With the opening of yet another luxury hotel in downtown Rome - this time in a former Communist Party headquarters - we ask what's behind the plan to open hundreds more five-star venues across Italy.

New cases of fraud around Italian citizenship by descent are coming to light, most of them in cases where unscrupulous agencies target South Americans with Italian ancestry.

From language tips to getting around, here’s what to know if you’re planning a trip to this multi-faceted, multi-cultural part of Italy.

From historic fairs in Tuscany to wooden chalets in the Alps, here are a few of the best Christmas markets to visit in Italy this holiday season.

Italian regulators fined Facebook parent company Meta 805 million euros ($880 million) for accessing users' photos without their "specific" consent, the country's data protection authority said on Saturday.