In this edition

• Tecnam eyes regional airline to revive southern air routes

  Tecnam, the Italian aircraft manufacturer, has announced plans for a new regional airline to expand air mobility services across southern Europe, signalling fresh investment in routes that have long struggled to compete with road and rail.

  Rosaria Esposito · 465 words

• Naples' coastal refuge: why the city stays cool as Italy burns

  As Italian cities from Palermo to Rome endure temperatures above 42 degrees Celsius, Naples has remained cooler than inland regions, a quirk of Mediterranean geography that locals have long understood but climate scientists are now scrutinizing more closely.

  Rosaria Esposito · 412 words

Recent headlines from this bureau

• Tecnam eyes regional airline to revive southern air routes
• Naples' coastal refuge: why the city stays cool as Italy burns
• Naples braces for 42-degree heat as third summer wave intensifies
• Herculaneum reopens carbonised furniture house as Vesuvius heritage draws focus
• Etna's ash reaches south as Sicily's volcano disrupts travel across region
• Northern Italy's drought crisis deepens as main river runs dry
• Beach clubs ban homemade lunches, sparking fury across Italy
• Naples faces new limits on short-term rentals as Italy tightens holiday-let rules

Geography & climate

Mediterranean; hot summers, mild winters.

The Bay of Naples and Vesuvius, the Amalfi and Sorrento coasts, the fertile Campanian plain, the Apennines.

Economy & culture

Tourism, agriculture (mozzarella, San Marzano), the port of Naples, aerospace, a large informal economy.

Naples and its intense street life, Pompeii, pizza, Maradona, the contradictions of the Mezzogiorno.