Bulgari’s €1.5m restoration of Rome’s Spanish Steps hit by delays
Economic woes and bureaucracy hold up work on city’s attraction, leaving it closed at height of tourist season
Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Massimo Bottura, the ‘poet’ chef with the best restaurant in the world
The Italian has topped the list of the world’s best restaurants with a trademark combination of tradition and fantasy
Italian entrepreneurs hope diners will get their teeth into ‘kissing garlic’
Giant variety known as aglione is milder, odourless and easy to digest, say pair who have spent three years cultivating crop
Italy seeks to reassure Asian tourists with imported Chinese police
Government hopes patrols by Chinese officers in Rome and Milan will help wealthy visitors feel ‘more protected’
Fendi rejects criticism over new HQ in Mussolini propaganda building
Fashion house dismisses accusations of political insensitivity over its choice of fascist-era ‘square colosseum’
Italian tax clampdown dims the sparkle at Bulgari
Tax affairs of billionaire Bulgari heirs Nicola and Paolo in the spotlight as authorities target luxury brands