US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Rome and the Vatican this week, an Italian government source said Sunday, just weeks after a clash between Donald Trump and Pope Leo.

From quintessential spring events like Calendimaggio, the Giro d'Italia and Mother's Day to transport strikes in Naples, Trento and other major cities, here's everything you can expect this week in Italy.

Alex Zanardi, the Italian Formula One driver who became a Paralympic champion after losing both legs in an accident, has died aged 59, his family announced Saturday.

In a workshop in Turin -- the historic home of Italian carmaker Fiat -- vintage 500 models are getting a makeover with electric engines.

Uneven application of EES rules at Italy’s airports has caused chaos and confusion for foreign residents; The Local has been digging for answers.

In our latest Americans in Italy newsletter, we share a little-known loophole for third-country nationals to stay with their European partner longer than the 90 days allowed by Italian law and provide simple steps to renew your U.S. pass...

The international jury of the upcoming Venice Biennale Art Exhibition resigned Thursday in a row over the organisation's decision to allow Russia to participate in this year's event.

Italian authorities on Friday evacuated some 3,500 people in the Tuscany region as they tried to tame a wildfire that has been raging for more than 24 hours.

From marking your calendar with all the need-to-know dates in May to revolutionizing your coffee order for the summer, you'll find everything you need to eat, talk, drink and live like an Italian in our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita. ...

The European Union's mammoth trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur provisionally enters into force Friday, despite a pending court ruling on its legality.

Italy on Thursday extended by three weeks a temporary cut in fuel excise taxes in an attempt to curb price rises due to the Middle East conflict.

From new labour and security laws to special museum openings and new flight routes across Europe and North America, here's what people living in Italy can expect this May.

For the majority of people in Italy, another change is coming to the way they use public services online.

The career diplomat succeeds Ed Llewellyn, who left Rome in December to take up a new role at the Foreign Office.

How to talk about stuff in Italian (literally).

Italy on Thursday called for the immediate release of Italian nationals on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla raided by Israeli forces in international waters off Greece.

Italy's wildfire season started more than a month earlier than usual this year, with forecasters warning of dangerous situation in southern regions with a hot, dry May to come.

From a dessert-like caffè crema to a bubbly espresso tonic, try ordering one of these cold coffee drinks at the bar when the weather becomes too hot for a normal espresso.

A marble head of Alexander the Great dating from the 1st century AD was among hundreds of cultural artefacts returned to Italy from the United States in recent months, police said on Wednesday.

Italy has enough reserves of jet fuel to last through the end of May, the country's transportation minister told parliament on Wednesday.