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ARESE, Italy — A walk back in time through Alfa Romeo's museum here northwest of Milan reveals a company history as twisted as the country mountain roads on which its performance cars gained their reputation.

The death toll following the floods that hit north-eastern Italy on Tuesday and Wednesday, exacerbated by drought in the region since 2022, has now reached 13 people, while an estimated 20,000 have been left homeless.

After three years of pandemic travel restrictions and rocketing energy costs, tourism is back with a vengeance to boost the economies of southern Europe as sun-seekers make up for lost time.

Newcastle singer opened for Springsteen in Ferrara, Italy

It has been argued that the Italian Renaissance was “ignited by a single spark in the form of one man”, said Harry Seymour on Air Mail: Saint Francis of Assisi. Born into wealth in Umbria around 1181, Francis experienced a vision that led him to swap his “lavish lifestyle” for…

Morag and her husband Ted Leeming are award-winning landscape photographers whose work has been exhibited around the world

Florence, or Firenze, is “always at the top of the most beautiful places in Italy list”, said Rough Guides. This city in Tuscany “has it all”, from world famous museums and glorious architecture to the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria and Ponte Vecchio. It’s also home to “historic” markets, “magnificent” gardens…

Torrential rain submerged the dried-out landscape of the Emilia-Romagna region, forcing thousands to evacuate

The property is part of Smurf Village: a collection of mushroom-inspired houses in northern Italy.