A tiny, glorious detail of the monumental façade of the Duomo di Orvieto, a jewel of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.

A quick guide to the best events and things to do in the Eternal City in December.

Italy faces a national general strike this Friday, followed by another one just two weeks later.

Italy won the Davis Cup for the third year in a row on Sunday, in a historic day for Italian tennis.

Florence to ban rental electric scooters, for safety and decorum reasons, from next April.

Greta Thunberg was among dozens of climate activists fined on Saturday for dyeing the Grand Canal in Venice green.

Every year top sculptors from around the world descend on Jesolo, a seaside resort near Venice, to create monumental Nativity scenes made entirely of sand.

Carabinieri police in Rome unveil the latest addition to their fleet: the electric Fiat Topolino.

Spectators, including many children, in shock after witnessing fatal circus stunt near Naples.

Tributes pour in for Italian pop icon Ornella Vanoni who died in Milan last night aged 91.

Today is the feast day of Santa Cecilia, patron saint of music and musicians, portrayed here by Guido Reni in a 1606 painting in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum.

"Good-hearted people who have done nothing wrong but who risk being crushed by the system". The three children of an Australian woman and a British man living off-grid in the woods in Italy’s central Abruzzo region have been taken into care.

An Italian man who collected his dead mother's pension for three years was exposed after he dressed up as the deceased woman to renew her identity card.

A new report reveals that the most common password in Italy this year is 'admin', followed by 'password' and '123456'.

This weekend Rome will host a major Christmas Parade in aid of Bambino Gesù children's hospital.

The owners of dozens of castles and palaces in Lazio will open their doors this weekend.

“Sex without consent is rape”. Italy's lower house gives unanimous approval to sexual violence bill which now passes to the senate.

Black Friday survey reveals that the American custom has growing appeal for consumers in Italy.

Italy's agriculture minister slams the "unacceptable" sale of fake Italian food products in the European Parliament supermarket and calls for an immediate investigation.

Scholars Lounge, a landmark Irish pub in the heart of Rome, celebrates its 20th anniversary.

The BBC World Service will record its flagship arts and culture programme, The Arts Hour on Tour, in Rome on Wednesday 19 November.

Rome’s new one-way traffic system in Piazza Venezia, in place until 2031, as works continue on the Metro C station.

Rescuers in Italy recover the bodies of an 83-year-old Italian woman and her 32-year-old German neighbour who died trying to save her.

Three Italian regions go to the polls this weekend in a key test for Meloni’s coalition.

Italian parliament set to debate clock change as petition calls for end to "outdated" practice.

Milan once again tops 'Quality of Life in Italy' rankings as Rome drops from 24th to 29th place.

Rome's new one-way system in Piazza Venezia - to facilitate Metro C works - takes effect today and will remain in place until 2031.

Rome to celebrate Carlo Verdone's 75th birthday on Monday by making him mayor for the day.

Ahead of a key regional election in Campania, Italy's coalition partners rally behind Edmondo Cirielli who has pledged to give an extra €100 a month to residents who receive the minimum pension.

Roberto Vannacci, deputy leader of Italy's right-wing Lega party, sparks a racism row by claiming that Tuscany's new vice president Mia Diop, 23, has zero experience and was only appointed as she is “a member of the PD party and has black skin".

Milan hikes tourist tax ahead of the upcoming Winter Olympics, sparking an outcry from the city's hospitality sector.

Rome police search tunnels under the Casa del Jazz, a live music venue once owned by a member of the notorious Magliana crime gang, in an attempt to find the body of a judge who vanished 31 years ago.

Cicalone, known for his viral videos of pickpockets on Rome subways, was beaten up by gang at a metro station near the Vatican.

Employees of airlines easyJet and Volotea to stage two separate strikes in Italy on Friday.

Italian residents aged over 70 will no longer need to renew their carta d’identità.

A woman who claimed that a statue of the Virgin Mary wept tears of blood and transmitted messages to her faces a fraud trial in Italy.

Rome librarian leaves more than €156,000 in her will to the city’s Muratella shelter for stray cats.

Mia Diop, 23, becomes the youngest vice president ever of Italy's Tuscany region.

Italian pasta giants are poised to pull out of US supermarkets before a massive 107 per cent tariff takes effect in the new year, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Pope Leo is to host Hollywood actors and directors at the Vatican this weekend for a Jubilee event dedicated to the world of cinema.

Poppies along the Aurelian Walls in Rome #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget

Commuters and tourists in Rome face disruption on Friday due to a 24-hour public transport strike.

Rome's city-run museums will stay open late on Saturday night with live music and a €1 entry fee.

Italy steps closer to gaining UNESCO recognition for Italian cuisine, after initial green light.

A Remembrance Day service will be held today at the Rome War Cemetery.

Investigation opens in Milan into allegations that Italian ‘weekend snipers’ paid large sums of money to shoot civilians 'for fun' during the Siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s.

Italy updates its air travel rules to allow dogs weighing a maximum of 30 kg to fly in the cabin - up from the previous limit of 25 kg - transport minister Matteo Salvini said on Friday.

The celebrated Italian conductor Peppe Vessicchio, known to millions of television viewers in Italy for leading the orchestra at the Sanremo Music Festival, died in Rome on Saturday aged 69.

"Rome was a national disgrace, with photos of piles of rubbish shared on websites all over the world” – the mayor said – “In three years, we have achieved a lot. Our reputation has changed, and foreign newspapers are back talking about the beauty of Rome."

Italy's biggest trade union calls a general strike on 12 December, in protest over budget, as Meloni mocks the date chosen for the strike.