Bread remains a dietary staple across Italy, with the average Italian consuming over half a pound of bread each day. Focaccia, ciabatta and pane di segale rosso offer just a taste of regional bread ...

A right-wing coalition shepherded by ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is capitalising on anti-immigrant feeling in the lead up to Italy's general elections on March 4. Here are four sets of facts ...

Located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea — Sicily and Sardinia — Italy shares its northern Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, ...

- Italy have won 61 medals at the Paralympic Winter Games (12 golds, 20 silvers and 29 bronze). - Bruno Oberhammer is Italy's most successful athlete at the Winter Games with three golds and 12 total ...

Italy is a Mediterranean country in Southern Europe. The country's strategic location dominates the central Mediterranean as well as southern sea and air approaches to Western Europe. Its west coast ...