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Italy's historic railways and ancient pilgrimage paths to get major boost from the nation's massive post-covid recovery fund.
Italy is to invest €435 million in a "new form of railway tourism" - including vintage steam...
Life in Rome has been turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic, with the Eternal City seeming almost deserted without its usual hordes of tourists.
We look at some of the many things that make Rome unique, to remi...
Sole inhabitant of Budelli gives up battle to stay on Italian island famous for its pink sandy beaches.
An elderly hermit who has lived on the tiny Italian island of Budelli off Sardinia for the past 32 years has announ...
The strange, multi-layered story of Rocca Sinibalda, located 50 km north of Rome.
The 12th-century Rocca Sinibalda sits on a spur of rock dominating the Turano Valley, a 40-minute drive north of Rome, on what was once a...
As more people seek a quieter pace of life outside Rome, Judith Harris writes about living in nearby Trevignano Romano.
By Mary Jane CryanThe publication of Judith Harris’s latest book is very timely as real estate brok...
This hilltop town in central Tuscany is famed for its stunning skyline of mediaeval towers.
Arriving in this tower-topped town in central Tuscany is always going to be a visual treat, regardless of the season. While the...
A list of the best walking and trekking trails near Rome you must experience.
Walking, hiking, and trekking routes at just "a stone's throw" from Rome, all in the Lazio Region.
With its numerous paths and trails, It...
Fiumicino airport in Rome makes history with its latest award, after one of the most difficult years ever for the air travel sector.
Rome's Fiumicino airport, known officially as Leonardo da Vinci, has been rated Europe...
Catania cleans up volcanic ash after spectacular eruption of Mount Etna.
Catania airport in Sicily reopened at 09.00 this morning after being forced to close on 16 February due to the spectacular eruption of the nearby...
Villa Gregoriana in Tivoli makes for a great day trip from Rome.
Not many people realise that in the 19th century, Tivoli had a visitor attraction that surpassed Hadrian’s Villa and Villa d’Este.
But when artists, po...
Fiumicino airport in Rome makes history with its latest award.
Rome's Fiumicino airport, known officially as Leonardo da Vinci, has been rated Europe's Best Airport for the third year in a row.
The recognition, award...
10-year-old boy makes 2,800-km journey from Sicily to London by foot, bicycle and boat "just to see Granny".
Romeo Cox, a 10-year-old Italian-English boy, was born in London but moved with his family to Palermo, in Sici...
Perugia airport claims staff mixed up Boris Johnson with Tony Blair.
Boris Johson did not fly to Umbria for a secret weekend in Italy, according to Perugia airport which has revised its statement claiming that the Briti...
"Fake news" says Downing Street but Perugia airport officials insist otherwise.
Did Boris Johnson secretly travel to Italy earlier this month, spending a weekend in Umbria, as reported in Italian media?
Downing Stree...
Rapid covid-19 tests for passengers departing on Fiumicino-Linate flights with results back in half an hour.
Fiumicino airport in Rome and Linate airport in Milan will offer rapid covid-19 tests to passengers departing...
Fiumicino Airport wins world's first 5-star anti-covid award.
Rome's Fiumicino airport has become the first airport in the world to obtain the "COVID-19 5-Star Airport Rating" from Skytrax, the principal rating and asse...
Italy is open to EU visitors but restrictions remain for US tourists.
Italy reopened to tourists from the European Union and the Schengen Area on 3 June, allowing unrestricted travel after months of lockdown due to the...
Passengers on flights to and from Italy can take cabin baggage from 15 July.
Italy has lifted a ban on carry-on luggage in overhead lockers on aircrafts to and from Italy, with effect from 15 July, reports Italian newsp...
Efforts to save the north Lazio town of Civita di Bagnoregio have been in place for centuries but have intensified in recent years.
The spectacular mediaeval hilltop town of Civita di Bagnoregio, known as the "castle in...
In an interview with Corriere della Sera, CEO of Ryanair Eddie Wilson, questions Italy's decision to ban the use of overhead lockers for hand luggage.
"The ban on hand luggage is insane and exposes passengers to an inc...
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