Category: Italy

Rail passengers in Italy are set to face disruption on Monday, February 12th, as staff at rail companies including Trenitalia, Italo and Trenord plan to strike. Source link

A planned change in Italy’s electricity suppliers system means that many customers may be automatically assigned to a new provider in 2024. But what exactly is changing and who will it affect? Source link

Today’s word is a real banger. Source link

You’re very unlikely to find an Italian home without a bidet, but this isn’t simply down to a national obsession with hygiene. Source link

Italy sentences accused migrant smuggler, brown bear culled in Italian Alps, Sanremo viewing share breaks records, and more of Italy’s news on Thursday. Source link

See you how you rate this word when you’re done learning it. Source link

If you’re thinking of becoming a legal resident of Italy, or are mid-way through the process, you may wonder how many others do the same each year and where they come from. Source link

The Venice Carnival kicked off in typically extravagant style last week, as thousands of visitors to the lagoon city joined locals in the annual festival. Source link

Rome’s most majestic forum has recovered some of its former glory with a partial reconstruction of the imposing columns of Trajan’s basilica – using funds from a now-sanctioned Russian oligarch. Source link

Italy plans income tax cuts for the wealthy, Milan judges cancel birth certificates of same-sex couples’ children, European police arrest dozens in drug bust, and more of Italy’s news on Wednesday. Source link

If you’re a foreigner living in Italy, you will most likely have some type of residency document to prove that you live here and you’re not just on holiday – but is it necessary to carry it around with you all the time? Source link

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday recommended the bloc bury a plan to cut pesticide use in agriculture as a concession to protesting European farmers. Source link

If you’re planning to apply for Italian citizenship, a language test might be one of the first hurdles you have to overcome. Is your Italian good enough? Source link

The fee for obtaining a Schengen visa looks set to rise by 12 percent if the European Commission has its way. Source link

Regular visitors who spend extended periods of time in Italy, own property in the country, or have dual citizenship are sometimes unsure of their healthcare rights or the type of policy they’ll need. Source link

The Italian government is debating whether to take over one of Europe’s largest – and most polluting – steelworks, with the aim of modernising its technology to reduce emissions and secure jobs. Source link

Tractors converge on Rome, wolves spotted in Siena, teacher stabbed in Varese, and more of Italy’s news on Tuesday. Source link

Take a little time out from your day to learn this simple Italian word. Source link

After Italy hiked minimum annual healthcare fees to €2,000 from January, The Local’s British readers covered by post-Brexit rules say a lack of clarity and communication about how this applies to them has made the increase much worse. Source link

Rome has a special love for its free-roaming feline population – with some of the city’s historic sites given over as dedicated cat sanctuaries. Source link

A farmers protest in Rome, the Sanremo music festival and nationwide carnival celebrations – here’s what to expect in Italy this week. Source link

Meloni in Tokyo, detention centre riots in Rome, Italian mafia boss caught in Corsica, and more of Italy’s news on Monday. Source link

Kurt Hamrin, the last surviving player from the 1958 World Cup final, has died aged 89, his former club Fiorentina announced on Sunday. Source link

A convoy of tractors was poised Saturday to descend on Rome as farmers’ protests caused disruptions across Europe, though they wound down in France following government concessions. Source link

From deciphering the labels on Italian food and wines to knowing the difference between chiacchere and castagnole, our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian. Source link

Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, son of Italy’s last king and member of a dynasty discredited for collaborating with fascism, died in Switzerland on Saturday at 86, his lawyer told AFP. Source link

The row over the bobsleigh track for the 2026 Winter Olympics has gone up a notch after the IOC reacted angrily to the announcement that organisers had signed a deal for construction to begin in Italy. Source link

Italy’s junior culture minister, who is at the centre of two investigations including one involving allegedly stolen art, quit on Friday Source link

Where can you use your Italian mobile phone without being charged and where should you be wary of roaming fees? Source link

Come rain or shine, every day a cannon is fired from one of Rome’s hills at 12pm sharp. But where does the tradition come from? Source link