Italy in Brief

A new era for Italian rugby may be on the horizon. The Azzurri’s remarkable showing at the Six Nations 2024 tournament earlier in March, along with the steady…

L’Aquila, capital of the Abruzzo region, has been named Italian Capital of Culture for 2026, the Ministry of Culture announced at a ceremony on Thursday…

On the northeastern coast of Italy, it’s not just the locals who are enjoying the sunshine and higher temperatures lately: Invasive blue crabs in the Adriatic…

Confectionery corporation Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG, better known by the brand name Lindt, appears to have settled a months-long dolce…

Milan is hosting an international conference on air pollution February 29-March 1 — coincidentally just one week after one of the city’s worst moments for air…

Visiting one of the most popular stretches of southern Italy will soon be easier for air travelers with the revival of the Salerno-Costa d’Amalfi airport,…

A recent report by AirDNA, a leading provider of data and analytics for the short-term rental industry, revealed that rents for Italian vacation properties —…

During the first week of February, a dairy cow named Ercolina found herself before Milan’s Duomo being milked for passersby to the cry of “Drink real not…

“Boredom” may not be the most typical sentiment of a winning Sanremo tune or a tormentone estivo (a summer earworm — which most winning Sanremo tunes go…

Roaring back from a two-set deficit against the tournament’s third seed Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner stunned the tennis world on Sunday with his gutsy, come-…