This is all about travel! Your Vivere in Italien.
Lorry blockades in protest against high diesel prices have plunged southern Italy into a fuel crisis. The blockade at the Taranto refinery has been lifted, though the protests are set to continue until Tuesday.
From 14 to 16 October, Italy's tourism regions, hoteliers and tour operators will gather in Rimini. Vivere in Italien will be there on the ground.
Petrol below €2.10, diesel below €2.30: Eni, IP and Q8 respond to the government's appeal with price caps. Prices have been falling since the end of September.
Castelmezzano in Basilicata: a mountain village carved into the rock of the Dolomiti Lucane, and the starting point for the Volo dell'Angelo and the Percorso delle Sette Pietre.
Venice could raise its day-entry fee for short-stay visitors to as much as 30 euros from 2027. Currently, day visitors pay either 5 or 10 euros per person.
From summer 2027, the Frecciarossa will run daily direct services from Munich via Innsbruck to Rome and Milan. Journey times are approximately 6.5 to 8.5 hours.
From 1 October 2026, Euro 5 diesel vehicles will be banned from driving on weekdays in Milano, Brescia, Bergamo and Monza. However, the Meloni government is considering a postponement.
Agriturismo Prunara near Bologna: warm hosts, breathtaking views and no shortage of charm. Our discovery in the Apennines, en route to southern Italy.
Pitigliano in the Maremma region of Tuscany is known as Italy's Little Jerusalem. The town sits atop a tufa rock and carries a long and rich Jewish history.
Viterbo in Lazio is Italy's Città dei Papi. The San Pellegrino quarter is considered the largest medieval ensemble in Europe.
For Milan Fashion Week, Renzo Rosso presents the Ancora Cortina, showing how fashion, design and alpine hospitality are finding a new synthesis in the Dolomites.
On Sunday, 13 September 2026, security staff at Rome's airports, easyJet, and the airports of Pisa, Florence, and Cagliari will be on strike.
