Italy

For a woman who never desired the limelight, Silvana Mangano achieved cinematic immortality almost in spite of herself

The troubled birth and lasting genius of Sergio Leone’s Once Upon A Time in America

The Italian constitution sets an obligation for the government to promote a crucial part of the nation’s identity

A 1532 first edition of Machiavelli’s The Prince, which are vanishingly hard to come by, has just come on the market

The flawed star who floored a nation

If Umbria is hailed as the heart of Italy, then its capital, Perugia, is the heart of all things chocolatey

In the Italian version of Gold Digger, Monica Guerritore rewrites the rules for women

A mountainous area bordering the Adriatic sea has become something of a laughing stock among Italians over the past decade

First came a devastating flood.. then a city’s battle to save its cultural heritage

Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni has held her extreme political instincts in check – so far. If Trump wins, will that change?

The food capital of Italy is becoming a victim of the apocalyptic rising levels of the Ravone River

In the high season Alba is a frenetic, whirling fungal infection of a time

Times have changed, UK pensioners are now escaping Brexit Britain in search of Italy's low and convenient rents

Ninety-nine-year-old Anna Possi and her bar have put Nebbiuno on the map

Today, Brits are drawn to the island’s Nelsonian history and the marvels of its sweet Malvasia wine

After centuries of banking tradition, the country that gave birth to banks could be seeing their demise

EU institutions have got into the nasty habit of making concessions to populists who have spent their lives railing against Brussels

A combination of deep thinking, a fascination with the everyday and a playful wit produced some of the most groundbreaking fiction of the 20th century

The rise and fall of the spaghetti western

You’ve met Italy’s prime minister Giorgia – now meet her equally controversial sibling Arianna

The dark daring of the extraordinary mid-century comics artist and illustrator, Italy’s answer to Norman Rockwell

Angelina Jolie’s Callas biopic sinks at the Venice Film Festival

Siena’s chaotic horse race is over in a minute and a half, but the plotting goes on all year round

The director emerged from a well-trodden European emigration narrative to become a Zelig-like figure in the early history of modern popular culture

The Italian prime minister’s abortion law amendment has sparked fear and anger among women across the country

The small town of Barga in Italy celebrates Burns night in its own way

With his gramophone recordings, the Italian transcended the closed world of performance to become a global phenomenon

A recent defamation case has shocked the public, not for its contents, but its speed

Lust, love and life: an exhibition about the art of the breast

Italian politicians are theatrical with their scandals, and one story in the local press is no exception

It is a story that might sound familiar today: 90 years ago a football final was played as the shadow of fascism began to creep over Europe

To the ordinary Italian, the UK election result went by practically unnoticed