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Franco Zeffirelli’s slice of paradise in Positano

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Hotel Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli’s slice of paradise in Positano

Villa Treville retains the director’s sense of chutzpah and style

Alexander Larman

Live-translation AirPods are the future

The guide babbles away and I stand here beaming – I understand every word

Sean Thomas

The secret to Giorgia Meloni’s success

She refused to play the victim and found iron in her soul

Nicholas Farrell

How Giorgia Meloni became Donald Trump’s EU whisperer

There’s no denying that the Italian Prime Minister has replaced Europe’s other statesmen as a leader with whom America can do business

Nicholas Farrell

Roman holiday

Why I’m ditching ‘authentic’ travel

In Europe, I’ve felt most tired, hungry and poor – yet also most alive

Margaret Mitchell

Politics
April 17, 2025
How much hope did Trump offer Meloni?
‘There will be a trade deal, 100 percent’
Jacob Heilbrunn
Book Review
April 9, 2025
Amanda Knox’s new memoir asks what lies next
Free is expansive; contemplative in parts and kooky in others
Laura Allsop
Life
April 9, 2025
Why are Europeans so untroubled by their ignorance of America?
Romano Prodi charges Trump with having broken the rules of international diplomacy
Chilton Williamson, Jr.
Europe
April 7, 2025
A defiant Marine le Pen rallies in Paris
There was only one small kerfuffle when three members of a feminist group bared their breasts for some reason or other
Gavin Mortimer
Style
March 13, 2025
The Versaces have left Versace
Donatella has stepped down from the creative director seat
Ross Anderson
Religion
February 17, 2025
Rome is ready for its close-up
The big occasion is the Papal Jubilee year of 2025, expected to draw a whopping 32 million visitors
Owen Matthews
Life
February 17, 2025
A conversation with Mussolini’s ghost
‘Duce, are you evil, or did you just do evil?’
Nicholas Farrell
Place
February 17, 2025
An escape from Venice
After a quick Bellini at Harry’s, the glory of the mountains beckons
Nicholas Opfermann
Life
February 15, 2025
Drinking with a man nicknamed God
Most people in the Romagna have nicknames
Nicholas Farrell
Books and Arts
February 11, 2025
Demonia: a short story
Erica, claiming to be the architect’s daughter, joined the British couple for the night
Lawrence Osborne

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