Police in Italy are hunting for a multiple murderer dubbed "Johnny the Gypsy" after he absconded during a day release, Italian media reported on Saturday.
In a globalised world, transferring money abroad doesn't have to be costly and complicated.
Rome's public water fountains are a symbol of the city, and a welcome source of refreshment for thousands of tourists and locals. But the city announced they will be turned off from Monday, as Italy grapples with severe drought.
No two people and no two expat stories are the same – so why should health plans be?
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Travellers to Italy often choose to take a taste of the country home with them by filling their suitcases with local food and drinks - only to be thwarted by airports' strict regulations on carrying liquids.
Not all gelato is created equal.
Even the most competent of Italian speakers will occasionally slip up, and the majority of native speakers will be forgiving as long as you’re making the effort. But here are ten mistakes that are sure to grate on the ears of your Italian friends - read, memorize, and avoid at all costs.
A new digital restoration of Federico Fellini's La Strada, 60 years after it won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, reminds us why it won over critics and audiences, writes Danielle Hipkins, an academic specializing in Italian language and film.
Idioms - those little stock expressions whose meanings aren't what they first seem - are often the hardest part of learning a new language.
Italian wine is "the first victim of the chaos caused by Brexit", according to farmers' association Coldiretti.
The Michelin Guide for Italy 2016 has been released, awarding 334 Italian eateries a coveted star rating. And the best city to eat in Italy might surprise you...
Italy will pay up to 17 billion euros ($19 billion) to break up two insolvent Venetian banks, which have posed a threat to country's banking system, the government announced Sunday. Both face bankruptcy and European authorities had urged Italy to devise a rescue framework, selling off the good assets of the stricken Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca and transferring their toxic assets to a "bad bank," essentially financed by Rome.
Following one reported rape and several sexual assaults at this year's Bråvalla music festival, there will be no festival in 2018, the organisers said on Saturday.
Italy is giving away more than 100 historic buildings - including castles, houses, and towers - in a bid to boost 'slow tourism' and tempt visitors away from the overcrowded city centres.
Venice's world famous carnival, which lasts until February 28th, is thought to have started in 1162 after a military victory. Abandoned for decades, it was resurrected in 1980.
A 10-year-old boy in Sardinia has been diagnosed with tetanus.
With peak season approaching for refugees making treacherous journeys to and through Europe, don’t be surprised if we are told again that this is unprecedented.
Can England and Italy meet in a major football final for the first time ever?
Italy's schoolchildren get top marks for socializing but suffer from high levels of anxiety, an OECD survey reveals.
In a bid to stop visitors scrawling on the cathedral's walls, Florence authorities have installed digital tablets allowing them to leave their message in a less messy way.
The police officer was found with kilograms of hashish in his car and more at home.
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Suffering in the Italian summer? Use these tried and tested ways to stay chilled.
Nearly 2,000 people are believed to have drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean this year, the UN's refugee agency said Tuesday on World Refugee Day, as it reported fresh deaths.