Italy is home to many spectacular places. From the historic streets of Rome to the canals of Venice and the colourful ...

Italian rap music plays in the background as young people mill around the lobby café. They seem indifferent to the building's fascist origins, including 20-year-old Christian Carere, who works here.

Towns across Italy have been racing to launch clever schemes ... Officials say they will pay people up to 30,000 euros (roughly $30,000) to buy an empty dwelling and take up residency.

In this week's Inside Italy newsletter, we look at why the government is so enthusiastic about the Messina Strait bridge ...