Trevi Fountain entry fee sparks shakeup of Rome's city-run museums. Rome is to make its municipal museums free for residents of the Italian capital from 1 February 2026, the same day that a new entry ...

Italy's tourism campaign moves from virtual to real life. Italy's tourism ministry has revamped a contentious marketing campaign which until now has featured Botticelli's Venus as a "virtual ...

Rome confirms that the entry fee system will take effect from 1 February. Tourists visiting Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain up close will be required to pay an entry fee of €2 from 1 February 2026, the ...

Judge Paolo Adinolfi went missing in Rome in 1994. A search got under way at a jazz venue in Rome on Thursday morning as part of an investigation into the disappearance of a judge in the Italian ...

Jolie met patients at Bambino Gesù hospital. Hollywood star Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to young patients at Rome's Bambino Gesù paediatric hospital on Sunday. The Oscar-winning American ...

Italy first EU country to pass comprehensive AI law. Italy's senate on Wednesday granted final approval a sweeping new law to regulate artificial intelligence, requiring human oversight and ...

Boy's brother says tragedy must serve as a "wake up call" amid fresh debate about bullying as new school year begins in Italy. Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into incitement to ...

Aid mission comes after Italian premier Giorgia Meloni described Gaza situation as "unsustainable and unjustifiable". Italy began airdropping humanitarian aid into Gaza on Saturday as part of a ...

Visitor numbers up 5 per cent on 2023. Italy's state museums and archaeological parks welcomed a total of 60,850,091 million visitors in 2024, a new record and an increase of 5 per cent on the ...

Until now, Italy required medium-sized and large dogs to fly in the cargo hold. Not anymore. Italy is expanding its air travel rules to allow pet owners to take larger dogs on board flights, in the ...

Pope Francis is buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore or St Mary Major. Faithful and pilgrims can visit the tomb of Pope Francis in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore starting from Sunday ...

Naples lies in the shadow of Vesuvius and next to Campi Flegrei. Mount Vesuvius, the volcano responsible for the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD, remains one of the most dangerous ...