In this edition
No dispatches in today's edition.
Recent headlines from this bureau
- Florence's paper lantern parade lights up a September of festivals
- Europeans favour air conditioning over emissions cuts, poll finds
- Fifth summer heatwave approaches as Tuscany's vines face the sun
- Calabria's overlooked coastline draws the world's gaze south
- The Wulz Sisters' Defiant Lens Gets a Global Spotlight
- Monte dei Paschi's Bold Counter-Bid Shakes Italian Banking
- Italian Pedestrians Who Cross While on Phone Could Be Fined
- Casa Verdi: A Musician's Haven Where Art Lives On
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.