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Tired of wading through the political pages of, say, La Repubblica or Corriere della Sera – their column tracing who’s in power, who’s out, who’s...
By Mary Wilsey.
Rome was threatened with water rationing at the end of July but political bickering and mismanagement are as much a problem as the shortage of water itself.Roma, Regina Aquarum are the words that jump...
By Peter Leech.
A British choir revives the forgotten glories of Rome's 18th-century music with two ground-breaking concerts this month.Harmonia Sacra was formed in Bristol in 2009 by the choir's conductor, Austr...
By Dana English.A hidden garden at the monastery of S. Gregorio al Celio is a tangible symbol of ecumenism in Rome.The ancient foundations of the Monastery of S. Gregorio al Celio have stood for over 1,500 years in the s...
By Margaret Stenhouse.
Italy is working to salvage its cultural heritage after recent devastating earthquakes.
The doors of the vast hanger adjoining the Italian state forestry corps barracks at Cittaducale in northern...
Rome's urban art faces the perils of the street while MACRO ushers the counterculture movement inside.
By Andy Devane"Otto!" hissed the wide-eyed little girl, chasing after her labrador through a gap in the wire fence...
Dalia Impiglia, Year 12 at St George's British International School, takes a vivid walk to the Colosseum.The metro is sticky, alive; it is damp and I do not know why since the air outside is cool but the handle feels lik...
The ringleaders of the so-called Mafia Capitale case, involving a crime syndicate infiltrating Rome's city hall, were sentenced by a court in the Italian capital on 20 July.
Massimo Carminati, a notorious Roman underwor...
London has Cockney, Liverpool its Scouse, Newcastle its Geordie. Rome has a strange offshoot of Latin, known pejoratively as Romanesco by some, Romano by others or, more usual, Romanaccio. The original form was extant in...
A doll restoration workshop in Rome showcases Italy’s tradition of craftsmanship.
A fine tinkle resonates when you open the door to Le Bambole di Testaccio, a small bottega (workshop) on Via Luca della Robbia. Inside...
Tradition and quality are key ingredients at three of Rome's artisan bakeries.
BISCOTTIFICIO ARTIGIANO INNOCENTI: Three generations of biscuit specialists
On a narrow street in Rome’s Trastevere neighbourhood, the...
A major exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale examines the close ties between the Spanish court and the Italian states in the 17th century.
Art for art’s sake, of course, but also in the Baroque period art was a dipl...
Virtual reality transports visitors to the opulent past of Rome's Domus Aurea.
The Domus Aurea as You've Never Seen it Before is the name of the new virtual reality experience awaiting visitors to the recently re-opened...
Complicated legal procedures for minors and inadequate reception facilities drive many youngsters to abandon the system and make their own way.
Piazza Fiume may seem an unlikely place for a night shelter for unaccompa...
Rome's Chiostro del Bramante pays tribute to Basquiat whose whirlwind career had strong Italian connections.
On 10 May 2016 a canvas featuring a devilish self-portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat rising from an inferno of...
Independent celebrants provide Rome residents with non-religious rites of passage.
A few years ago, Giorgio's wife died unexpectedly. Neither member of the couple was religious, and Giorgio didn’t want a church funera...
Visiting modern Rome in the footsteps of 18th-century Grand Tourists.
“Excellent choice, sir. That’s a good travel guide,” said the bookseller about the well-thumbed, dusty volume I had picked out of a box in Piazza del...
British in Italy (BiI) mobilises to safeguard existing rights of Britons.
By Patricia Clough
Thousands of Britons in Italy are worried as to how Brexit – Britain’s leaving the European Union (EU) – will affect their...
The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas has promoted ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue for three decades
By Laura Ieraci.
In a city more than 2,770 years old, an organisation’s 30th anniversary is not something most...
Englishman Johnny Madge produces olive oil in the Sabina area of north Lazio.
By Philip Biss.
Italians are justly proud of their healthy diet and of that most important ingredient, olive oil. Where would the much-a...
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