Base yourself in Sorrento to explore three of Italy’s romantic islands – Capri, Procida and Ischia

The ticket seller at Sorrento’s ferry port looks up from his mid-morning snack and says: ‘I call this my island dream: prawns from the sea, lemon from the trees. Delizioso!’ Discovering a poet in a ticket kiosk is a good start to the day as I board the ferry for Ischia — one of three … Read more

Italy’s coronavirus death toll rises to 34 with almost 1,700 confirmed cases 

Italy’s coronavirus death toll rises to 34 with almost 1,700 confirmed cases Case numbers also soared to almost 1,700, roughly 500 fresh cases today Outbreak is one of the largest outside of mainland China and Europe’s biggest  Despite checkpoints around contaminated northern regions, it is seeping out By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 17:20 GMT, … Read more

Passengers can fly to the UK from Italy’s coronavirus zone without any health checks

‘Surrey’ coronavirus patient who returned from Milan had not visited towns at heart of quarantine lockdown: Fears even more holidaymakers will bring back virus as passengers from Italy arrive at Heathrow without any health checks By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 11:09 GMT, 28 February 2020 | Updated: 11:16 GMT, 28 February … Read more

Shoppers fight over food in supermarket within Italy’s ‘red zone’

This is the astonishing moment a fight breaks out at a supermarket inside the ‘red zone’ in Italy where 50,000 people have been placed in quarantine. With food running low in the few shops that have remained open after the spread of the coronavirus, the two shoppers came to blows near the tills as a … Read more