Italy

Travel News

Capri brings in new ‘harassment’ ban to improve tourist experience

The chic destination has already capped tour group numbers and banned guides from using loudspeakers and umbrellas to reduce disruption for other visitors and residents.

17/04/2026

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Italy: 25 hostages freed as Naples bank gang vanishes underground

A group of three masked robbers held 25 people hostage during a bank heist in Naples on Thursday 16 April 2026 before escaping through a tunnel connected to the city’s sewer network, authorities said.

17/04/2026

Climate

Relocating Venice ‘may be necessary’ if sea levels continue to rise

Scientists warn that no adaptation measure can sustain Venice as rising sea levels threaten to swallow the city.

17/04/2026

Europe News

Ukraine and Italy pledge cooperation on defence and drone production

Zelenskyy is pressing European countries to join the PURL programme, launched last year, that allows Ukraine to receive US equipment financed by European countries.

15/04/2026

Travel News

15 villages in Sardinia set for tourism revamp as part of €38m plan

The project aims to promote the island’s unique flavour of village tourism and boost local employment opportunities.

14/04/2026

Culture news

EU threatens to cut funding over Russian pavilion at Venice Biennale

In a letter addressed to the president of the Venice Biennale, the European Commission has threatened to freeze €2 million to the cultural institution in response to the reopening of the Russian pavilion.

13/04/2026

Europe News

'Enough of war!' says Pope Leo XIV who grows increasingly frustrated

Leaders have used religion to defend their actions in the war. US officials, especially Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, have spoken about their Christian faith and described the US as a Christian nation fighting its enemies.

11/04/2026

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Italy: From Go to Monopoly, board games bridge generations

A new exhibition titled “0–99. Design for Play” opened on 10 April 2026 at Palazzo Arese Borromeo in Cesano Maderno, near Milan, turning a 17th‑century aristocratic residence into a large, interactive gallery of games.

10/04/2026

Business

All Dolce, no Gabbana? D&G co-founder quits as chairman amid debt talk

Gabbana has quietly vacated the D&G boardroom, leaving Domenico Dolce's brother in charge — just as the brand wrestles with €450m in debt.

10/04/2026

Culture news

Rome Colosseum renovation reveals structures hidden for centuries

Visitors to Rome's Colosseum now have a new chance to step back into history thanks to a renovation project that's unearthed several entrance columns that have been buried for hundreds of years.

09/04/2026

Residences

Revealed: The best new hotels for 2026 – and number one is in Florence

Collegio Alla Querce, Auberge Collection, housed within a 16th-century villa turned boarding school, has views over both the Tuscan countryside and the historic city centre.

08/04/2026

Tech News

Telegram hosts network sharing non-consensual content in Spain, Italy

European non-profit AI Forensics found an "ecosystem of abuse at scale" operated on Telegram, with users distributing and selling harmful sexual content across borders despite the platform’s moderation efforts.

08/04/2026

The Cube

Why did Italy deny US bombers access to an Italian airbase?

Claims circulating online suggest Italy denied US military aircraft access to the Sigonella base in Sicily for political reasons linked to the war in Iran. However, official statements and reporting from multiple sources indicate the situation is more procedural than political.

07/04/2026

Climate

Inside Italy’s fight against a coastal erosion emergency

The country risks losing about 20 per cent of its beaches by 2050 and 45 per cent by 2100, according to a recent report.

06/04/2026

Europe News

Jet fuel crisis: Rationing triggered at four airports in Italy

Four northern Italian airports introduce restrictions on jet fuel due to the energy crisis, with priority given to long-haul and medical flights. Meanwhile, Ryanair has warned that if the Iran war continues, summer flights are at risk across Europe.

06/04/2026

Europe News

Fugitive Camorra boss Roberto Mazzarella arrested

Mazzarella, head of the clan bearing his name, was on the list of Italy's most dangerous fugitives. Murder charges and other charges were brought against him. Cash and luxury watches were seized in the operation.

04/04/2026

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Pope Leo XIV carries cross through all 14 stations at Rome’s Colosseum

Italy witnessed a rare and highly symbolic Good Friday ceremony on 3 April as Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum, the first time in decades that a pope has performed the full rite in person.

04/04/2026

Italy

Pope Leo XIV bares cross for full Good Friday procession

Pope Leo XIV marked his first Good Friday by becoming the first pontiff in decades to personally carry the wooden cross for all 14 stations at the Colosseum.

04/04/2026

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From the Chrism Mass to the washing of the feet: Pope Leo’s first Easter season begins

Pope Leo XIV begins his first Easter as pontiff by washing priests’ feet, following a tradition previously used by Pope Francis, while warning against domination in a troubled world.

02/04/2026

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Italy : snowstorms and heavy rain leave people trapped in their homes

Heavy rain and snowstorms in central and southern Italy brought down bridges and left people trapped in their homes on Thursday. Firefighters used special snowcat trucks to plow through huge banks of snow in small towns in the Italian region of Molise.

02/04/2026

Europe News

Dozens dead in separate migrant boat shipwrecks off Italy and Turkey

So far this year, 624 migrants have died or gone missing in central Mediterranean, according to the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

01/04/2026

Sport

“It feels like a nightmare”: Fans upset as Italy fails to qualify for third straight World Cup

Italy’s World Cup hopes ended in heartbreak after a penalty shootout loss to Bosnia, leaving stunned fans in Rome lamenting another missed chance and a 16-year absence from football’s biggest stage.

01/04/2026

Residences

Venice gets a luxury refresh with major hotel openings in 2026

From restored palaces to coastal resorts, Venice and its surrounding region are welcoming a wave of luxury hotel openings and reopenings in 2026.

01/04/2026

Art

Italy buys devotional Renaissance painting for €12 million

For the second time in a month, Italy has spent millions to buy a historic painting as it moves to protect its national art heritage. The government has acquired a devotional painting of early Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina for €12.6 million euros.

31/03/2026

Travel News

Venice entry fee returns this week. Here's when you'll pay in 2026

In 2026, daytrippers will be required to pay from Friday to Sunday in April, May, June, and July.

30/03/2026

Culture news

Stolen Bond girl fortune found in Italian villas, vineyards and art

Italian authorities have seized up to €20 million worth of property, artworks and financial assets allegedly bought from money stolen from Ursula Andress, the original Bond girl who starred opposite Sean Connery in 1962's Dr. No.

30/03/2026