World Press Photo. Photography and Journalism: the images awarded in 2008. 4-25 May 2008. The Carla Sozzani Gallery and the Museo di Roma in Trastevere host the Italian stops of the world tour of World Press Photo (WPP) 2008, an exhibition that...

Good news for Milan’s Malpensa airport. The airport’s management, SEA, and the German airline Lufthansa, have reached an agreement for a strategic partnership, signing a letter of intent that is to be followed by a series of enabling agreements. The accord,...

Residents around the S. Lorenzo area of Milan are asking for the removal of the tram service that runs right past the old Roman columns in front of the basilica. The residents claim that the much-used number 3 and 15 lines...

The Democrats Global Primary, the first time in American history for a political primary to be held abroad, will take place on “Super Tuesday” 5 February. Voters in the primary will be able to cast their ballots by internet, post or...

The fashionable Arco della Pace area of Milan promises to be as popular with the happy-hour cocktail crowd in winter as in the summer now that the city has given its blessing to semi-permanent coverings over the pavements outside many of...

According to a study by one of Italy’s leading estate agencies, Immobilare Toscano, students in Milan will be paying from €350-€550 per month for a single room this academic year. However in the more sought after areas, such as Navigli, which...

The popular night-time meeting place for the young in front of the basilica of S. Lorenzo has become a bone of contention between the city and its night people. The city will probably decide in favour of removing the barriers that...

Milan has more tourists a year than Venice and Florence, but it has far fewer than Rome, according to the latest figures from the Chamber of Commerce. However 72 per cent of the 7.8 million visitors (Rome is expecting about 20...