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Lake Garda, Lombardy. Image credit: Pxhere

A quick guide to Lombardy

November 8, 2025November 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Lombardy combines energy, beauty, and history in one region. In northern Italy, it stretches from the Alps to the Po Valley, offering interesting cities, picture-perfect lakes, and world-class cuisine.

Lombardy - a popular region in Italy, voted the most desirable country in Europe by Wanderlust readers.

Italy the most desirable country in Europe to visit – survey

November 8, 2025November 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Readers of Wanderlust – a British travel magazine – voted Italy as the most desirable country in Europe to visit. Surprisingly, however, not a single Italian city made the top ten of the most desirable cities to visit in Europe in the same survey.

Major transport strikes at end of Feb Train disruption. Transport strikes in November

Italy faces wave of transport strikes in November

November 2, 2025November 2, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Travellers in Italy should prepare for widespread disruption this November as multiple transport strikes hit the country’s air, rail and local networks. The strikes, confirmed by the Italian transport ministry, include walkouts by local transport staff, air traffic controllers, and rail workers, culminating in a nationwide general strike at the end of the month.

Luxury rail journeys - The Piano Bar of the Venice Simplon Orient Express. Image credit: https://mediahub.belmond.com/

Belmond unveils 2026 luxury rail journeys through Italy

October 18, 2025October 18, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Belmond invites travellers to discover Italy in style aboard their 2026 luxury rail journeys with the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. The luxury rail company has announced four exclusive journeys from Paris to some of Italy’s most iconic destinations — Venice, the Amalfi Coast, Florence and Portofino — each paired with a stay at one of Belmond’s […]

Rome tram services suspended until 8th December. Image credit: By Manny Mannheimer - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=124053851

Rome tram services replaced by free buses until December

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome will suspend all tram services from Monday 6 October, replacing them with free shuttle buses until 7 December.

wttc summit rome 2025 Image credit: WTTC

Rome hosts WTTC Global Summit 2025

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome has opened the 2025 World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit, with Italy taking centre stage as a global tourism leader.

Large dogs can fly in cabin on Italian flights

First flight with large dogs in cabin next week

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s first flight to carry large dogs in the cabin will take off next week, Transport Minister Matteo Salvini announced at the Italian Pet Summit in Milan.

Rome Assisi tourist train this autumn celebrates olive oil. Pictured view from Todi in Umbria

New Rome–Assisi tourist train to launch in October

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A new tourist train linking Rome with Assisi will launch this autumn, celebrating Umbria’s olive oil harvest.

From 25th April to 14th July visitors to Venice (pictured) need to pay a €5 Venice access fee.

Tourist fined and banned after Venice canal swim

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A tourist has been fined and banned from Venice’s historic centre after swimming in the Grand Canal with his partner.

The EU Entry/Exit Scheme (EES) will come into force in autumn 2024. Image shows Italian passport control sign at airport

EU’s New Entry/Exit System

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

What UK Nationals Need to Know The EU is set to introduce the Entry/Exit System (EES), an automated border system that will replace manual passport stamping for non-EU nationals, including British citizens.