Italian News Headlines 26-09-2023 - Cosa Nostra mafia boss, Messina Denaro, has died of colon cancer at the age of 62. He was being held in a maximum security prison after 30 years on the run. He was responsible for dozens of murders including those of anti-mafia magistrates, Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino --- Giorgio Napolitano, the only Italian President to be elected twice, has died in Rome at the age of 98 --- Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, met with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, on the Italian island of Lampedusa to discuss the European refugee crisis after more than 7,000 migrants arrived from Tunisia in a single week --- Venetian authorities vote to introduce 'ticket only' access to the city from 2024 --- A man who posted a video of himself carving his name into the wall of the Colosseum, while his girlfriend watched, has been identified as living in Britain --- Following the death of Silvio Berlusconi, on June 12th, Antonio Tajani will be appointed the new president of Forza Italia --- Silvio Berlusconi, 4 times Italian prime minister, has died at the age of 86 from complications resulting from Leukaemia --- Extreme weather in Emilia-Romagna has led to 14 dead and 35,000 displaced. There are 500 roads closed and over over 300 sites at risk of landslides --- Two new victims of the Vesuvius eruption in 79AD have been discovered during excavations in Pompei
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A Profile of Italy
A Profile of Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within the Italian Peninsula, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland...
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Invest in Italy
Invest in Italy
Italy may be best known for its natural beauty, history, and fascinating cultural heritage.However, its favorable geographical location, developed transportation network, and growing import-export activities make it an interesting destination for many entrepreneurs...
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Regions
Overview
Regions of Italy
Much of the unique quality and appeal of Italy comes from the variety and individuality of Italy's regions. There are twenty regions in Italy and before Italian Unification in 1861, many of these regions were proudly independent. In many areas that independence can still be felt today. For outsiders, the differing characteristics of certain regions can be obvious...
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Regional Profiles
Abruzzo
Aosta
Basilicata
Calabria
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Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lazio
Liguria
Lombardy
Le Marche
Molise
Piedmont
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Provinces
Abruzzo
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Teramo (TE)
Aosta
Aosta (AO)
Basilicata
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Potenza (PZ)
Calabria
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Campania
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Emilia-Romagna
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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Trieste (TS)
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Lazio
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Liguria
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Lombardy
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Lodi (LO)
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Varese (VA)
Le Marche
Ancona (AN)
Ascoli Piceno (AP)
Fermo (FM)
Macerata (MC)
Pesaro e Urbino (PU)
Molise
Campobasso (CB)
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Piedmont
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Biella (BI)
Cuneo (CN)
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Lauria (Potenza)
Matera (Matera)
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Potenza (Potenza)
Calabria
Catanzaro (Catanzaro)
Reggio Calabria (Reggio Calabria)
Topea (Vibo Valentia)
Campania
Amalfi (Salerno)
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Positano (Salerno)
Salerno (Salerno)
Sapri (Salerno)
Emilia-Romagna
Bologna (Bologna)
Dozza (Bologna)
Rimini (Rimini)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Trieste (Trieste)
Lazio
Latina (Latina)
Rome (Roma)
Liguria
Genoa (Genova)
Portofino (Genova)
Lombardy
Bergamo (Bergamo)
Cremona (Cremona)
Milan (Milano)
Le Marche
Ancona (Ancona)
Ascoli Piceno (Ascoli Piceno)
Fano (Pesaro e Urbino)
Molise
Campobasso (Campobasso)
Piedmont
Asti (Asti)
Novara (Novara)
Turin (Torino)
Puglia
Alberobello (Bari)
Cisternino (Brindisi)
Lecce (Lecce)
Ostuni (Brindisi)
Sardinia
Cagliari (Cagliari)
Calasetta (Carbonia-Iglesias)
Santa Maria Navarrese (Nuoro)
Sicily
Catania (Catania)
Marsala (Trapani)
Palermo (Palermo)
Siracusa (Siracusa)
Trentino-Alto Adige
Trento (Trento)
Tuscany
Florence (Firenze)
Lucca (Lucca)
Orbetello (Grosseto)
Porto Ercole (Grosseto)
Porto Santo Stefano (Grosseto)
Siena (Siena)
Viareggio (Lucca)
Umbria
Assisi (Perugia)
Norcia (Perugia)
Perugia (Perugia)
Veneto
Padua (Padua)
Venice (Venezia)
Verona (Verona)
Lakes
The Italian Lakes
The most famous tourist attractions of the Lombardy region are the Italian Lakes. Although there are a large number of lakes in the northern part of Italy, the most well-known are Lake Garda, Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano, Lake d'Iseo and Lake Idro...
