Jessica Lionnel
27 November 2024
Italy’s Glastonbury for chocoholics
If Umbria is hailed as the heart of Italy, then its capital, Perugia, is the heart of all things chocolatey
Read the full article07 November 2024
Italy’s beautiful region that doesn’t exist
A mountainous area bordering the Adriatic sea has become something of a laughing stock among Italians over the past decade
Read the full article16 September 2024
The other Meloni
You’ve met Italy’s prime minister Giorgia – now meet her equally controversial sibling Arianna
Read the full article11 September 2024
Sicily is gasping for water
When the island’s agriculture sector suffers, its tourism industry soon feels the consequences
Read the full article28 August 2024
Meloni’s new anti-abortion laws
The Italian prime minister’s abortion law amendment has sparked fear and anger among women across the country
Read the full article07 August 2024
When Haggis comes to Tuscany
The small town of Barga in Italy celebrates Burns night in its own way
Read the full article03 July 2024
The expat life loses its appeal in Italy
As Italy turns to the right, the grass is looking greener back home for Britons
Read the full article19 June 2024
Beware the unruly gulls of Rome
The city has problems with aggressive gulls and overflowing rubbish – and the two go hand in hand
Read the full article07 June 2024
Giorgia Meloni, the Queenmaker
Giorgia Meloni is now apparently allied with both Marine Le Pen and Ursula Von der Leyen – but is she really?
Read the full article12 May 2024
Will racism ever be booted out of Italian football?
Racist discrimination in the game is becoming more noticeable than ever. Does Italy intend to do something about it and is the solution to the issue black and white?
Read the full article08 May 2024
Italy’s forgotten capital
Salemi’s status as capital lasted a mere 24 hours, but the pride its residents feel today is immeasurable.
Read the full article28 April 2024
A crime against pizza in Naples
In Italy, one famous Neapolitan pizzaiolo is daring to change the city’s view of putting pineapple on pizza
Read the full article10 April 2024
Italians’ nutty hankering for Ferrero
In Italy, food is political capital and Ferrero products are no exception
Read the full article21 February 2024
Italy starts the new year with a bang
Italy is far from the Wild West but the country’s gun laws need attention
Read the full article31 January 2024
Sinner becomes saint: Italy embraces a new tennis star
Jannick Sinner’s victory at the Australian Open proves that Italians, like us all, love a winner
Read the full article03 January 2024
Life on the edge of a volcano
If the Phlegraean Fields caldera were to erupt after 500 years of dormancy, Italy would be on its knees
Read the full article29 November 2023
When the circus (and lion) came to town in Italy
Despite recent events, the vast majority of Italians are opposed to using animals in circuses
Read the full article08 November 2023
Giorgia Meloni’s stagnant first year
Italy has a history of premiers not completing their tenure. Will Meloni be any different?
Read the full article01 November 2023
Where is tiramisù really from?
The origin of Italy’s favourite dessert is a hotly contested topic
Read the full article18 October 2023
The Indian slaves growing Italy’s crops
On the outskirts of the capital, Punjabi-Sikhs are being forced to work in brutal conditions
Read the full article27 September 2023
After Berlusconi, Italy is changing channels
Berlusconi may have gone, but his TV legacy – and his influence – lives on
Read the full article13 September 2023
Italians wish the Asian stink bug would buzz off
The creatures were accidentally introduced in 2012 and haven’t exactly gained favour with the locals
Read the full article02 August 2023
You should visit Treviso’s handmade theme park
Give into your inner child and pay the unconventional Parco ai Pioppi a visit
Read the full article26 July 2023
Italians warm to air conditioning as temperatures soar
Italians are breaking with the past and switching on air conditioning. That alone is a sign that environmental change is underway
Read the full article10 May 2023
Sympathy in Trentino for a killer bear
JJ4, a 17-year-old brown bear, killed a human – and now her fate is being decided by a television phone-in
Read the full article15 April 2023
Meloni vs the English language
History is repeating itself in Italy – and not in a good way
Read the full article05 April 2023
Italy’s ‘fuel’ is running out
Lack of rain and extreme summer heat are causing a dramatic decline in olive oil production in Italy. Consumers and producers alike are worried
Read the full article23 February 2023
The invisible movie stars
In Italy, the art of dubbing foreign films is creating voiceover celebrities. But that means the homegrown screen industry is losing out
Read the full article10 December 2022
A standing odour
A bank in Italy accepts cheese as a deposit. And why not?
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