The Venice Film Festival issued virus safety guidelines on Friday, as organisers hope the oldest such event in the world can maintain its international panache while remaining infection-free.
The 2020 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival kicked off on Tuesday, and it's a hot topic in Italy. Here's our primer on what might just be the country's favourite music festival.
You might imagine an Italian Easter revolves around going to mass, exchanging chocolate eggs and sitting down to roast lamb. But there's more to it than that.
March 20th was officially the first day of spring - but what does the new season typically bring to Italy? Expect to see delicious food at your local market, foreigners shedding layers of clothing while Italians merely reach for their sunglasses, and a healthy dose of quirky local festivals. Here are six tell-tale signs of an Italian spring.
One of Italy's most unusual festivals, the Battle of the Oranges sees thousands of people gather in a small north-western town each spring for a massive, messy fruit fight.
This weekend New Yorkers celebrate the Feast of San Gennaro, an 11-day-long street fair now in its 92nd year. What is the Feast of San Gennaro, and how did it become so popular outside of Italy?
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Italy is home to many spectacular spring carnivals, from masks and extravagant costumes in Venice to political satire in Viareggio. But one of the most unusual festivals takes place in a small town in northwestern Italy, where thousands gather each February to wage war... with oranges.
Twenty thousand revellers, wearing masks and colourful period costumes, packed into St Mark's Square on Sunday for the "flight of the angel" marking the traditional opening of the Carnival of Venice.
Over the weekend, hide-and-seek enthusiasts from across the globe descended on a tiny Italian town to battle it out in the quest to be crowned international champions of the sport.
The most exciting sporting event of the year you've probably never heard of will take place in northern Italy this weekend: it's time for the annual International Hide and Seek Championship.
The Easter weekend saw a variety of celebrations take place all around Italy, from religious festivals to curious rural traditions. Here's a look at some of the most spectacular.
Tens of thousands of revellers in masks and period costume packed St Mark's Square on Sunday for the "flight of the angel", the traditional opening of the Venice Carnival.
The Carnival of Venice, which each year draws thousands of revellers dressed in masks and period costume, got under way in the iconic Italian city on Saturday with a stunning show staged on its famous canals.
One of the world's biggest gourmet food and wine fairs opens Thursday in Turin, with this year's edition taking its tasting sessions, workshops and street food parties to the streets for the first time.
Gun cartridges and 'anarchic' messages written on toilet paper caused panic at Venice's Palazzo del Cinema, where the city's film festival is taking place.
A bewitching musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone will open the Venice film festival on Wednesday, kicking off a US-heavy line-up of flicks vying for the coveted Golden Lion.
After disappointment at being left out of the main competition at Cannes next month, three Italian films were included in the Director's Fortnight contest held alongside the prestigious cinema showcase.
Italian actress Valeria Golino, best known internationally for her role in 1988’s 'Rain Man', won the Coppa Volpi best actress award at the Venice Film Festival.
Johnny Depp's portrayal of James 'Whitey' Bulger was tipped on Friday as a potential Oscar winner after Black Mass, an account of the Boston mobster's life of crime was unveiled to a warm reception at the Venice film festival.
