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Where Italy's 'tourist trains' can take you this autumn

Discover Italy

Where Italy's 'tourist trains' can take you this autumn

Today in Italy: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday

Today in Italy

Today in Italy: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday

Everything that changes about life in Italy in September 2025

What changes in Italy

Everything that changes about life in Italy in September 2025

From nationwide transport strikes to food festivals and a new electric car bonus, here's what to expect in Italy next month.

Italian word of the day: 'Perbene'

Italian Word of The Day

Italian word of the day: 'Perbene'

Train crash in northern Italy leaves three injured

Accident

Train crash in northern Italy leaves three injured

Travel chaos at Milan's Malpensa airport after man sets check-in area on fire

Travel News

Travel chaos at Milan's Malpensa airport after man sets check-in area on fire

7 untranslatable Italian words that tell us something about Italy

Learning Italian

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7 untranslatable Italian words that tell us something about Italy

KEY DATES: The transport strikes to expect in Italy in September 2025

Strikes

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KEY DATES: The transport strikes to expect in Italy in September 2025

EXPLAINED: How to get an Italian identity card

living in Italy

EXPLAINED: How to get an Italian identity card

What you need to know about opening a bank account in Italy

Money

What you need to know about opening a bank account in Italy

Italian Citizenship

What's the difference between Italian residency and citizenship?

Residency permits

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What's the difference between Italian residency and citizenship?

Who’s exempt from Italy’s language test for citizenship?

Italian citizenship

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Who’s exempt from Italy’s language test for citizenship?

When can you start counting your residency in Italy towards citizenship?

Italian citizenship

When can you start counting your residency in Italy towards citizenship?

How to organise your language test for Italian citizenship

Italian citizenship

How to organise your language test for Italian citizenship

Moving to Italy

The six most important pieces of paperwork you’ll need when moving to Italy

Moving to Italy

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The six most important pieces of paperwork you’ll need when moving to Italy

More than Ikea: Where else to buy furniture in Italy

Moving to Italy

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More than Ikea: Where else to buy furniture in Italy

EXPLAINED: How to register as a resident in Italy

Moving to Italy

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EXPLAINED: How to register as a resident in Italy

Retiring to Italy: What you need to know about visas and residency

Moving to Italy

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Retiring to Italy: What you need to know about visas and residency

Travel news

Which UK phone companies offer free roaming in Italy?

Brits in Italy

Which UK phone companies offer free roaming in Italy?

How will the EU's new EES passport checks affect the 90-day rule?

EES passport checks

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How will the EU's new EES passport checks affect the 90-day rule?

Travel to Italy: Your questions answered about EES and ETIAS

Travel News

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Travel to Italy: Your questions answered about EES and ETIAS

CALENDAR: The worst dates to travel on Italy's roads in August 2025

Driving

CALENDAR: The worst dates to travel on Italy's roads in August 2025

Strikes

Why there are no transport strikes in Italy in August

Strikes

Why there are no transport strikes in Italy in August

KEY DATES: The transport strikes to expect in Italy in June 2025

Strikes

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KEY DATES: The transport strikes to expect in Italy in June 2025

KEY DATES: The transport strikes to expect in Italy in July 2025

Strikes

KEY DATES: The transport strikes to expect in Italy in July 2025

What are my rights in Italy if a flight is cancelled or delayed?

Travel News

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What are my rights in Italy if a flight is cancelled or delayed?

Living in Italy

The people and stories behind some of Italy’s most common street names

Italy Explained

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The people and stories behind some of Italy’s most common street names

Italy resumes efforts to identify victims of Lampedusa migrant shipwreck

Migrant crisis

Italy resumes efforts to identify victims of Lampedusa migrant shipwreck

The essential vocabulary you need to fill out Italian paperwork

Learning Italian

The essential vocabulary you need to fill out Italian paperwork

Why throwing litter out of your car in Italy could now cost you thousands

Driving

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Why throwing litter out of your car in Italy could now cost you thousands

Gaza woman dies after humanitarian flight to Italian hospital

Middle East crisis

Gaza woman dies after humanitarian flight to Italian hospital

Fraud warning after thousands of passport scans stolen from Italian hotels

Crime 2

Fraud warning after thousands of passport scans stolen from Italian hotels

Five of the best underground sites to escape the heat in Rome

Rome

Five of the best underground sites to escape the heat in Rome

Nine of the best podcasts to learn Italian

Learning Italian

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Nine of the best podcasts to learn Italian