Italy

At a time when cyclists had begun to resemble machines, Pantani was almost impossibly human, unable to conceal his emotions

A sumptuously illustrated book of interviews with the director reveals his extraordinary love of the monumental

Claimed to have aphrodisiac effects, Italy’s most iconic dessert was born inside the brothels of Treviso to ‘refuel’ clients

Her career as one of the world’s leading operatic sopranos often came second to gushing entreaties to her ravishing appearance

Cherished and controversial, Sanremo is Eurovision... but turned up to eleven

Gino Cecchettin, whose daughter Giulia was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, is leading the fight to end violence against women

Photographer Simone Nanetti’s haunting images of Italy’s abandoned nightclubs

The famous Grimm Brothers’ tales were originally penned by Giovan Battista Basile, an unknown Italian noble poet from Naples

In one of sport’s most picturesque locations, fuelled by Asian multimillions and celeb fans, little FC Como 1907 are suddenly big business

Elon Musk and Giorgia Meloni seem to have a harmonious friendship – at least in front of the cameras

With his work for the fashion brand, the late photographer and art director Oliviero Toscani took the trangressive mainstream

A new exhibition recalls the litany of catastrophe that has afflicted the world for centuries

Many directors might not have scaled their creative heights without Ponti’s recognition that one could make daring and challenging cinema and still turn a profit

Each government pledges to boost resources to the police, fire fighters and other emergency services, but it’s never enough

The former home secretary recalled visiting the Italian-Turkish border, despite no such thing existing

The rapid speed at which the Adamello is melting shouldn’t come as a shock; the past two years have been unbearably hot in Italy

The Christmas tree in the Umbrian town of Gubbio in central Italy is so big, you can even switch the lights on from space

The almost unbelievable artistic riches of renaissance Florence form the basis of an unmissable exhibition

In recent years Panettone, Italy’s iconic fluffy traditional Christmas cake, has seen many twists on its traditional flavour

For Meloni, closeness to Musk is closeness to Trump. But there are risks ahead

For a woman who never desired the limelight, Silvana Mangano achieved cinematic immortality almost in spite of herself

The troubled birth and lasting genius of Sergio Leone’s Once Upon A Time in America

The Italian constitution sets an obligation for the government to promote a crucial part of the nation’s identity

A 1532 first edition of Machiavelli’s The Prince, which are vanishingly hard to come by, has just come on the market

The flawed star who floored a nation

If Umbria is hailed as the heart of Italy, then its capital, Perugia, is the heart of all things chocolatey

In the Italian version of Gold Digger, Monica Guerritore rewrites the rules for women

A mountainous area bordering the Adriatic sea has become something of a laughing stock among Italians over the past decade

First came a devastating flood.. then a city’s battle to save its cultural heritage

Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni has held her extreme political instincts in check – so far. If Trump wins, will that change?

The food capital of Italy is becoming a victim of the apocalyptic rising levels of the Ravone River

In the high season Alba is a frenetic, whirling fungal infection of a time