Italian landlords often ask prospective tenants for their most recent pay slips and a copy of their work contracts as a ...

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

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

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 ...

Italy announced on Monday it planned to create the legislative framework for the construction of its first nuclear power plants in almost 40 years by the end of 2024.

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France's decision to reintroduce Schengen border checks will have an impact on travellers from neighbouring countries ...

Italy's government said on Monday it would pass a new law to overcome legal opposition to a contested migrant deal with ...

Impiccione has a number of popular synonyms, including ficcanaso, which translates directly as ‘nose-shover’. However, if the ...