Octopus Army Released in Adriatic to Fight Invasive Blue Crabs

Italian scientists deploy thousands of tiny octopuses to counter crab species devastating fisheries

From a trawler in the Adriatic, Italian scientists are releasing thousands of octopuses to battle an invasive North American crab that has wrecked local fisheries.

Giulia Benati · NATIONAL

Pastry queues test the Dolomites' fragile peace

Influencer-driven crowds at a mountain refuge reignite debate on social-media tourism

Hundreds queue at a Dolomites refuge for a pastry, as Alpine communities warn of the strain of viral tourism.

Camille Bréan · REGIONAL

Calabria's wildfire season laid bare in new data

Figures show the South's fires are often deliberate, testing a stretched region

New data on Italy's summer wildfires shows the scale of the blazes that have hit Calabria and the South — and points to arson as a recurring cause.

Saverio Gallo · NATIONAL

Italy keeps border checks with Spain past review point

The government has not lifted controls on arrivals from Spain, raising questions about Schengen rules

Italy has kept checks on travellers from Spain in place beyond the promised review date, leaving the situation for cross-border travel unclear.

Saverio Gallo · INTERNATIONAL

Octopus reinforcements deployed in Adriatic blue crab battle

Italian scientists release thousands of tiny octopuses to fight invasive North American crab

From a trawler in the Adriatic, scientists release thousands of tiny octopuses in hopes of curbing the invasive blue crab that has devastated local fisheries.

Elena Marcheggiani

Pastry quest overruns Alpine refuge, reigniting tourism debate

Influencer videos draw huge queues to Friedrich August refuge in the Dolomites

Hundreds of people overwhelmed a mountain hut in the Italian Dolomites, not for the views but for a creamy pastry, reigniting the debate about social-media-driven tourism.

Elena Marcheggiani

Pastry Pilgrims Overrun Dolomites Hut, Fueling Tourism Debate

Influencer-driven queues for a cream-filled treat test Alpine communities

Hundreds of tourists overwhelmed a mountain refuge in the Dolomites in search of a creamy pastry, reigniting the debate about social-media-driven tourism in Italy.

Davide Ruspoli

Pastry queues in the Dolomites reignite Italy's tourism debate

Influencer videos draw hundreds to a mountain hut for a cream-filled treat, testing the limits of a packed summer season

A mountain refuge in the Dolomites has been overwhelmed by visitors chasing a pastry, the latest sign of how social media is reshaping Italian tourism.

Marco Di Sante

Pastry queues in the Dolomites: the tourist crush Molise knows too well

Influencer-driven crowds at a mountain refuge revive a familiar debate for Italy's emptiest region

Hundreds queued at a Dolomites refuge for a pastry, a viral tourism story that echoes the pressures — and the missed chances — of Italy's forgotten interior.

Antonio Petrella

Octopus recruits join the fight against Adriatic's blue crabs

Italian scientists release thousands of hatchlings to combat invasive species devastating local fisheries

From a trawler in the Adriatic, researchers release tiny octopuses to prey on the North American blue crab that has wrecked shellfish farms across the region.

Francesca Lazzari

Pastry quest overruns Dolomites refuge

Influencer videos draw huge queues to Friedrich August hut, reviving debate on social-media-driven tourism

Hundreds of tourists overwhelmed a mountain hut in the Italian Dolomites, not for the views but for a creamy pastry, reigniting the debate about social-media-driven tourism.

Lorenzo Ferraris

Pastry Pilgrims Overrun Dolomites Hut, Reigniting Social-Media Tourism Debate

Influencer videos draw hundreds to Friedrich August refuge, testing Alpine communities' patience

Hundreds of tourists queued at a Dolomites mountain hut for a cream-filled pastry after influencer videos went viral, sparking fresh debate over social-media-driven tourism in the Alps.

Tommaso Veronese

Pastry craze draws hundreds to remote Dolomites hut

Influencer videos send queues to Friedrich August refuge, reigniting social-media tourism debate

A mountain refuge in the Italian Dolomites has been overwhelmed by tourists seeking a creamy pastry, prompting debate about the impact of social-media-driven tourism on fragile Alpine communities.

Marina Doria

Pastry Pilgrims Overrun Dolomites Hut, Sounding Alarm for Hill Towns

Influencer-driven queues for a cream-filled sweet test fragile mountain communities

Hundreds queued at a Dolomites refuge for a krapfen pastry after viral videos, raising questions about social-media tourism's strain on fragile inland communities.

Niccolò Mariani

Pastry pilgrimage overwhelms Dolomites hut, reigniting tourism debate

Influencer videos draw hundreds to mountain refuge seeking cream-filled treat

Hundreds of tourists have descended on a remote Dolomites refuge not for the views but for a pastry, prompting fresh questions about social media's grip on travel.

Adriana Sole

Inter close on £30m Curtis Jones deal as Liverpool exit looms

Serie A champions bid €30m rising to €35m for homegrown Liverpool midfielder

Italian champions Inter Milan have submitted an offer for Liverpool's Curtis Jones, with the midfielder in the final year of his Anfield contract.

Tobia Marenghi

The High Cost of Live Performance at the Venice Biennale

Theatrical pavilions draw crowds, but live bodies strain budgets and logistics

The Venice Biennale's most talked-about pavilions rely on live performance — a costly, fragile art form that tests the limits of the world's oldest art exhibition.

Eleonora Vanzetti

Theft of Antonello Masterpieces Wounds Messina's Heritage

Four Renaissance works stolen from Sicilian museum in 'wound to cultural identity'

The brazen theft of four Antonello da Messina paintings from a museum in Messina strikes at the heart of Sicily's Renaissance legacy.

Concetta Vassallo

Europe's Wildfire Season Exposes Gaps in Preparedness

Fires reach unexpected areas, from Belgium to the Alps, testing response

As wildfires spread across Europe, experts warn that climate change is pushing blazes into new regions.

Gavino Sanna

The Volcano and the Tourist

Etna's eruption and a tourist's death remind us that the sublime landscape we visit is also a living, dangerous force.

Editorial Board

The Pastry Queue and the Mountain

A Dolomites refuge overrun for a cream-filled pastry shows how social media remakes a landscape before our eyes.

Editorial Board