Our speed boat, with its burgundy leather interior and sleek black exterior, causes heads to turn as we cut a frothy 50 knots across Lake Como. My 14-year-old son, Freddie, is at the wheel, while Claudio Valsecchi, of Il Medeghino boat tours, remains in full control — thank goodness. Crafted by Cranchi, boat builders on … Read more
Italy’s anti-immigrant former Deputy PM Matteo Salvini is attacked by a Congolese woman who tears his shirt and rips rosary from his neck Matteo Salvini was campaigning for his Lega Nord party in Pontassieve, Tuscany Woman came out of the crowd and grabbed his by the shirt before ‘cursing him’ Former Deputy PM lost a button and … Read more
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hospitalised with ‘the early stages of double pneumonia’ after testing positive for coronavirus. Double, or bilateral, pneumonia, which affects both lungs and can make breathing difficult, has been seen in many cases of patients hospitalised with COVID-19. Berlusconi, 83, who has a history of heart and other medical … Read more
Italian Supreme Court says parents do NOT have to financially support adult children – overturning ruling that said workshy 35-year-old should get €300-a-month from mum and dad Part-time music teacher, 35, successfully argued in court for five years he deserved financial support from his parents as he was unable to find job he liked A … Read more
Roger Federer joins Italy’s rooftop tennis stars to exchange a few volleys after the girls earned international fame with 12 MILLION Twitter views with their lockdown match video The tennis champion, 38, took a private jet and headed to Finale Ligure, Italy He joined Vittoria Oliveri, 13, and Carola Pessina, 11, for a rooftop match … Read more
Former Italian deputy PM Matteo Salvini could face 15 years in JAIL after senate allows him to be tried for ‘illegally detaining migrants at sea’ Vote passed 149 to 141 with one abstention in the Italian senate in Rome today He is accused of using his power to illegally prevent more than 80 migrants rescued in … Read more
Oh, the joy of Venice without the crowds! From quiet bars and empty canals to no mammoth cruise ships, why now is the perfect moment to see Italy’s floating city St Mark’s — and Venice as a whole — has never been this empty in 100 years The tourists are beginning to come back, but … Read more
A cluster of coronavirus infections has broken out in a residential district of Rome as Italy moves into Phase Three of its emergency plan for the Covid-19 epidemic. At least 17 people have tested positive for the virus on Piazza Pecile in the Garbatella district of the city in recent days, prompting fears of a … Read more
High above the hustle and bustle of packed Positano and Amalfi lies the romantic hilltop town of Ravello – but the jewel in the crown of this pretty Italian town has to be the picture-perfect Belmond Hotel Caruso. Starting life in the 11th century as a palace before being transformed into a sprawling hotel in … Read more
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll drops to 437 and number of people infected continues to fall in further evidence country has overcome worst of the disease Daily deaths tally from coronavirus in Italy rose by 437 up from 534 on Tuesday New infections recorded also increased to 3,370 up from 2,729 the day before But people registered … Read more