In this edition
No dispatches in today's edition.
Recent headlines from this bureau
- Tuscany braces for third heatwave as harvest season looms
- Montepulciano's wine barrel race draws global attention
- Drought threatens irrigation in northern Italy as water reserves deplete
- UNESCO assesses Florence's 'black cube' against World Heritage status
- Florence and Perugia under red heat alert as Italy's heatwave intensifies
- Tuscan leather supply chain fractures as 830 firms close since 2019
- Tuscan cellars overflow as US wine exports falter and producers downgrade bottled stock
- Lake Como's decorum fines signal wider battle over Italy's tourist image
Geography & climate
Mediterranean, warm dry summers, mild winters.
Apennine hills, the Chianti country, the Arno valley, the Tyrrhenian coast and the Maremma.
Economy & culture
Tourism, wine and olive oil, fashion and leather, pharmaceuticals, marble.
The Renaissance, Florence and the Uffizi, the postcard countryside, the language that became standard Italian.