A buoyant tourism trade and infrastructure investment cushioned falls in house prices
Populists defeated in leader Beppe Grillo’s native Genoa and in other large cities
Genoa vote provides gauge of Grillo’s standing as chance rises of early election
The fishing villages are feeling the strain from tourism, but measures to reduce footfall could help attract foreign buyers
Increase in arrivals as neighbouring countries take more aggressive attitude towards asylum seekers
Resort operators embrace Brexit in fight against competition ruling from Brussels
Britain is destination of choice for ambitious graduates fleeing ailing job market at home
UK boatbuilder backed by China’s Wanda projects 36 per cent rise in UK turnover
Demand by European customers drives plans for second ship to dock in Havana
‘It is agricultural jewellery: tiny vineyards set, in springtime, amid the silver of olives and the golden yellow of mimosa flower,’ writes Andrew Jefford
Other member states face far greater pressures from asylum seeker numbers
In an interconnected world, it remains hard to remove barriers
Populist parties Northern League and Five Star Movement pose threat to centre-left prime minister
Authorities in French town struggle to stop people attempting to enter from Italy
Unions claim walkout causes widespread disruption
A vibrant revival of Franco Faccio’s opera, performed for the first time since 1871
His life has been spent capturing images of human toil and struggle
Five properties in secluded locations, from a converted olive mill in France to a private Scottish island
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