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The Dolomites’ Seiser Alm – Europe’s largest high-elevation alpine meadow.

Beyond Rome and Venice: 15 of Italy’s most underrated destinations

Italy is crowded, no question, but there are plenty of Italian places beyond Rome, Venice and Florence still ready and waiting to welcome visitors.

  • Brian Johnston

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Tiber Island and Fabricius Bridge on the river Tiber.

Rome’s forgotten river is actually home to some of its greatest sights

A river may run through its ancient heart, yet Rome’s citizens don’t think much of their answer to the Seine.

  • Anthony Dennis
Italians consider their daily coffee ritual as sacrosanct.

How to make Italians panic? Increase the price of espresso

Italians consider their daily coffee ritual to be sacrosanct - and cheap. But as coffee bean prices jump around the world, local coffee bars are finding themselves in a very tight spot.

  • Patricia Mazzei
A Ferrari on the production line.

Ferrari is looking less like a carmaker and more like Hermes

But will it thrive in the electric age?

  • The Economist
A helicopter sprays water to extinguish a fire in Seferihisar, near Izmir, Turkey.

Europe on red heat alert as fires spread, with higher temperatures on the way

Heat warnings were issued for France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and the UK, with new highs expected on Wednesday.

  • David Crowe
Newly married Lauren Sanchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos depart from the Aman hotel, where the couple took up residence during their wedding celebrations in Venice.

Multimillion-dollar Bezos wedding wraps up with pyjama party

Racy looks dominated as the celebrity-heavy nuptials finished with one last lavish party.

  • Nick Squires
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Perfection… tajarin al tartufo.

The one ingredient that makes even the most delicious pasta better

Italy’s tajarin al tartufo is one of the most heavenly and indulgent dishes on the planet.

  • Ben Groundwater
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos at their wedding in Venice.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez marry in lavish Venice ceremony

Three days of festivities, estimated to cost around $US50 million ($76 million), have divided the Italian city.

  • Sara Rossi and Alvise Armellini
Eat streets: a restaurant in the Trastevere district.

A local’s guide to Rome’s best places to eat and drink

Old mixes with new, and exciting trends emerge to maintain the Eternal City’s position as one of the world’s great food capitals.

  • Maria Pasquale
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are marrying among the world’s rich and famous in Venice this week. They’ve asked their wealthy guests, reportedly including Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lachlan Murdoch, Bill Gates and Kim Kardashian, not to give them gifts.

Private jets and power players: Celebrities descend on Venice for Bezos and Sánchez wedding

It’s estimated that $61 billion would be needed annually to end world hunger. Those enjoying the Amazon tycoon’s hospitality in Venice have that in spades.

  • Bronte Gossling

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