek to ease the pressure on the fragile lagoon city from hordes of tourists.
The move, first mo...
O'Leary says Italy's price cap will have opposite effect.
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary on Tuesday slammed Italy’s new cap on airfares as “illegal and completely unenforceable", claiming it will lead to higher prices and...
ITA Airways cancels 30 flights on Friday.
Air travellers in Italy face significant disruption on Friday 8 September due to a nationwide 24-hour strike by airport ground staff and baggage handlers.
The industrial acti...
Sicily's main airport suspends flights on Monday.
Catania airport on the Italian island of Sicily has suspended all departures and arrivals until 06.00 on Tuesday 15 August due to the eruption of the nearby Mount Etna v...
Airport fully operational again after fire in mid-July.
Catania airport on the Italian island of Sicily resumed full services this weekend after three weeks of travel chaos caused by a major fire that broke out in the b...
High-speed service to run four times a month.
Italy's newly unveiled direct train service between Rome and Pompeii is to run every Sunday, starting from 6 August, the culture ministry has announced.
The high-speed Fr...
ITA Airways defends use of tape in repairs to plane.
A video of a Rome-bound passenger plane patched with adhesive tape went viral in Italy on Thursday, sparking a safety debate on social media.
The footage was share...
Air passengers travelling between Rome's Fiumicino airport and Naples can avail of a new rail link.
Italy's state railway Trenitalia will launch a new direct high-speed train service between Rome's Fiumicino airport and...
Flights suspended at Catania until 19 July.
Catania airport on the Italian island of Sicily has suspended all flights until 14.00 on Wednesday 19 July after a major fire broke out late on Sunday night.
An investigati...
Pompeii high-speed service runs once a month.
Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday inaugurated a new direct high-speed train linking Rome and Pompeii with a non-stop rail service for the first time.
Cultur...
ITA Airways cancels 133 flights on Saturday due to strike.
Air travellers in Italy face major disruption on Saturday 15 July due to a nationwide strike by airport ground staff, with baggage handling and check-in service...
Rome-Pompeii train will launch on 16 July.
Italy has unveiled a direct train service between Rome and Pompeii, connecting the Italian capital to the famed archaeological park with a non-stop rail link for the first time...
Rail strike on Thursday to be followed by airport strike on Saturday.
Travellers in Italy face major disruption this week due to two nationwide public transport strikes affecting train services and airports, on 13 and 1...
Tourists pay entry fee to Pantheon from 3 July 2023.
The Pantheon, Italy's most visited landmark, is bringing in a €5 entry fee for tourists this summer however the site will remain free for Rome residents.
The Panth...
ITA Airways cancels 116 flights due to Sunday's strike action.
Air travellers in Italy face flight disruption on Sunday 4 June due to strikes by airport ground handling staff and employees from several airlines.
The...
Decision to postpone strike comes as death toll from Emilia-Romagna floods rises to 11.
A strike by airport ground handling staff in Italy scheduled for Friday 19 May has been postponed until Sunday 4 June, transport mi...
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...
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