The story of Italy's national anthem, known as Il Canto degli Italiani, which was written in 1847 by Goffredo Mameli, and set to music by Michele Novaro.

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Rome's newest metro stop, Colosseo-Fori Imperiali on the Metro C line, is in the running for the title of the most beautiful subway station in the world.

Italian journalist Mario Calabresi is set to run for mayor of Milan, resigning from the Chora media company and confirming he is ready to enter politics.

The children at the centre of Italy's forest family case won't be returning home immediately, a court ruled, setting out a staged path towards reunification.

Rome city council is seeking expressions of interest from operators willing to help develop and trial driverless buses on the streets of Italy's capital.

Italy's state broadcaster RAI has removed journalist Sigfrido Ranucci as host of the investigative programme Report amid controversy and political pressure.

Rome's Pyramid of Cestius reopens to the public following three years of restoration work, with a new lighting system and a refurbished archaeological area.

The Tiramisù World Cup is seeking 130 amateur tasters to help judge the competition's opening rounds in the north Italian city of Treviso this October.

Dozens of the world's finest pavement artists will gather in Assisi to create a monumental tribute to St Francis to mark the saint's 800th anniversary.

Italy faces its fifth heatwave of the summer, with a fresh surge of hot air set to push temperatures over the seasonal average across much of the country.

Italy marks 10 years since the earthquake that devastated Amatrice and the surrounding Apennine villages, killing 303 people and leaving thousands homeless.

A guide to Italy's favourite films in celebration of the mid-August holiday Ferragosto when Italians swap the city for the beach to escape the summer heat.

Italy marks the anniversary of the Nazi massacre of 560 unarmed civilians, including more than 100 children, in Sant'Anna di Stazzema in Tuscany.

A Fiat Panda ground-service car collided with a private jet at Milan Linate Airport, halting departures and diverting two flights, though nobody was hurt.

Italian culture authorities have announced the discovery of a Roman-era shipwreck off the coast of Sicily, found carrying hundreds of ancient amphorae.

This summer visitors can enjoy the magical gardens of Villa d’Este and ancient ruins of Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, near Rome, on select nights in August.

La Notte di San Lorenzo on 10 August is one of Italy's most popular summer traditions when Italians gaze at the night sky to try and see a shooting star.

Rome has a centuries-old tradition of caring for its stray cats, in a special bond that stretches back to ancient Roman times and continues to this day.

A family in southern Italy lost, then miraculously recovered, a winning instant lottery ticket worth €1 million after it ended up in the household rubbish.

All 27 cities monitored by the Italian health ministry's heatwave surveillance system are to be placed under the maximum red alert on Thursday 6 August.

A young Golden retriever has made headlines in Italy after boarding a train alone at Brandizzo station and making the 22-minute journey to Turin at dawn.

Italy has launched a new long-distance pilgrimage route uniting the country's Franciscan trails into a single camino stretching more than 1,500 kilometres.

A brief history of Milan's Teatro alla Scala, one of the world's most celebrated opera houses, which first opened its doors to the public on 3 August 1778.

Italy is braced for one of its hottest days of the summer on 3 August, with the health ministry placing 25 cities under maximum red alert for extreme heat.

Every August, Rome celebrates La Madonna della Neve - Our Lady of the Snows - by recreating a miraculous snowfall outside the Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore.

Seven Italian tourists were among 13 people killed when a plane crashed in southern Peru on Saturday while returning from a flight over the Nazca Lines.

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck Italy's Campi Flegrei volcanic area west of Naples on Friday evening, the strongest tremor recorded there in 40 years.

A quick guide to the best events and top things to do in Rome this August, from cultural festivals and free museums to exhibitions and open-air concerts.

Rome's Colosseum and Pantheon will stay open late this August as part of an initiative to ease the impact of summer heat and the high numbers of tourists.

Tributes poured in from the Italian political world for the country's president, Sergio Mattarella, who celebrates his 85th birthday on Thursday.

JCU's first woman president, Antonia Maioni, on succeeding a two-decade leader, AI's threat to liberal arts, and adjusting to Rome.

Rome is battling the summer heat with free access to air-conditioned cinemas, libraries and cultural venues during the hottest hours of the day.

A new stretch of protected cycle path along Rome's ancient Appia Antica sparks a row over how to reconcile heritage protection with modern road safety.

A vigil for a man who died while being restrained by police in Bologna descended into street clashes on Monday amid a political row over policing in Italy.

Italian far-right leader Roberto Vannacci sparks political row after posting AI video of himself as Roman emperor ordering the death of political rivals.

Daniele Compatangelo, the Italian broadcaster La7's long-standing correspondent in Washington, has died suddenly at the age of 50.

Elon Musk has publicly backed Mario Roggero, the Italian jeweller jailed for killing two robbers, and turning his fire on the magistrates who convicted him.

A man died in Bologna on 19 July after being restrained by police, triggering a political controversy in Italy over the use of force by law enforcement.