If you want to get a taste of true rural Italian culture, then take a short drive from Rome to this stunning lakeside town with unique character.

This 37-bedroom hotel in a medieval village combines history and modernity, with three thermal outdoor pools, a panoramic view of the Tuscan valley and traditional Italian cuisine ...

Located in the Unesco heritage of Val D’Orcia, Tuscany, Posta Marcucci is in the sleepy medieval village of Bagno Vigoni. The region’s spring water has been used for theraputic properties since the ...

As French President Emmanuel Macron announces that the Mona Lisa will move into a new, dedicated room inside the Louvre, we take a look at what makes the painting so iconic ...

Five migrants were brought to Italy immediately, because they were minors or deemed vulnerable. Of the remaining, 43 underwent a speedy asylum hearing. One additional case will be heard separately.

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I am old enough to remember when Val d’Isère was the Sloane Rangers’ favourite resort, chock-a-block with chalet girls in pearls and their braying boyfriends. Had Jilly Cooper set one of her 1990s ...

An ancient village with Etruscan roots, in an elevated position overlooking the hills of Val d’Orcia, now provides the spellbinding setting for the sprawling Monteverdi retreat. It’s more than ...

Introducing size – below we look at Italy’s 30 largest towns and cities (a list which, notably, doesn’t include Venice or Siena) – often brings entirely overlooked destinations into the ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Italy’s Federica Brignone celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, women’s World Cup Super-G, in ...

The historic Via Francigena pilgrimage route offers a journey through charming villages and vineyards, while the Val d’Orcia region provides breathtaking vistas of quintessential Tuscan landscapes.