The villeggiatura, a month-long break, was popularised in the 1960s when trade unions were strong – and so was economic productivityOn the Riviera di Ponente, sandwiched between the glitzy resort towns of the Ligurian coast,...
Read MoreAlmost all of the sandy stretches on the country’s 8,000km of coastline are run for profit. Now ‘free beach’ campaigners are fighting back against the mafia, the military and those profiteering from sun loungers and...
Read MoreEven voters for far-right and Eurosceptic parties back closer relations, polling saysTwo-thirds of EU citizens would back Britain rejoining the bloc, while most UK voters say Brexit has been bad for the issues they care about...
Read MoreThe Italian marque has broken with the past with its four-door, €550,000 Luce and traditionalists are furiousFerrari is different from other carmakers, and so are its product launches. So revered is the company in its native...
Read MoreSoft power institution faces funding crisis linked to Covid-era government loan soon due to be repaidStaff at the British Council in Italy will go on strike on Thursday over deep cuts that would slash about 80% of its workforce...
Read MoreDespite a call for calm, a combustible mix of politics and protest punctuated the preview week across the pavilionsEvery two years the art world assembles in Venice for a sprawling celebration of visual arts at which countries...
Read MoreEvery World Cup, from Uruguay and Italy in 1930 and 1934, to Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022, has been to an extent about presenting an image to the worldThis was originally published in the newsletter The World Behind the...
Read MoreItaly’s legendary goalkeeper on getting used to retirement, the decline of Italian football and why he blames himself for Zidane’s World Cup final red card“I tear the gloves off my hands and my bare knuckles, reddened and soaked...
Read MoreWith an eye on elections in 2027, Italy’s far-right PM appears to be making a tactful pivot away from US presidentEurope live – latest updatesSix months ago, Italy’s far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, stood surrounded by...
Read MoreWhen the UN special rapporteur published her report Anatomy of a Genocide in March 2024, she was lionised by some and demonised by the Trump government. She describes what happened nextIn retrospect, arranging to interview...
Read MoreWith the UAE under fire from Iranian missiles, wealthy investors are turning to Italy’s flat-tax havenJust over a month ago, Dubai was the obvious destination for wealthy Britons in search of a new home. Few cities allow you to...
Read MoreIn a world of data theft and online scams, there is something thrillingly analogue about these audacious robberiesNow, let me begin by saying: stealing is bad. I don’t think you should steal things. It is a good way to get...
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