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Mega yacht belonging to Russian billionaire arrives at Ostia.
A 143m-high superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko has docked off the Ostia coast near Rome on 25 July.
Currently the 10th largest sup...
Orlandi family hope to solve 36-year old mystery.The Vatican has ordered the opening of two tombs in a cemetery adjacent to St Peter's in the latest effort to solve the mystery surrounding Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-year-o...
Driver ends up more than 1,000 km off course.An 81-year-old motorist who left his Newcastle home to make a pilgrimage to see the pope ended up in Germany after inadvertently typing "Rom" instead of "Rome" into his satell...
Highlight of national celebrations is Frecce Tricolori aeronautical display in Rome.
The 73rd celebration of the Festa della Repubblica marking Italy’s national day takes place in Rome and across Italy on 2 June, howeve...
The natural beauty of Cervara has attracted artists for centuries.
Perched among the Simbruini mountains along the border between the regions of Lazio and Abruzzo, Cervara di Roma is located about 70 km from Rome.
At...
Incident occurred at EUR Magliana on Rome's Metro B.
A 70-year-old motorist from the Netherlands drove his car, a Skoda Octavia, down the steps of the EUR Magliana station of Rome's Metro B line on Friday 17 May.
The...
Rome cancels Via Libera due to weather warning from 11-12 May.
Rome's civil protection authority has warned of extreme weather conditions in the capital over the next 24-36 hours.
Heavy rain, thunder and lightning, a...
Celebrating Festa della Mamma in Rome.
Mother's Day, known in Italian as Festa della Mamma, is celebrated in Italy on Sunday 12 May 2019. In Rome there are numerous activities aimed at families wishing to mark the speci...
385 bandiera blu beaches in Italy in 2019.
Nine beaches in the Lazio region have been awarded the 2019 bandiera blu (blue flag) status for high water quality standards.
The number of Lazio beaches to receive the cove...
Rome's roses are the subject of an Instagram photo competition.
Rome is holding the second edition of a photographic contest on Instagram in search of the city's most beautiful rose.
The #PremioRoma2019 competition i...
Genny is en route to Rome carrying enormous cross.
A former prisoner is walking from Milan to Rome, while carrying a wooden cross weighing 40 kg, in a personal road to redemption.
Gennaro Sperio, known as Genny, is c...
Rome's Irish community marks St Patrick's Day on 17 March.
St Patrick’s Day in 2019 falls on a Sunday meaning that it will be a weekend of celebrations in honour of Ireland's patron saint.
The day is marked officially...
Ireland's Global Greening campaign includes Colosseum and Irish embassy in Rome.
The Colosseum will once again be illuminated in green lights as part of Ireland's annual Global Greening campaign for St Patrick's Day at...
Ostia district of Rome becomes home to an unexpected statue of Neptune.
A mysterious statue of Neptune, which appeared unexpectedly on Rome's coast in recent days, has become the focus of much attention in the Ostia nei...
Best vantage points in Rome to view the supermoon.
A supermoon - the biggest and brightest moon of 2019 - will be visible over Rome on the night of 19 February.
The moon will be 30 per cent brighter than normal and -...
Dream wedding destinations at spectacular settings in Tivoli near Rome.
Civil wedding ceremonies can now be held at the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Villa d'Este and Villa Adriana, as well as the Sanctuary of Hercules...
Rome's Martini sign immortalised by Sorrentino in La Grande Bellezza.
The gigantic neon sign carrying the Martini logo, part of the Via Veneto skyline for decades, has been removed by the Turin-based drinks company....
Rome rat problem linked to city's rubbish crisis.
Central offices at Rome city hall have a problem with rats, according to an internal document seen by daily newspaper Il Messaggero.
The problem relates specifically...
Revenge attack for being refused entry to Rome nightclub.A man who was refused entry to the Rome nightclub Qube for being drunk returned in his car to ram the bouncers at around 03.00 on 27 January.The dramatic scene, fi...
Brazilian woman went into labour while waiting to board at Fiumicino.
A Brazilian woman gave birth to a baby boy in Fiumicino airport after going into labour while about to board a transatlantic flight on the morning of...
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