Controversy breaks out in Italy over a video of a 13-year-old girl on the catwalk, wearing a bikini and high heels, at a Miss Italia Mascotte beauty pageant.

The Strait of Messina was shaken by a 2.6-magnitude earthquake on Monday, days after Italy's government greenlit a plan for a €13.5 billion bridge to Sicily.

Three special Italian air force flights carrying 31 seriously ill and injured Palestinian children from Gaza arrived overnight in Italy for medical treatment.

The Italian health ministry has issued maximum red alert heat warnings for 16 cities around Italy as a new heatwave gains in intensity ahead of Ferragosto.

Italy's foreign minister signs a joint appeal to Israel to grant unrestricted aid into Gaza where the humanitarian crisis has reached 'unimaginable levels'.

Italy is launching a special night train to take beer lovers to Oktoberfest 2025, linking Rome with Munich and offering revellers entertainment on board.

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Ponza is the largest of the Pontine Islands, the string of tiny islands located off the Southern coast of the Lazio region in Italy. Here is a list of things to do and see.

Rome is blessed with more than 2,500 drinking fountains, known as nasoni, which provide residents and visitors with free fresh running water all year round.

Rome has a centuries-old tradition of caring for its stray cats, in a special bond that stretches back to ancient Roman times and continues to this day.

La Notte di San Lorenzo on 10 August is one of Italy's most popular summer traditions when Italians gaze at the night sky to try and see a shooting star.

Siena holds Palio on two dates each summer. The historic Palio di Siena horse race returns on Wednesday 2 July, with bareback riders battling it out in the mediaeval heart of the Tuscan city. The ...