In this edition
No dispatches in today's edition.
Recent headlines from this bureau
- Pope Leo to Undergo Lung Surgery as Alpine Dioceses Watch Rome
- EU Budget Cut by €140bn as Irish Presidency Hunts a Christmas Deal
- Italy's Housing Squeeze, Read from the Alpine Valleys
- Tuscan Wine Heist Puts €5m Question to Italy's Cellars
- Italy's Bonus-Seat Reform Passes, and the Autonomies Count the Cost
- Italy Raises Its Flat Tax, and the Millionaires Keep Coming
- Storm Warnings Across Six Regions as Foreign Residents Weigh Italy's Offer
- Italy's Electoral Reform Bill Clears First Votes as Opposition Cries Foul
Geography & climate
Alpine to continental; cold winters, mild valley summers.
The Dolomites, the Adige valley, high pastures and apple orchards.
Economy & culture
Apples and wine, mountain tourism, hydroelectricity, autonomy-funded services.
Bilingual Italian–German South Tyrol, special autonomy, Austro-Hungarian heritage.