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The Adriatic coast has the best climate in Italy, both in the short- and long-term, two recent climate livability studies have found. ...

Italy's Senate was set to vote on next year's budget on December 23rd as the govement made a last-minute amendment worth €3.5 billion, with significant changes to infrastructure spending and pensions. ...

Italian towns and cities could start imposing new restrictions on Airbnbs and other tourist rentals following a key ruling from Italy's Supreme Court on Tuesday. ...

Isabella Dalla Ragione hunts in abandoned gardens and orchards for forgotten fruits, preserving Italy's agricultural heritage and saving varieties which could help farmers withstand the changing climate. ...

Trying to navigate Italy's healthcare system while your Italian is at begier's level can be a stressful experience – but can a doctor actually refuse to treat you if you don't speak Italian? ...

With the 'Notte di San Lorenzo', Italy's aual stargazing festival, just around the coer, here's where to try and catch a shooting star spectacle if you're in a major Italian city this Saturday. ...

Tourists were waed to expect long delays and disruption to high-speed services throughout August as Italy's rail management company aounced “enhancement works” taking place on many major routes. ...

Italy's health ministry issued red alerts for extreme heat in 17 cities including Rome and Florence on Friday, as the ongoing heatwave was expected to reach its peak. ...

Italy's opposition put on an unusual united front at a rally in Rome on Tuesday against sweeping reforms plaed by the hard-right govement that would hand more powers to prime ministers and regional authorities. ...

From Milan to Florence to Rome, if you’re visiting (and staying in) one of Italy’s major cities, you’ll have to pay a local 'tourist tax' on top of your accommodation bill – but rates vary from place to place. ...

Far-right parties, set to make soaring gains in the European Parliament elections in June, have one by one abandoned plans to get their countries to leave the European Union. ...

Italian universities are once again near the top of the inteational leaderboard for 2024, but the country’s highest-rated institutions vary by subject area. ...

Italy’s geographical variety means that local climate conditions can change greatly depending on the area you're in – but which are the cities with the 'best' climate? ...

Representatives of 20 European cities are demanding help to enforce congestion charges and low emission zone rules on foreign drivers. ...

Police in Milan said on Thursday they had arrested a 37-year-old Algerian man in the subway, later discovering he was wanted for alleged ties to Islamic State. ...

From vehicle theft and home burglary to cyber fraud and blackmail, Italy’s latest figures reveal where in the country you are most likely to be a victim of crime. ...

From crazy long words to some choice scioglilingua (literally 'tongue loosener', the Italian word for a tongue twister), here are ten ways to give your mouth a workout in Italian. Precipitevol...

Di Maio accused French govements on both the left and right of pursuing ultraliberal policies that have "increased citizens’ insecurity and sharply reduced their spending power", i...

Gualtiero Marchesi (L) died in Milan on Tuesday. Photo: Marco/Flickr AFP [email protected] @thelocalitaly 27 December 2017 08:35 CET+01:00 Italian chef Gualtiero Marchesi, widely considered the father of the country's nouvelle cuisine, died on Tuesday in his native city of Milan at the age of 87, local media said. Marchesi ran the restaurant "Marchesino", located in the heart of Milan on the prestigious Piazza della Scala. After studying in Italy, Switzerland and France, Marchesi opened his first restaurant in Milan in 1977, which eight years later went...

Traffic restrictions are in place in parts of northe Italy in a bid to combat high levels of air pollution. A daytime traffic ban in Turin, where safe limits have been surpassed for 15 consecutive days, has been extended to include Euro 5 diesel cars despite rain being forecast. A similar initiative was imposed in October, when pollution values broke the limit for several days. Restrictions on Euro 4 cars are in place in Milan, where the pollution rate has also broken the legal limit, and other parts of Lombardy, excluding Como, while 85 municipalities across Veneto have traffic limitations in place. Dozens of Italian cities are in the air pollution danger zone, w...