In this edition

• Etna's ash cloud grounds flights, stranding Tuscan holidaymakers

  Mount Etna's eruption has halted Catania flights, leaving Tuscan tourists and residents scrambling amid the peak summer season.

  Costanza Bardi · 420 words

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

  An elderly couple dancing in a Rome piazza has gone viral, prompting a conversation about active ageing across Italy, including in Tuscany.

  Costanza Bardi · 380 words

Recent headlines from this bureau

• Viral dancing seniors strike a chord with Italy's ageing population
• Etna's ash cloud grounds flights, stranding Tuscan holidaymakers
• Roman shipwreck off Sicily stirs Tuscan pride
• Ceuta fall-out reaches Tuscany's summer roads
• Spain's border checks reach Tuscany's summer travel
• Ancient Roman shipwreck found off Sicily, a heritage triumph
• Hugo cocktail takes aim at Aperol in UK summer of spritz
• Hugo cocktail takes aim at Aperol in Italy's summer of spritz

Geography & climate

Mediterranean, warm dry summers, mild winters.

Apennine hills, the Chianti country, the Arno valley, the Tyrrhenian coast and the Maremma.

Economy & culture

Tourism, wine and olive oil, fashion and leather, pharmaceuticals, marble.

The Renaissance, Florence and the Uffizi, the postcard countryside, the language that became standard Italian.