Culture
On this day in history: birth of painter Mario Berrino
Mario Berrino, the Ligurian painter and colourful entrepreneur, was born on this day in 1920 in Alassio, the coastal town where he would spend almost all of his life. Best remembered for capturing the atmosphere of the Italian Riviera in his paintings, Berrino also left an enduring mark on Alassio through his entrepreneurial ventures and […]
Life in Italy
Italy may restore St Francis holiday in 2026
Italy is set to reinstate 4 October as a national public holiday in honour of St Francis of Assisi, nearly 50 years after the date was removed from the calendar.
Environment
Rome Mayor: Swimming in Tiber ‘within reach’
Swimming in the Tiber could be possible within five years, Rome’s mayor Roberto Gualtieri has said.
Rome to invest €9 million in Aurelian Walls project
Rome will spend €9.245 million to redevelop a five-kilometre stretch of the ancient Aurelian Walls, the city announced this week.
Blue crab crisis devastates Italy’s clam farms
Italy’s blue crab emergency is worsening, hitting clam farms in central regions as well as the northern epicentre of the invasion.
