A woman who wore her grandmother's ring believing it was pink quartz was staggered to learn it was a rare Bulgari pink diamond worth more than GBP 1 million. The…
A group of tourists were surprised when they found a "music supplement" added to their receipt after having drinks and snacks at a bar. The incident happened in Ostuni, a…
A tourist who was caught with a live World War II era grenade at an Italian airport told horrified customs officers she had picked it up as a "souvenir". Astonished…
French customs have discovered dinosaur teeth dating back 70 million years being transported in a lorry from Spain on its way to Italy. The incident took place near Menton on…
A rare species of bird, the northern bald Ibis, which had been wiped out in Europe and reintroduced at great expense in Austria, is under threat as Italian hunters kill…
A mayor in Italy has issued a controversial order banning illness in his community. The decree was made by mayor Antonio Torchia, mayor of Belcastro, a small village in the…
Customs officials have seized three rare Greek tortoises that a traveller returning from Italy had attempted to smuggle in a box hidden behind the driver's seat. The 40-year-old man, whose…
An Italian restaurant located on the famous Lake Como has introduced a EUR 15 charge for people at tables with a nice view of the lake. The Il Gatto Nero…
A baby girl died locked inside a hot car for five hours amid sweltering temperatures after her distracted father forgot about her in his rush to get to work. Little…
A 107-year-old Italian World War II veteran who fought the Nazis as a resistance fighter and ended up in a Nazi concentration camp has died. Pasquale Gissi, known to locals…