Sixty-one years ago, Italy suffered the worst man-made environmental disaster in its history: an inland tsunami that swept away entire villages and left nearly 2,000 bodies behind.
In Sicily, children hunt for treats left by loving relatives no longer around. In northern Italy some people leave their homes empty in case the dead want to visit. And many Italians set an empty place at the table for people who no longer sit there.
The right-wing parties poised to win Italy’s upcoming general elections have a history of denouncing abortion. Could a new conservative government threaten reproductive rights in Italy?
Ever feel like you're the only anglophone in the village? Or do you seem to hear English everywhere you go? Here are the stats on how many other English speakers share your part of Italy.
Think Italy is all Roman ruins, winding coast and Renaissance architecture? Think again. When your country extends from the Alps to the Mediterranean and has centuries of diverse history, it's sure to hide some unexpected sights.
Each June, Florence Cathedral hosts a unique demonstration of nature's precision matched by human engineering: the passage of the midday sun through a gnomon set into the mighty dome.
Italy's highest court has rejected an appeal by the Getty Museum to hold on to a contested bronze sculpture of a young man, attributed to famed Greek artist Lysippos and lost for millennia before being fished out of the Adriatic by Italian fishermen.
Italy's Data Protection Authority has advised against a reform proposed by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini that would replace the word 'parents' with 'mother and father' on children's national ID cards.