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Regional Features
Abruzzo
Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park
Gran Sasso National Park
Aosta
Castel Savoia
Gran Paradiso National Park
Basilicata
Lake Laudemio
Appennino Lucano National Park
Pollino National Park
Images of Basilicata
Calabria
Aspromonte National Park
Pollino National Park
Sila National Park
Campania
Bourbon Tunnel
Cilento National Park
Pompei
Royal Palace Caserta
Vesuvio National Park
Emilia-Romagna
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Fusine Lakes
Lazio
Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise National Park
Altare della Patria
Circeo National Park
Colosseum
Gran Sasso National Park
Park of the Monsters
Ponte Fabricio
Spanish Square
Tivoli Gardens
Trevi Fountain
Trinità dei Monti
Vatican City
Liguria
Cinque Terre National Park
Genoa Aquarium
Lombardy
La Scala
Scaligero Castle
Stelvio National Park
Le Marche
Gran Sasso National Park
Lake Pilato
Monte Sibillini National Park
Temple of Valadier
Malacologica Museum
Molise
Abrusso, Lazio e Molise National Park
Piedmont
Gran Paradiso National Park
Val Grande National Park
Puglia
Alta Murgia National Park
Gargano National Park
Trulli
Sardinia
Maddalena National Park
Asinara National Park
Costa Smeralda
Gennargentu National Park
Sicily
Images of Sicily
Pantelleria National Park
Trentino-Alto Adige
Stelvio National Park
Tuscany
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park
Archipelago Toscano National Park
Chiantishire
Garfagnana
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Uffizi Gallery
Argentario Promontory
The Maremma
Umbria
Monte Sibillini National Park
Saint Patrick's Cave
Veneto
Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park
Grand Canal
Gondola
St Mark's Basilica
Images of Venice
Regional Food
Abruzzo
Aosta
Basilicata
Calabria
Campania
Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lazio
Liguria
Lombardy
Marche
Molise
Piedmont
Puglia
Sardinia
Sicily
Trentino-Alto Adige
Tuscany
Umbria
Veneto
Regional Events
Calcio Fiorentino
(Tuscany)
Festival of Saint Efisio
(Sardinia)
Palio
(Tuscany)
Rificolona
(Tuscany)
Sartiglia
(Sardinia)
Umbria Jazz Festival
(Umbria)
Venice Carnival
(Veneto)
Viareggio Carnival
(Tuscany)
National Parks
National Parks
Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise
(Abruzzo / Lazio / Molise)
Alta Murgia
(Puglia)
Appennino Lucano Val d'Agri-Lagonegrese
(Basilicata)
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano
(Tuscany / Emilia-Romagna)
Archipelago di La Maddalena
(Sardinia)
Archipelago Toscano
(Tuscany)
Asinara
(Sardinia)
Aspromonte
(Calabria)
Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni
(Campania)
Cinque Terre
(Liguria)
Circeo
(Lazio)
Dolomiti Bellunesi
(Veneto)
Foreste Casentinesi
(Emilia-Romagna / Tuscany)
Gargano
(Puglia)
Gran Paradiso
(Aosta Valley / Piedmont)
Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga
(Abruzzo / Lazio / Le Marche)
Majella
(Abruzzo)
Monti Sibillini
(Le Marche / Umbria)
Orosei e del Gennargentu
(Sardinia)
Pantelleria
(Sicily)
Pollino
(Basilicata / Calabria)
Sila
(Calabria)
Stelvio
(Lombardy / Trentino-Alto Adige)
Val Grande
(Piedmont)
Vesuvio
(Campania)
Islands
Italian Islands
Aegadian Islands
(Sicily)
Aeolian Islands
(Sicily)
Asinara
(Sardinia)
Capri
(Campania)
