For centuries, Rome, Italy, has been a city of great importance. Once the center of the ancient Roman empire, today it’s one ...

Carnival in Italy is a vibrant and lively celebration held in the weeks leading up to Lent, the 40-day period of fasting and reflection before Easter. As its dates are determined by the lunar ...

The Ligurian village in northern Italy where barely 360 residents normally live has introduced temporary laws targeting badly ...

Mauro Morandi, a man who made an art of living off the grid on a deserted Mediterranean island for more than 30 years has died at the age of 85, just three years after he returned to civilization.

You may have seen their names dozens of times, but how much do you know about the people Italy’s streets are named after? From politicians to inventors, here's a look at some of the figures behind the ...

A great-grandparent from Italy used to be all it took to guarantee Italian citizenship. A surprise decree has now changed all that, making it much harder for those with Italian ancestry to use ...

An Italian court on Tuesday sentenced three people to up to 16 years in jail for their involvement in a migrant shipwreck in which at least 94 people died last year, a judicial source said. The ...

Starting a family in Italy is becoming a “titanic effort” that only the rich can afford, Pope Francis said on Friday, warning that “savage” free-market conditions were preve… ...

Mauro Morandi, a man who made an art of living off the grid on a deserted Mediterranean island for more than 30 years has died at the age of 85, just three years after he returned to civilization.

Whether you're venturing down the alleyways of a centro storico or sitting in traffic on a busy road, you might wonder at some point who the people who gave their names to Italy’s streets were.