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

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

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 ...

Living in Italy without speaking any Italian may be doable but is far from ideal. From watching and reading Italian media to ...