Category: Italy

From the budget announcement to a general strike, here’s what people living in Italy can expect this week. Source link

From finding lesser-known Italian shows to watch to preparing for the most stressful style-related event of the year, our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian. Source link

Italians are famous for criticising foreigners who fall foul of their country’s unwritten culinary rules. But even Italians make food-related mistakes, writes Silvia Marchetti. Source link

Mum’s the word for this well-known term. Source link

An Italian court on Thursday handed a suspended fine of 1,000 euros to journalist Roberto Saviano after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sued him for criticising her stance on migrants. Source link

As the Italian government prepares to publish its budget plan for the coming year, income tax and other reforms are at the top of the agenda. Source link

The 16th-century corridor above Florence’s River Arno is set to open its doors to the public for the first time since 2016. Source link

New rules mean many Italian households will need to change to a different utility company by January 2024. What exactly is changing and who will it affect? Source link

From ‘arsenal’ to ‘pants’, it’s surprising how many commonly-used English words originally came from Venice’s local dialect. Source link

There was an outcry in Italy on Thursday after a group of parents pulled their children out of a school in Bari over the number of “foreign” pupils in their class. Source link

Don’t let this expression pass you by. Source link

An Italian court is set to decide Thursday on a defamation case pitting Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni against journalist Roberto Saviano, which he has characterised as a battle for free speech. Source link

Italy’s competition watchdog said on Wednesday it was opening an inquiry into Spanish airline Vueling for a lack of transparency in the way it charges customers for hand luggage. Source link

This phrase is anything but boring. Source link

Italy’s high-speed train services are frequently praised by visitors, so how far can you travel on them and how well do they really work? Source link

A key transalpine route linking Italy and France is now expected to remain closed until summer 2024 following a landslide in August, meaning many people planning to travel between the two countries will have to fly or drive instead. Source link

If you plan to take up a sport or join an exercise class in Italy, you may be surprised to learn that there’s more to it than simply rocking up and asking to join in. Source link

Don’t go breaking my… boxes? Source link

As the Italian government prepares its 2024 budget, one thing many are hoping to see is increased financial help for families in a country where the plunging birth rate regularly makes headlines. Source link

Some of Italy’s foreign residents may still be wearing t-shirts, but Italians are preparing for the most stressful style-related event of the year: the summer-to-autumn wardrobe switch. Silvia Marchetti explains what it’s all about. Source link

Italy’s taxi drivers are set to strike for 24 hours on Tuesday, October 10th, over a new decree allowing Italian cities to issue more taxi licenses. Source link

Whether you’re just getting into Italian-language shows or are searching for something new to watch, here are five series we recommend streaming at the moment. Source link

From strikes to the end of the warm October weather, here’s what to expect in Italy this week. Source link

Commuters in Rome, Milan and other cities were braced for disruption to their journeys on Monday, October 9th, due to more strike action around the country. Source link

Major European airlines cancelled dozens of flights to Tel Aviv this weekend after Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise large-scale attack against Israel. Source link

Italian media hailed “the end” of the country’s famous preference for cash on Friday as new data showed more electronic transactions than ever before – so how much are things really changing? Source link

We’re not joking when we say you need to learn this Italian phrase. Source link

The EU’s planned new digital border entry systems ETIAS and EES have been hit by repeated delays – so here’s the latest on when they will be rolled out, whether there will be any grace periods after introduction and the websites travellers need to know about. Source link

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her British counterpart Rishi Sunak on Friday vowed to do “whatever it takes” to cut soaring levels of irregular immigration to Europe. Source link

The deadline for most employees in Italy to submit their tax return came on Monday. But what happens if you missed this deadline, or any others? Source link