Italy

The Pope has initiated the process of sanctification of a 15-year-old boy who died from a severe form of leukaemia

The city has problems with aggressive gulls and overflowing rubbish – and the two go hand in hand

In a Sicilian pizzeria, take care when arguing over the bill

Georgia Meloni’s favourite swanky hotel is not all it seems

Giorgia Meloni is now apparently allied with both Marine Le Pen and Ursula Von der Leyen – but is she really?

When the artist died in Rome in 1564, he had one more remarkable journey still to make

This week’s European elections could leave Italy’s right wing PM as the continent’s biggest power-broker

For most Italians, Europe is a distant, scary and uninteresting concept

Cantiano’s idyllic setting seems at odds with the cruelty that goes on there

Four days after surviving a huge crash, his love of being behind the wheel was too strong to resist

Britain's restaurants could learn something from the casual establishments of Piedmont

The remarkable Alice Rohrwacher on buried treasure and directing without a safety net

Foreigners snapping up the properties don't always know what they are taking on

Racist discrimination in the game is becoming more noticeable than ever. Does Italy intend to do something about it and is the solution to the issue black and white?

Salemi’s status as capital lasted a mere 24 hours, but the pride its residents feel today is immeasurable.

In the city’s Piazza della Libertà, a few kilometres from the Italian-Slovenian border, thousands of migrants dream of a better world

South West Bank delves into the historic struggles Palestinians have faced

The Italian revolutionised children’s education and established the schools that carry her name all over the world to this day

In Italy, one famous Neapolitan pizzaiolo is daring to change the city’s view of putting pineapple on pizza

His great contemporaries are gone, but the director is still shaking his fists – and miraculously, his films are getting even better

Quo Vadis is fun but Rossellini's neorealism showed us Rome as it was

The brain drain of talent from the poorer south to the richer north has created a crisis in the country’s health sector

The new Enzo Mari exhibition at London’s Design Museum offers a rare glimpse at the artist's intentions

The Italian will be forever remembered for a wordless walk in a Viennese cemetery

Thanks to a letter about delivery, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula was finally attributed to its great master

It is sad and diminishing that our government is now effectively telling an important community it is no longer wanted

In Italy, food is political capital and Ferrero products are no exception

Locals have opted to negate the fact that Lawrence’s vision of Italy wasn’t entirely idyllic

At every step of my breathless and frustrating journey, Gatwick Airport was able to cash in on the unexpected delays

This new music shines a light on the Carnic Alps, one of Europe’s most obscure regions with a fast-fading culture

Verona’s infamous star-crossed lover can’t help today’s hopeful romantics

For centuries, the city has had an inclusive relationship what locals call the femminielli, celebrating the joy and glamour of the third sex