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SOCIAL

How to register with the anagrafe in Italy
BUREAUCRACY

How to register with the anagrafe in Italy

From US tech to French fashion: the MBA unlocking global opportunities
PARTNER CONTENT

From US tech to French fashion: the MBA unlocking global opportunities

Italy confirms how many work permits it will grant in 2023
WORKING IN ITALY

Italy confirms how many work permits it will grant in 2023

Italy's government has published its 'decreto flussi' for 2023, revealing how many work permits will be released this year.

REVEALED: These are the most polluted towns in Italy
ENVIRONMENT

REVEALED: These are the most polluted towns in Italy

On the agenda: What’s happening in Italy this week
WHAT CHANGES IN ITALY

On the agenda: What’s happening in Italy this week

ITALIAN WORD OF THE DAY

Italian word of the day: ‘Piuttosto’

Italian word of the day: ‘Piuttosto’
13 ways to make your life in Italy easier without really trying
LIVING IN ITALY

13 ways to make your life in Italy easier without really trying

The jobs in Italy that will be most in demand in 2023
WORKING IN ITALY

The jobs in Italy that will be most in demand in 2023

Italy’s Meloni in Libya to discuss energy and migration
POLITICS

Italy’s Meloni in Libya to discuss energy and migration

Five signs you know you’re crushing it living abroad
PARTNER CONTENT

Five signs you know you’re crushing it living abroad

La Bella Vita: The best Italian-language podcasts, and unexpected foods you’ll find in Italy
LA BELLA VITA

La Bella Vita: The best Italian-language podcasts, and unexpected foods you’ll find in Italy

Where in Italy are house prices rising fastest?
PROPERTY

Where in Italy are house prices rising fastest?

EXPLAINED: How to apply for an elective residency visa to move to Italy
VISAS

EXPLAINED: How to apply for an elective residency visa to move to Italy

TRAVEL: Delays expected as Italian airport workers strike on Friday
STRIKES

TRAVEL: Delays expected as Italian airport workers strike on Friday

What’s happening in Italy in February 2023
WHAT CHANGES IN ITALY

What’s happening in Italy in February 2023

Italian expression of the day: ‘Non ci piove’
ITALIAN WORD OF THE DAY

Italian expression of the day: ‘Non ci piove’

US tourist fined €500 for driving on Florence’s Ponte Vecchio bridge
TOURISM

US tourist fined €500 for driving on Florence’s Ponte Vecchio bridge

Italian police seize €250 million and arrest 56 in latest mafia blitz
MAFIA

Italian police seize €250 million and arrest 56 in latest mafia blitz

Rome archaeologists continue search for start of Appian Way
ITALIAN HISTORY

Rome archaeologists continue search for start of Appian Way

An excavation team in Rome is trying to unearth the first, oldest section of the Appian Way, the Roman Empire's most strategic highway, which may soon become a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Four places to remember the Holocaust in Italy
ITALIAN HISTORY

Four places to remember the Holocaust in Italy

Costly flights, few trains: What’s travel like between Sicily and mainland Italy?
TRANSPORT

Costly flights, few trains: What’s travel like between Sicily and mainland Italy?

SCHOOLS

‘Very underfunded, very strict’: What readers think of Italy’s schools

‘Very underfunded, very strict’: What readers think of Italy’s schools
Coughs, colds and flu: What to say and do if you fall sick in Italy
HEALTH

Coughs, colds and flu: What to say and do if you fall sick in Italy

Falling Christmas decorations cause ‘irreversible damage’ to Italy’s Verona Arena
TOURISM

Falling Christmas decorations cause ‘irreversible damage’ to Italy’s Verona Arena

Italian word of the day: ‘Spaghettata’
ITALIAN WORD OF THE DAY

Italian word of the day: ‘Spaghettata’

Messina Denaro: Captured boss’s cousin speaks out against ‘mafia culture’
MAFIA

Messina Denaro: Captured boss’s cousin speaks out against ‘mafia culture’

On the agenda: What’s happening in Italy this week
WHAT CHANGES IN ITALY

On the agenda: What’s happening in Italy this week

EU Blue Card: Who can get one in Italy and how do you apply?
VISAS

EU Blue Card: Who can get one in Italy and how do you apply?

La Bella Vita: Pasta, coffee, and the signs you’re becoming Italian
LA BELLA VITA

La Bella Vita: Pasta, coffee, and the signs you’re becoming Italian

Reader question: How can I find an apartment to rent in Rome?
RENTING

Reader question: How can I find an apartment to rent in Rome?

The train routes connecting Italy to the rest of Europe in 2023
TRANSPORT

The train routes connecting Italy to the rest of Europe in 2023

How foreigners can get ‘fast track’ citizenship in Italy
ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP

How foreigners can get ‘fast track’ citizenship in Italy

It can take three years or more for Italy to approve applications for citizenship via ancestry, but there is another way. Here’s how you may be able to cut the waiting time.

Brexit: Brits in EU feel European and don’t want to return home
BREXIT

Brexit: Brits in EU feel European and don’t want to return home

‘We don’t talk much here’: Silence grips Sicilian mafia boss hometown
MAFIA

‘We don’t talk much here’: Silence grips Sicilian mafia boss hometown

DISCOVER ITALY

TRAVEL: Nine overlooked Italian towns you should visit

TRAVEL: Nine overlooked Italian towns you should visit
How Italy is remembering victims of the Holocaust
ITALIAN HISTORY

How Italy is remembering victims of the Holocaust

Why the tabaccheria is essential to life in Italy – even if you don’t smoke
LIVING IN ITALY

Why the tabaccheria is essential to life in Italy – even if you don’t smoke

Italian expression of the day: ‘Fallo e basta’
ITALIAN WORD OF THE DAY

Italian expression of the day: ‘Fallo e basta’

Reader question: Where can I donate used clothes and books in Italy?
LIVING IN ITALY

Reader question: Where can I donate used clothes and books in Italy?

Living in Italy: Five tips to help you survive the local pharmacy
HEALTH

Living in Italy: Five tips to help you survive the local pharmacy

How is Italy planning to tighten laws on smoking?
HEALTH

How is Italy planning to tighten laws on smoking?

‘Winter is starting’: Italy braces for snow and storms as cold snap arrives
WEATHER

‘Winter is starting’: Italy braces for snow and storms as cold snap arrives

How Italy came to be Europe’s coffee capital
ITALY EXPLAINED

How Italy came to be Europe’s coffee capital

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