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Moving Christmas
Christmas for children in Rome used to mean Piazza Navona. That was when the square was packed to overflowing and when the smell of candy floss and roast chestnuts filled the air. Those were the days wh...
Surrounded by a myriad of figurines representing the Pope, Obama, European leaders, TV personalities, film stars and football idols, stands a grinning doll-sized Berlusconi. He has ass
You could easily walk through Piazza di Porta S. Giovanni and overlook an elegant, eggshell-pink and marble edifice in the shadow of the Lateran Palace. What looks like a modest church is in fact one of the most importan...
Despite having a population of less than five million, about 100 of which are resident in Rome, Norway has contributed actively to the cultural life of the Italian capital over the years.
Considering that it has one o...
The British consulate has recently announced new opening hours. Could you explain the reason for this decision?
We reviewed feedback from British citizens and as a consequence we
Fiumicino Airport
According to a report in the daily newspaper Corriere della Sera there has been a greater increase in flight connections out of Leonardo da Vinci international airport this year than at any other Europ...
While much of the entertainment media in the Italian capital has focused on the recent Rome International Film Festival, another much smaller cinematic event celebrates its fifth anniversary this year. The annual IrishFi...
Were the political crisis just an Italian one, then it would be uncomfortable for those of us living here, but for the rest of Europe it would just be another opportunity to marvel at the show and try to understand the i...
Marina came back from the supermarket at the end of October. As her husband went to the door to help her with the bags, he saw her stop and stand still, pale and trembling. Here is the story that came tumbling out:
Since it first arrived on the scene six years ago, it is fair to say that the International Rome Film Festival has established itself as a major player among the world
I am an Englishman brought up in London and for the last six years I have lived in Velletri in a small house surrounded by nature, breathing the pristine air, loving the silence. I well know that some complain about our...
Jessica Pratt is a promising Australian soprano whose career is unfolding mainly in Italy: in the traditional theatres of Lombardy, at Milan
So many citizens were eager to play their part in compiling the 2011 census
Anew phase of restoration work is now scheduled on the Domus Aurea, the fragile archaeological site on the Oppian hill, once home to the infamous emperor Nero. However the project, which is scheduled to start in October...
On receiving the Marco Aurelio award for lifetime achievement at the inaugural International Rome Film Festival in October 2006, Scottish actor Sean Connery joked that it was hard to believe the city had never hosted suc...
Politicians in Italy had to do without their usual long summer break this year. The government was on call for most of August, trying to put together an austerity package to save not only the Italian economy but the euro...
The town of Ladispoli, just outside Rome, is in a state of flux.
Few international tourists have ever heard of it, yet it
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