Pantelleria
(Sicily)
Pelagie Isands
(Sicily)
Phlegraean Islands
(Campania)
Pontine Islands
(Lazio)
Maddalena Archipelago
(Sardinia)
Sardinia
Sicily
Tremiti Islands
(Puglia)
Tuscan Archipelago
(Tuscany)
Visiting
Visiting Italy
Visiting Italy
It is generally acknowledged that Italy is one of the most beautiful and interesting countries on earth.Visiting Italy, visit italy, travelling to italy, italian travel, trips to italyVisiting Italy, from Venice in the north to Sicily in the south, you will find that the wonderful contrasts of scenery, food, lifestyle and culture are totally absorbing...
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Travel
Airports
Getting Around Italy
Useful Phrases
Holidays
Holidays
Accommodation
Golf
sailing
Skiing
Walking
Cycling
Weddings
Language Courses
ABC
(Florence, Tuscany)
ABC
(Sestri Levante, Liguria)
Scuola Dante Alighieri
(Recanati, Le Marche)
Terramare
(Orbetello, Tuscany)
Conte Ruggiero
(Santa Domenica di Ricadi, Calabria)
Molise Italian Studies
(Campobasso, Molise)
Italian in the Alps
(Aosta, Valley d'Aosta)
Special Places
Tourist
Rome
Florence
Venice
Amalfi
VIP
Milan
Capri
Costa Smeralda
Chiantishire
Portofino
Historic
Pompei
Matera
Siracusa
Ventotene
Lucca
Siena
Cagliari
Seaside
Rimini
Viareggio
Maratea
Tropea
Lampedusa
Unusual
Alberobello
Cinque Terre
Procida
Orbetello
Natural Beauty
Maremma
Cilento
Gran Paradiso
Italian Lakes
Argentario
Best Places Videos
Best Places Videos
There are many beautiful places in Italy, some of which are familiar to people all over the world. Here, we feature stunning, high quality drone footage of some of the less well-known treasures of this extraordinary country...
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Living
Living in Italy
Living in Italy
The Italian, mediterranean lifestyle is famous throughout the world. Sitting outside in beautiful weather, surrounded by friends and family, eating fabulous food, drinking delicious wine and gazing at the unsurpassable countryside, has to be everyone's idea of paradise. But this is no idle dream! It is a dream that has become reality for many people who have chosen to relocate to this wonderful country and live in Italy...
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Residency
Living Legally in Italy
Italian Tax System
Motoring in Italy
Services
Registering for Healthcare
Registering for Schooling
Expat Stories
Sara Alexander
Under a Sardinian Sky
Frank Macri - Quite Frankly...
Bella Figura
Bocce
Change
Coffee
Drive Yourself Crazy!
Give me a break!
Grazie Giving
Homicide by Hospitality
In My Best Italian
Superstitions
Surprise!
Italian TV Commercials
Italian TV Commercials
Italian television programmes are produced to an extremely high standard and the TV commercials are no exception. We have collected together a selection of some of the best of them. Funny, clever or just simply beautiful, we hope that you enjoy our selection...
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Italian Music Videos
Italian Music Videos
Italy has a vibrant home-grown music scene. Here are some popular music videos that give you a flavour of some of the top artists...
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Italian Lifestyle Videos
Italian Lifestyle Videos
These videos give a charming glimpse into the true Italian lifestyle...
