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.

Switching energy provider in Italy is about to get quicker, but it isn’t always free. Here’s what to know before you make the move.

Italy's famous seasonal food fairs, a staple of the autumn season, can be variable in quality – but that might just be part of the attraction.

Once you figure out the complicated process of getting an Italian driver’s license, and then do the work of choosing the right vehicle, you have yet another confusing obstacle: figuring out how car insurance works in Italy.

Fingers crossed you won't have much cause to use this Italian word.

From knowing what to expect from Italy’s modern cuisine to finding the latest excuse to go wine tasting, you'll find everything you need to eat, talk, drink and live like an Italian in our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita.

"Luxury is the opposite of the naturally necessary," wrote Karl Marx -- but tell that to guests at a new five-star Rome hotel in the former seat of the Italian Communist Party (PCI).

Authorities are yet to confirm who is behind hoax bomb threats sent to thousands of Italian schools this week, after similar emails targeted flights across Europe.

Several British travellers have told how they were incorrectly accused of overstaying their 90-day allowance due to the chaotic introduction of the EU's new EES biometric border checks.

Italy's government told schools on Thursday there was no need to evacuate over a mass email alone, a day after threats at around 6,000 schools caused chaos across the country.

The most notable difference between Italian inheritance law and that of many English-speaking countries is that you can't decide who gets a large chunk of your property.

Italy’s government has passed a measure to bring down electricity costs from the start of 2027, but the benefit to consumers is expected to be marginal.

As of November 10th, passengers flying with Europe's biggest budget airline must check their luggage at least an hour before departure.

An Atlantic weather system was forecast to reach central-northern Italy on Thursday, intensifying the severe weather that has already hit parts of the country this week.

Milan’s public transit system faces disruption on Friday, November 13th due to a planned staff walkout, while bus services to Venice’s airport may also be affected.

With the government's new price cap expected to save households little more than a euro a month, readers share how they're keeping their gas and electricity bills down.