A 51-year-old Scottish tourist was charged with aggravated theft after stealing six pieces of stone during a tour of Pompeii archaeological park in Italy.

Dozens of firefighters have been battling around the clock to extinguish a major wildfire raging on Mount Vesuvius in the southern Campania region of Italy.

Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed Italian-American director best known for The Godfather, was hospitalised in Rome on Tuesday for scheduled heart surgery.

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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.

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 ...

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.

When 25 December arrives, in Italy everyone starts wishing, from the cashier at the grocery store to your closest friends, a Buon Natale, but what does Buon Natale mean?

Rome's tourism councillor releases details about a plan to bring in a ticketing system at the Trevi Fountain, with a €2 entry fee for a 30-minute time slot.

Giovanni “Gianni” Agnelli, head of Fiat and an icon of Italian political and economic affairs, was a force to be reckoned with. A man of many names: L’Avvocato, Prince of Italy, King of Italy, and the ...

Short-term rental giant Airbnb is to give funding to Rome's Peter Pan charitable association which supports families with children suffering from cancer.