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Food
Italian Food
Italian Food
In this part of the website we feature information on Italian Cuisine in general and the varied cuisine that can be found in the twenty different regions of Italy.Italian food is known and loved all around the globe and there is hardly a city in the world that does not have an Italian restaurant or two. Supermarkets are full of italian ingredients from fresh cheeses and meats to pasta, tomato sauces, passata and pizza. Endless cookery books in many different languages are devoted solely to Italian cooking...
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Italian Recipes
Italian Recipes
Here are some authentic Italian recipes...
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Regional Food
Abruzzo
Aosta
Basilicata
Calabria
Campania
Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lazio
Liguria
Lombardy
Marche
Molise
Piedmont
Puglia
Sardinia
Sicily
Trentino-Alto Adige
Tuscany
Umbria
Veneto
Food Products
Balsamic Vinegar
Cruschi
Dried Pasta
Fontina Cheese
Gelato
Gorgonzola Cheese
Mozzarella Cheese
Nutella
Pane Carasau
Parmesan Cheese
Passata
Peperoncino
Herbs
Basil
Borage
Mint
Rosemary
Sage
Wine
Italian Wine
Italian Wine
Over the centuries the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans all played a significant role in the development of wine production in Italy. They established the best way of growing vines. They developed techniques of wine production and of wine storage. From those early beginnings, Italy has now become one of the top two leading wine producers in the world, vying with France for the title year on year...
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Regional Wines
Abruzzo
Puglia
Tuscany
Other Wines
Marsala Wine
Prosecco
Property
Property in Italy
Property in Italy
When looking for Italian property for sale, it is very important to give some thought to the characteristics and geography of each region, and even of each province within each region, as the types of properties, the environment, the climate and the culture can vary dramatically from one to another...
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Choosing an Area
Choosing an Area
For those wishing to move to Italy, one of the most important questions is which part to move to? The whole of Italy is justifiably famous for its beauty, but if you have no job to go to, no relatives to seek out and no family history to determine location, then the choice is wide open...
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Buying Process
Buying Process
Buying property in Italy is a dream for many. The warm welcome, the food and the wine, ancient cities, lush green countryside and the beautiful lakes make Italy the most desirable of locations. As with any dream, achieving it can sometimes be difficult. This guide will help you navigate the process...
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Scrapbook
Italian Scrapbook
Scrapbook
This is a Scrapbook, drawing together different bits and pieces of news and trivia about Italy. Together, hopefully, they will create an intimate picture of what this fabulous country is all about. Each story is presented randomly. You can keep scrolling through the stories until you have had enough...
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Italian Quiz
Italian Quiz
Italian Quiz
Test your knowledge about Italy in our interactive quiz. There are three levels of randomly selected questions so, if at first you don't succeed, you can try and try again...
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Blog
Top To Toe
Top To Toe
'Top To Toe' is our blog about all aspects of Italy...
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Italian Music Videos
A un passo dalla luna
Rocco Hunt, Ana Mena
Bellissima
Annalisa
Chiamami Per Nome
Francesca Michielin, Fedez
Ci Sarò
Alfa
Ciclone
Takagi & Ketra, Elodie, Mariah ft. Gipsy Kings, Nicolás Reyes, Tonino Baliardo
Due Vite
Marco Mengoni - Winner San Remo 2023
Fragole
Achille Lauro, Rose Villain
Mille
Fedez, Achille Lauro, Orietta Berti
Movimento Lento
Annalisa feat. Federico Rossi
Non è Detto
Laura Pausini
Notti di Luna
Enrico Nigiotti
Sangria
Tribale
Elodie
Un Bacio All'Improvviso
Rocco Hunt, Ana Mena
Una Volta Ancora
Fred De Palma (feat Ana Mena)
Zitti E Buoni
Måneskin - Eurovision Winners
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Simple, comfortable, clasp free bracelet
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Clear, Murano Glass necklace
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Ivrea (burnt orange)
Smart, classic Italian leather handbag
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Plain, simple, leather backpack
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