Italy

The country’s cheesy heritage is up for dispute

The shock decision is a first for Italy

If the Phlegraean Fields caldera were to erupt after 500 years of dormancy, Italy would be on its knees

Not all Italians become upset when one of the country’s keystone desserts is meddled with, and this dish is a fine example

After over half a century of trying, 2023 was the year that continental European rock truly broke the rest of the world

How part of Mussolini’s “fascistisation” of society outlasted Il Duce to become something much less sinister

The gloriously packaged pyramids of Italian brioche have conquered Britain, but its origins are unclear

Cardinal Angelo Becciu has been sent to prison for embezzlement and a full clean-up may follow

The former Arsenal midfielder made Serie A a refuge from the blood and thunder of English football.. even if he did snub Pavarotti.

What draws Italy’s populist leader, along with a number of other far-right politicians, to the work of JRR Tolkien?

Taking advantage of Italy’s one euro houses is not as easy as it sounds

The relentlessly prolific author of plays, poems, short stories and novels, Pirandello was always looking ahead

The country's citizens have always been fatalists but now it's getting out of hand

Europeans have a long held fascination with volcanoes. But no one knows when or where the next potentially deadly eruption will occur

Despite recent events, the vast majority of Italians are opposed to using animals in circuses

Italy’s one-euro homes may be more trouble than they’re worth

The city, known for its food and politics, is demanding a better future for its younger generations

He wrote three operas with Mozart and ended up working at a grocers in New York City: meet Lorenzo da Ponte

Italy has a history of premiers not completing their tenure. Will Meloni be any different?

Conspiracy theory surrounds the 1978 kidnap and killing of the former Italian prime minister in the centre of Rome

The Catholic church does not approve of zombies

The origin of Italy’s favourite dessert is a hotly contested topic

In Sardinia you can buy a house for just one euro, but is this too good to be true?

The refugee, who became an acclaimed photographer, had a lifelong fascination with outsiders

A year in, the prime minister's time in office has been less eventful than expected

Born a century ago, the Italian author was the best kind of writer, because he understood what it was to be a reader

On the outskirts of the capital, Punjabi-Sikhs are being forced to work in brutal conditions

Few cultural figures can have combined political activism and theatre as successfully as Fo

It is eternally imperilled and eternally inspiring. A new book celebrates the great art made in and about the city that makes spirits float

A new documentary delves into the life of the woman who outstoned the Stones

Bologna is at risk of being turned into a tourist’s vending machine

Rising tensions over the Mediterranean migrant crisis threaten to sour the special relationship between Germany and Italy