Italy
The $13 rocky train journey around Europe’s most active volcano
This relatively little-known, almost perfectly circular rail loop has been traversing Mount Etna since the late 19th century, but it’s no tourist train.
- by Anthony Dennis
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Easey Street murders
‘It was a trap’: Easey Street murder suspect ‘lured to Rome’ before arrest, family says
Perry Kouroumblis was lured to Rome from his home in Greece for a potential property deal before being arrested on his arrival, his family says.
- by Josephine McKenna and Rob Harris
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Italian job: The sharemarket raid that has sent shockwaves through Europe
An “unfriendly attack” on a German bank is testing the mettle of a very fragile Europe.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Court ‘on the verge’ of violating Easey Street suspect’s right to fair trial, lawyer says
One of Italy’s leading international lawyers says the accused double murderer’s consent to be extradited to Australia for a 47-year-old cold case is “absurd”.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Josephine McKenna
‘Perry was a problem boy’: Accused Easey Street killer had appetite for trouble, cousin says
Perry Kouroumblis is in custody at Rome’s crammed Regina Coeli prison awaiting an extradition hearing, but it could be months before he faces court in Victoria.
- by Hannah Sinclair, Marta Pascual Juanola and Rob Harris
Police seize ‘spy glasses’ in raid on home of Italian minister’s ex-lover
Italian police have raided the home of an influencer whose affair with the country’s tourism minister brought about his political downfall.
- by Nick Squires
Riots, suffering, death: The notorious Rome prison housing Easey Street suspect
Perry Kouroumblis is being held at one of Italy’s most overcrowded and violent prisons, as authorities fight to bring him to Australia.
- by Rob Harris and Josephine McKenna
There’s a real-life Monopoli, and it’s not what you think
Go directly to Monopoli and collect an octopus sandwich and a dose of seafaring culture.
- by Natasha Bazika
The Italian film about domestic violence that was bigger than Barbie
The comedic drama There’s Still Tomorrow has become a cultural phenomenon, sparking debate about men killing women.
- by Garry Maddox
The islands known as the ‘seven pearls of the Mediterranean’
Italy’s Aeolian Islands offer everything from azure seas and Aperol spritzes to the fire and brimstone of an active volcano.
- by Helen Pitt
Virginia Trioli: ‘I had to go through a lot of life to be confident to write about me’
When the award-winning journalist set out to write her memoir there was a lot on the table, but she chose to focus on food over feminism.
- by Jane Rocca
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