Roman Catholics are still the predominant Christian group in Rome, but those of Orthodox denominations are now a major presence in the holy city, according to the findings of a report released by the Rome diocese section...
Saturday 12 June marks the start of Euro 2004 football championships in Portugal. Italy, under coach Giovanni Trapattoni, has assembled the countrys best squad in a long time.
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Newly privatised Italian electricity supplier, Terna (formerly Enel), is planning its launch on the Italian stock market on 23 June. The company owns 94 per cent of the high-tension electricity distribution grid in the c...
There will be a free concert at the Circo Massimo in Rome on Friday 11 June from 17.00 - 24.00, the first in a season sponsored by Algida, makers of the well-known Italian cornetti ice-creams. The concert will feature Ru...
The eating habits of the Italians are changing. The ritual of sitting down at table twice a day is disappearing and more and more Italians are eating on the run, in the car, in front of the computer and in the office. T...
Most of the prize winners from the Cannes film festival will be showing in Rome until 10 June, the only exception being Golden Palm winner Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore, which wont be in distribution until the end of...
The holiday season is about to begin and the confederation of retailers and small businesses has completed a survey which shows that 34 million Italians are expected to go away between June and September of this year. Of...
Romes eleventh edition of the festival Jazz and Image opens at the Villa Celimontana park near the Colosseum on Friday 4 June. The annual event, organized by the Villa Celimontana cultural association will offer outdoor...
European parliamentary elections will be held from 10 to 13 June across the European Union, but only on 12 and 13 June in Italy. Also on those days in Italy there will be regional elections in Sardinia and local election...
The traditional concert on 1 May in Piazza S. Giovanni in Rome is back again this year. Seven hours of free live music from Italian and international artists attract hundreds of thousands of spectators every year. The li...
The annual Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation Rome 5-km mini marathon and a 2-km walk will be held Sun 16 May starting at the Terme di Caracalla Stadium at 10.00. The event will raise funds and promote awareness for...
The public holiday on 2 June to celebrate the foundation of the Italian republic may be the beginning of a difficult few days for citizens and security forces in Rome. Pacifist demonstrators are threatening to disrupt a...
The Open University is holding an open day in Rome on Sat 29 May, 12.00-14.30. The university is an acknowledged expert in helping people study in their own time. Teaching is in English, and no previous qualifications ar...
Rome's annual international horse show begins on 27 May at the Piazza di Siena in the Villa Borghese park. Competitors from 12 nations will take part in the competitions and six teams who are due to go to the Olympic Gam...
Courtyards of 15 private palaces in Rome which are usually closed to the public will be open on Sun 30 May, 10.00-18.00. The annual Cortili aperti event is organised by the Italian association of historic homes (the Asso...
A festival of international films and documentaries about art, painters, sculptors and architects, centres around Palazzo Venezia until Wed 2 June. 140 contemporary films and documentaries from 19 countries are competing...
A concert to celebrate Ascension Day, the third of a series of seven concerts of sacred music, will take place at 21.00 on Sunday 23 May in the Chiesa del Ges. The Rome Opera House orchestra and choir will perform Schube...
The Italian national heritage ministry holds its annual culture week from 24 - 30 May. During the week entry to all state museums and archaeological sites throughout the country is free. Guided tours, exhibitions and con...
The citys rose gardens on the Aventine hill, behind the Circo Massimo, are open until the end of July, 08.00-19.00 daily. The 10,000-sqm park was once a Jewish cemetery, a fact that is marked by the paths laid out in a...
For the third year in a row the beach at Otranto in Italy's southern region of Puglia has been named the country's best beach. It has received a rating of five "sails" from Italy's environmental organisation, Legambinete...
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