A painting by the Belgian artist René Magritte has become the most expensive surrealist artwork ever sold, fetching $121 million at an auction in New York.
The famous Trevi Fountain in Rome is currently dry as restoration work is being done, leaving tourists disappointed by the temporary alternative water basin.
Venice, the first city in the world to charge an entry fee for short visits, has doubled the fee to 10 euros starting this year.
Capri, the popular Italian island off the coast of Naples, is looking to reduce the number of tourists it receives by limiting ferry arrivals.
The entrance fee introduced for day-trippers to visit Venice has not led to a decrease in tourists, but rather an increase. City councilor Giovanni Andrea Martini revealed the disappointing results based on recent data.
