Air conditioning is gradually becoming more popular in Italy – but if you can’t or don’t want to install it in your home, there are other ways to keep cool during the hot summer months.

Viral social media posts about scams in Italy's tourist hotspots regularly cause alarm. But how does reality in Italy compare to what you see online?

Much of Western Europe was baking in a gruelling heatwave on Friday with the mercury expected to continue rising in the coming days, shattering temperature records.

Italy reacted angrily on Friday after reported comments by US President Donald Trump mocking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with the foreign minister cancelling a planned US visit.

Temperatures are set to push 40°C in parts of Italy this weekend as the first major heatwave of the summer sweeps the country.