Unions call on workers to "block everything" in protest over government's "war budget". Italian trade unions USB and CUB have called a national general strike for public and private sectors on Friday ...

Train passengers in Italy face disruption on Tuesday due to a 24-hour strike affecting rail services across the country. Italy faces disruption to rail services across the country on Tuesday 21 ...

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express unveils a new route linking Paris with the Amalfi coast. A new luxury rail journey from Paris to Italy's Amalfi coast will become a reality next summer courtesy of the ...

All Saints’ Day is a public holiday in Italy. Italy marks All Saints' Day - known in Italian as Ognissanti or Tutti i Santi - with a national public holiday on 1 November. This year the holiday falls ...

Italy faces series of transport strikes in October. People travelling and commuting in Italy this October face disruption due to a series of strikes affecting air travel, trains and local public ...

Verdone to mark his 75th birthday by following in the footsteps of Alberto Sordi. The much-loved Italian actor, comedian and director Carlo Verdone is to be mayor of Rome for one day, an honour ...

Italian senate gives green light to bill ahead of 800th anniversary of St Francis of Assisi. The Italian parliament has voted to reinstate 4 October as a national public holiday, restoring the day off ...

Visitors to the Colosseum can experience the same hidden path once walked by Emperor Commodus. The Colosseum Archaeological Park is opening a hidden underground passageway, dubbed the Tunnel of ...

National holiday to take effect from 2026. Italy on Saturday marks the feast day of one of the country's two patron saints, Francis of Assisi, days after parliament voted to reinstate a public holiday ...

Italian navy ship issues final call before leaving as flotilla says several of its boats were approached by unidentified vessels overnight. Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni has reiterated her government ...