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Italy has asserted itself as Europe’s tourism benchmark, posting sharp rises in both visitor contentment and safety. A recent report from the Ministry of Tourism reveals that from January 4 to August 2025, the nation achieved an exceptional 86.4 in overall tourist satisfaction, translating to a 0.6% lift from the same eight months of 2024. This out...

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  A night of wishes under the stars in Italy’s most beautiful villages Calabria-Sicily bridge project moves forward amid legal, technical, and financial hurdles Italian passport ranks third in the world for travel freedom Google partners up with Italian startup Energy Dome for long-duration clean energy storage Italian researchers develop low-cost...

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Summer = holidays. It’s the equation that repeats every year around this time. Once upon a time, the options were essentially two—sea or mountains—but today the possibilities are far more varied. There’s astronomical tourism, “coolcations” in search of cooler climates. There’s “noctourism” and “quietcations” for holidays lived in silence and at a s...

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No bottles, no distribution, and zero online sales. To taste Ga.Beer, you have to hike up to the Rifugio Lavarella, in the heart of the Dolomites, over two thousand metres above sea level on the Fanes plateau in South Tyrol. It’s here that Gábor Sogorka, the hut’s cook and now also its brewer, founded a small alpine brewery — the highest in Europe...

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Moving to a new country always comes with a lengthy to-do list, and sorting out healthcare is often near the top. When the destination is Italy, a place with a certain reputation for paperwork and bureaucracy, this task can feel particularly daunting. Understanding the options for health insurance in Italy for foreigners is fundamental to settling...

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In the soft Tuscan dawn, before the beach umbrellas unfurl, an old man steps onto the sand of Viareggio as he has every summer for decades. The air carries the salsedine—that distinctive mix of salt and sea breeze—and the promise of another sunny day identical to countless ones before. There is a saying in Italy: stessa spiaggia, stesso mare—“same...

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If you're yearning for the warmth of the sun on your skin, there's a hidden gem in Italy that offers sandy beaches, crystal clear seas and breathtaking beauty in abundance. Puglia, located on Italy's southeast coast, is famed for its sprawling coastline, charming whitewashed villages and exquisite food and wine. Beyond the bustling summer season, i...

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In the province of Grosseto, in the green Maremma, Sorano is a small village built on top of a tuff cliff. This village, along with other picturesque medieval towns built into the tuff, preserves essential evidence of the Etruscan civilisation. Strolling through its alleys, one breathes history, among ancient buildings and the mysterious Etruscan h...

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Walking through the narrow lanes of Termoli’s borgo antico, the medieval promontory felt unusually quiet this mid-spring: laundry snapped in the Adriatic breeze, pastel walls stood in silence, and the beauty of the moment was mostly denoted by its emptiness. This scene, delicately captured by the Financial Times, set the stage for a bold cultural r...

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You’ve finally planned your dream vacation in the stunning Sicily - sunshine, sea, delicious food, and, most importantly, a deep dive into the culture and centuries-old history of this magnificent island. But beyond the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, the crystal-clear waters of Favignana, the silhouettes of the Aeolian Islands on the horizon,...

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