The Latest Breaking News from Venice

The Venice Film Festival will welcome stars from Penelope Cruz to Cate Blanchett and host world premieres from directors Darren Aronofsky, Alejandro Inarritu and Luca Guadagnino, organizers said Tuesday. A total of 23 movies are in competition for the Golden Lion, the top prize awarded to the best film on…

Competition slots for jailed Iranian director Jafar Panahi, Martin McDonagh and Darren Aronofsky, while actors on show range from past winner Blanchett to Bill Nighy and Harry Styles

The Venice film festival called Tuesday for the "immediate release" of award-winning dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and fellow directors Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Aleahmad. On Monday, Cannes film festival organisers also condemned their arrest.

Their bags were lost on both the outgoing flight to Venice and the return flight to Dublin in the family's first trip for three years

With Interrail hitting 50, our tipsters reminisce over trips from the Arctic to the Algarve, recalling cheesy chat-ups, amazing sights and eccentric route planning

Day-trippers will have to book online to visit the historic city

The ‘boot’ is as much loved for its cuisine as it is for its ancient sights, romantic, art-filled cities, rural landscapes and bougie beach towns

The battle for the strategic outcrop has shaken the fishing village of Vylkove, where boats can no longer put out to sea

Tourists visiting the historic city of Venice for the day will soon have to pay a fee of between €3 to €10 depending on the season in order to gain entry in a bid to prevent overcrowding.