Italy
World of photos, March 1, 2025
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors
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World of photos, February 28, 2025
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors
‘Don’t turn up without a booking’: Rome will be busier than ever this year
With pilgrims flocking to Rome for the Catholic Jubilee, you’ll need to plan ahead and follow these tips to avoid the holy masses.
- Justin Meneguzzi
The hidden underground world beneath an Italian city
Created more than 2400 years ago, this hidden world disappeared for 55 years, only to be rediscovered in 2005.
- Kerry van der Jagt
Italy’s coffee capital? It’s hard to go past this cafe-loving city
The baristas have the timing and grace of ballerinas, and even the coffee at the railway stations is great.
- Justine Costigan
- Opinion
- Opinion
The highlight of my visit to Italy was somewhere totally unexpected
I’ve needed a haircut for months, but as usual, I’ve been putting it off. I’d been butchered before when travelling.
- Justine Costigan
Not Florence: Italy’s other beautiful Renaissance city (with no tourists)
Overshadowed by its more famous neighbours, Ferrara has something those cities don’t – no signs of overtourism.
- Justine Costigan
The world’s smallest nation has some astonishing sights
An outsized history as the seat of the Catholic Church brings with it an incredible collection of art and architecture.
- Brian Johnston
Italian ski resort overrun with 10,000 day trippers after TikTok video
A TikTok post from an influencer with 1.7 million followers has created mayhem in an Italian ski town, after thousands of extra visitors descended on it in one day.
- Josephine McKenna
- Opinion
- Fertility
Falling fertility rates will hurt the economy. But a new baby boom is not the answer
Australia’s fertility rates have been falling fast and are now at rock bottom. The economic consequences will be far-reaching.
- Matt Wade
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