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The number of refugees trying to enter Europe via the Greek city of Patras has grown at least four-fold since borders were closed last January.

Slayer Espresso, a Seattle-based maker of high-end espresso machines, has been purchased by Gruppo Cimbali, an Italian manufacturer of coffee equipment.

Jean-Luc Martinez says he hopes to secure the work for a Leonardo exhibition next year.

An Italian archaeologist has beaten out 77 other candidates to be named the new head of the Colosseum in Rome.

Marco Zanini, the designer behind Santoni, is a man of many inspirations: He is influenced by everything from Brutalist architecture to children’s toys, all of which he documents religiously on his Instagram account.

In Italy, as in most of western Europe, medical cannabis is legal. What sets the country apart is that cultivation of the plant is a de facto army monopoly.

Italy’s biggest oil firm is accused of polluting an area where experts found more toxic substance than water in the sea

If it is diversity that Asians seek, there are very few countries that can rival the number of different grape varieties and styles produced throughout the 20 wine regions of Italy. As a long, boot-shaped peninsula, Italy has wines that range from continental climate-influenced crisp whites to sultry, full-bodied reds found in the south.

Italian authorities have identified four right-wing extremists who interrupted a meeting on housing migrants to read an anti-migrant manifesto as part of a skinhead group’s acts of intimidation against Italy’s migrant policy, police in the northern city of Como said Thursday.

When Italy’s finance minister took to Twitter this month to highlight economic achievements on his watch, the criticism flew back at him thick and fast.

 

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