After three decades of net immigration into Italy, the foreign presence is finally becoming an issue and with positive undertones. Here in Rome there are initiatives aimed at encouraging integration and developing immigr...
Despite the fact that it largely came into place more than a century ago it has to rank as one of the least-known. Now thanks to the digital age, the museum collection of the American Academy in Rome (AAR) is finally com...
The cover of 21 December 2011 edition of Wanted in Rome was a watercolour by Edith Schloss on a musical score by Alvin Curran. It was to tie in with their exhibition
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...
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...
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