As countries within the EU reintroduce checks on their Schengen zone borders, John Lichfield looks at why this threat to the ...

The noun beffa is often used as part of a popular Italian expression: oltre al danno anche la beffa, which is usually ...

A veteran foreign editor and France correspondent, John is a regular columnist for The Local and one of the foremost experts ...

From jazz performances in Rome to a world-famous chocolate festival in Umbria and celebrations for Venice's Madonna della ...

Italian lovers were in demand twenty years ago but times have changed and Italian women are now "desperate", argues Silvia ...

From a public holiday to the enforcement of new rules for tourist lets and an income tax deadline, here's what you can expect ...

Italy announced on Monday it planned to create the legislative framework for the construction of its first nuclear power plants in almost 40 years by the end of 2024.

Italy's government said on Monday it would pass a new law to overcome legal opposition to a contested migrant deal with ...

France's decision to reintroduce Schengen border checks will have an impact on travellers from neighbouring countries ...

From how to dress for special occasions to holding cutlery a certain way, Italians are known to follow a long list of ...

Impiccione has a number of popular synonyms, including ficcanaso, which translates directly as ‘nose-shover’. However, if the ...

Historically, Italians have always watched film and television shows with dubbing, but that might be changing – a development ...