Italians are famous for criticising foreigners who fall foul of their country's unwritten culinary rules. But even Italians make food-related mistakes, writes Silvia Marchetti.

From ‘arsenal’ to ‘pants’, it's surprising how many commonly-used English words originally came from Venice's local dialect.

From finding lesser-known Italian shows to watch to preparing for the most stressful style-related event of the year, our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian.

New rules mean many Italian households will need to change to a different utility company by January 2024. What exactly is changing and who will it affect?

The deadline for most employees in Italy to submit their tax retu came on Monday. But what happens if you missed this deadline, or any others?

Italy's high-speed train services are frequently praised by visitors, so how far can you travel on them and how well do they really work?

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni outlined her proposed 2024 budget on Monday, with the focus on tax cuts and funding for larger families - despite market conce s about Italy's public debt.

Italy’s biggest tourist attraction will from Wednesday bring in a new system to prevent resellers from snapping up all the official tickets online, the culture ministry said.

Italian police on Tuesday arrested two men in Milan on terrorism charges, accused of helping finance the Islamic State (IS) group and spreading propaganda online.

The fee for applying for recognition of Italian citizenship via ancestry is a few hundred euros, but other expenses can quickly mount into the thousands, as The Local’s readers explain.

The Italian gove ment on Monday announced the contents of its 2024 budget law, including a long-planned income tax reform and increased resources for families.

After the news on Monday that Italy's gove ment wants inte ational residents to pay €2,000 euros a year to keep using the health service, here's what we know so far about the proposal.

Italy's gove ment wants to charge a €2,000 annual fee for some foreign nationals to register with the Italian national health service - but many already pay this much, or more. What are the rules and what would change under the plans?

Here are the main things you should know if you want to succeed first time round when applying for Italy's popular - but elusive - elective residency visa.

A Rome-bound aircraft departed on Saturday from Libya's capital, restarting flights to Italy after a nearly decade-long suspension due to an EU ban, authorities in Tripoli said.

From understanding the language used to talk about autumn in Italy to sampling the best of the season's produce, our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian.

The ete al city attracts millions of tourists from around world every year. But what's it like to live there as a resident? Here are some of the things you can expect if you move to Rome from abroad.

An Italian-Palestinian student detained without charges by Israel since August was due to be released, his lawyer in Rome said Sunday.

From a tax deadline to the start of Italy’s autumn Covid booster shot campaign, here’s what to expect in Italy this week.

The Italian cities of Milan, Turin and Cremona are among the worst areas in Europe for air pollution, new data shows. Why is the situation so bad - and what's being done about it?