From updated visa and passport requirements to new flight and train routes, here are the major changes you should know about if you are travelling to or from Italy in 2026.

Italy's transport services hit by general strike action, stolen boat hits Venice's Rialto Bridge, and more news on Friday.

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A general strike is set to impact rail and public transport services across Italy on Friday, December 12th.

Italy's ruling Brothers of Italy party is looking to downplay its neo-Fascist roots with an annual fair that attracts tourists, families with young children, and those with no interest in politics.

With several strikes affecting transport services planned in Italy for December, here's what passengers can expect for travel over the festive period.

Whether your idea of fun is 50 hours of partying or a Renaissance festival in a castle, you can find something memorable to do in Italy on New Year’s Eve this year.

Night train linking Italy to Brussels and Amsterdam to launch in 2026, Amazon settles Italy tax-fraud case, and more news on Thursday.

A new sleeper train linking northern Italy's Milan to Brussels and Amsterdam is set to launch in June 2026, night train operator European Sleeper announced on Wednesday.

UNESCO recognised on Wednesday that Italian food is more than pizza, pasta and gelato, adding the range and ritual of the famed cuisine to its list of intangible cultural heritage.

Keeping track of Italy's tax deadlines is a challenge for the most organised of individuals. Here are the key dates to keep in mind for next year.

Whether it's beer or biscuits, cheese or spices, which items from home do you miss, and have you found anywhere in Italy you can buy them? The Local wants to hear from you.

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One in five Italian hospitals below standard, Italy promotes 'just peace' for Ukraine, and more news on Wednesday.

A new bill aims to make it significantly harder to obtain - or keep - Italian citizenship, with proposals ranging from testing knowledge of Italian culture to making it possible to leave people stateless.

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A new bill presented by the League party sets out plans to make it harder for foreigners to acquire Italian citizenship, following June's unsuccessful referendum vote.

Venice authorities are set to ramp up the city's controversial entry fee system once again next year, with day-visitors required to pay a charge to enter on the busiest days.

If you're travelling to the UK from Italy this Christmas you might be thinking of bringing gifts of Italy's famously excellent cheese, salumi, prosciutto or other delicacies - but a change in British import rules is still in effect. ...

People using Rome’s public transport network have been warned to expect cancellations and delays on Tuesday, December 9th due to a 24-hour strike.