A planned 24-hour national rail strike is set to cause major disruption to train travel in Italy from Friday evening until late on Saturday.

Italy has increased transfers of migrants to a centre in Albania, a civil society organisation told AFP on Thursday, following a tightening of EU migration policy.

Viewership of Milan-Cortina Olympics shatters expectations, Italy braces for national rail strike, and more news on Friday.

Italian tourism authorities are trying to move tourists away from the over-crowded visitor hotspots - here are their 10 recommended 'off the beaten track' destinations.

With just over a month to go until Easter, we've taken a look at the transport schedules and the opening and closing times of shops, museums, restaurants and pharmacies in Italy so you can plan ahead for the holiday.