Italian authorities have issued the first 'black' critical travel warning this year for Saturday August 7th, with particularly heavy traffic at peak summer holiday season.
Summer is well and truly here in Italy. As July begins the temperature is rising, EU travel is restarting, and utility bills are going up. Here’s a look at what changes this month.
Tired of the same old tourist hotspots peddled by travel guidebooks? Here's where Italians are choosing to go on vacation this summer, according to new surveys.
As coronavirus infection rates continue to fall in Italy, health authorities said they will relax the current requirement to wear masks at all times outside from June 28th.
As coronavirus infection rates continue to fall, Italian health authorities are on Monday reviewing the current requirement to wear masks at all times when outdoors in public.
10 cities across Italy will be placed under an orange weather alert, the Health Ministry said on Friday as the country's first "serious" heatwave of the summer is expected this weekend, according to weather forecasters.
As Italy opens up to tourism and eases coronavirus restrictions, many readers of The Local have got in touch to report last-minute flight cancellations. Here's what we know so far about the changing travel situation and how you can plan around it.
As Italy's first hot and humid spell of the summer arrives, here are the parts of the country expecting temperatures to soar this week – as well as a few ideas for where to cool off.
Italy is not yet prepared to restrict travel from the UK despite the rise in Covid-19 cases caused by the Delta variant, the prime minister said on Monday.
As Italy’s coronavirus vaccination campaign continues to make progress, Italian media reports that the country plans on giving second doses to tourists this summer. But is that really going to happen - and who would it apply to? Here's a closer look.
More people are planning to rent holiday homes in Italy this summer, taking advantage of being able to work remotely and enjoy more time away, according to a new report.
As Italy reopens to tourism, many people will be wanting to avoid the crowds that flock to hotspots like Venice and Florence. Here are seven lesser-visited (but no less beautiful) areas to try instead.
As Italy's coronavirus case numbers fall and temperatures rise, calls are growing for the government to relax the requirement for masks to be worn outdoors.
As Italy moves toward the next phase of reopening and relaxing its coronavirus rules, the government is looking at whether face masks should remain mandatory in outdoor public places.
Italy is hoping to drop the quarantine requirement for visitors from the rest of the European Union, Britain and
Israel by mid-May, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Saturday.
After more than a year of being largely barred from Europe, Americans could be able to visit this summer using a "health pass". Will you be among them? Let us know your plans.
Italy has sweltered in intense summer heat through much of August, but temperatures are forecast to drop sharply across the country this weekend with storms on the way.
