Deciding which parts of "the boot" to visit is the fun part. A map of Italy's 20 regions and the provinces and municipalities ...

While some of the locals speak English, learning key Italian words and phrases can go a long way toward ensuring your ...

This summer in Europe has been characterised by extreme weather, with blistering heatwaves in Greece and storms in ...

Ravenna is on Italy’s tourist map for one reason: its 1,500-year-old churches decorated with best-in-the-West Byzantine ...

Rebecca Ann Hughes covers travel, culture and food in Europe. A mountainous region of northern Italy has introduced a cap on tourist numbers. South Tyrol, also known as Alto Adige, is a popular ...

The summer of 2024 has seen various kinds of extreme weather batter Europe. Storm Boris has already caused severe flooding ...

The grand structure is dedicated to Italy's first king ... austere, sublime." Travel experts say the Piazza Navona – the baroque-style square, filled with fountains, sculptures and people ...

The focal point of the area, the Duomo, is one of the most famous sights in all of Italy. Officially called the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral), the huge ...

It may soon become more expensive to visit Italy, as the country is proposing higher tourist taxes to boost tourism revenue and to address growing public discontent against over-tourism.

Italy is the fourth most popular tourist destination in the world, welcoming 57.2 million foreign tourists last year who spent $55.9 billion, according to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Italy is weighing a steep increase in tourist taxes to counter the impact of overtourism, the latest European country to take steps against unmanageable visitor numbers that have led to protests ...