In this edition

• Viral dancing seniors strike a chord with Italy's ageing population

  An elderly couple dancing in a Roman piazza has gone viral, inspiring Italy's ageing population to get moving and sparking a national conversation about active lifestyles.

  Elena Marcheggiani · 405 words

• Munitions factory blast near Rome puts industrial safety in focus

  A powerful explosion tore through a munitions factory south of Rome, prompting questions about industrial safety and oversight in Italy's defence supply chain.

  Elena Marcheggiani · 296 words

Recent headlines from this bureau

• Viral dancing seniors strike a chord with Italy's ageing population
• Munitions factory blast near Rome puts industrial safety in focus
• Far-right party pushes for stricter citizenship rules in Italy
• EU curbs on 'forever chemicals' in food packaging take effect
• Po River drought deepens as Italy's fourth heatwave strains farms
• Italy arrests Berlusconi associate over journalist bomb attack
• Chinese EV surge in Europe pressures Marche's parts makers
• Ceuta border row reaches Marche's ferry lanes and airport queues

Geography & climate

Mediterranean on the coast, continental inland.

Between the Apennines and the Adriatic — parallel river valleys, hill towns, a long beach coast.

Economy & culture

Shoes and leather, furniture, mechanical districts, fishing, tourism.

Urbino and the Renaissance, Leopardi and Rossini, a dispersed town-and-country life.