Italy Travel News

Jul 2, 2020 • 2 min read

To help reduce the spread of the coronavirus, travelers are not allowed to use the overhead compartments on some flights to, from and within Italy.

Jun 10, 2020 • 2 min read

If you're planning a visit to Italy this summer you may have to register before arriving in some of the country's most popular tourist destinations.

Jun 4, 2020 • 2 min read

Italy will soon have a new trail that will connect all of the country's national parks, in a system that will resemble that of the Way of St. James.

Jun 3, 2020 • 3 min read

Italy's normally thronged tourist attractions have reopened with less crowds and new rules.

May 26, 2020 • 1 min read

Italian practice Caret Studio has installed the StoDistante installation that is located on Piazza Giotto in Vicchio.

May 20, 2020 • 2 min read

As some European countries reopen cultural institutions, officials in Italy are coming up with inventive ways to stay safe.

May 20, 2020 • 2 min read

New protocols have been put in place around beaches now that lockdown restrictions are easing across Europe.

May 14, 2020 • 2 min read

A minimalist “floating bridge” is in the final stages of construction in Italy, with the feat of engineering due to improve connectivity in Liguria.

May 7, 2020 • 2 min read

Having now entered Phase 2 of the emergency, Italy is starting to open up its public spaces. This is how museums are planning their reopening this month.

Apr 30, 2020 • 3 min read

Explore the filming location of the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel 'Normal People.'

Mar 18, 2020 • 1 min read

While locals and tourists alike stay inside and all of Italy's major cities are deserted, animals step back into the streets and canals of the country.

Mar 16, 2020 • 1 min read

Quarantined in their houses, Italians are stepping out on their balconies and sing traditional songs to be together even from a distance

Feb 24, 2020 • 2 min read

Areas in northern Italy are under lockdown, as authorities closed schools, businesses and public events such as Venice's carnival as the country battles…

Feb 19, 2020 • 2 min read

Pompeii's House of Lovers has opened to the public for the first time in 40 years, offering visitors a clearer picture of a life interrupted and an…

Feb 13, 2020 • 1 min read

The B&B Day initiative is back in Italy to allow guests to enjoy a weekend holiday at half the price!

Feb 6, 2020 • 2 min read

A US-based travel company is pairing travellers with actors, chefs, authors and athletes for ultra-tailored trips to places like Paris, Marrakech and…

Feb 5, 2020 • 2 min read

If you weren’t one of the six lucky people chosen to stay in California’s Nutella hotel last month, not to worry – you could score an even better prize today. 

Dec 30, 2019 • 4 min read

This year we became fixated with the issue of overtourism and in high season we were greeted with a number of new rules aimed at curbing bad behaviour and…

Dec 18, 2019 • 1 min read

In Italy, espresso is a cultural mainstay, and the country is perhaps the beverage's spiritual home. Now Italian officials are pushing for it to be…

Nov 27, 2019 • 2 min read

For the first time tourists in Pompeii will be able to visit the biggest thermal baths in the city, as well as a newly-discovered fresco depicting an erotic…

Nov 19, 2019 • 2 min read

To determine where its audience of millennials and Gen Z travellers will be heading in the coming months, social travel company Contiki has polled its 320,000…

Nov 13, 2019 • 1 min read

One of Italy's most famous beaches is considering introducing ticketed entry from next summer in a bid to protect its fragile ecosystem and raise funds…