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Annual Primo Maggio concert in S. Giovanni
On 1 May every year Italy dedicates a public holiday to its workers. In Rome buses and trams will run from 08.30 to 13.00 and from 16.30 to 21.00, with regular night bus ser...
Beach-side castle can be visited on limited basis
The Castello di S. Severa outside Rome reopens to the public until 4 May, following a closure of more than a decade. Guided tours of the castle will take place on an...
City museums open free of charge for Rome's birthday
Rome's municipal museums are open free of charge on Monday 21 April which, in addition to being Easter Monday, is the capital's birthday.
There is free admission...
New findings suggest Rome may be even older
The capital celebrates its 2,767th birthday on Monday 21 April, which this year falls on Easter Monday, or Pasquetta, a public holiday in Italy.
Known as Natale di Rome,...
Mike Rann takes over from David Ritchie
Former premier of South Australia Mike Rann is to become Australia's next ambassador to Italy, with non-resident accreditation to Albania, Libya and S. Marino.
Rann is curre...
Prince to mark 70th anniversary of Battle of Monte Cassino
British royal Prince Harry will visit Italy on 18 May to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino during world war two. Prince Harry'...
President Napolitano and Pope Francis to receive Queen
Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, will travel to Rome on an official visit on Thursday 3 April.
The Queen h...
Don’t forget to set your watches and clocks forward one hour at 02.00 Central European Time (CET) on Sunday 30 March.
Central European Summer Time (CEST) will be with us until the last Sunday of October, which f...
Wanted in Rome's guide to St Patrick's Day in the capital
This year in Rome there are plenty of Irish-themed events in the weeks either side of St Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of Ireland's patron saint on 17...
Investigators try to piece together student's final hours
A police investigation is underway into the death of John Durkin, a 21-year-old American student who died in a railway tunnel in Rome in the early hours of 20...
A 21-year-old American student who went missing in Rome on the night of 19 February has been found dead inside a railway tunnel between S. Pietro and Trastevere, after apparently being hit by a train.
John Durkin was...
John Durkin last seen in Campo de' Fiori
A 21-year-old American student went missing in Rome on the night between 19 and 20 February.
John Durkin is a student of Bates College in Maine but is enrolled in a study-ab...
British war veteran and campaigner honoured by Queen
Harry Shindler, a veteran of the Battle of Anzio and the liberation of Rome in world war two, will be presented with the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Emp...
Pink Floyd musician attends commemorations for his father
Pink Floyd founding member Roger Waters was made an honorary citizen of Anzio on 18 February on the 70th anniversary of the death of his father, Lt Eric Fletch...
Passport applications for Britons resident overseas must now be made online British residents living in Italy must now make their passport applications online via the GOV.UK website, as part of a worldwide change to the...
Dear Rome city hall,
Rome’s administration has decided to revolutionise traffic in the city centre, hoping to reduce the number of cars and increase the number of bicycles. I’d be curious to see what...
President Napolitano and Pope Francis to receive the Queen
Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, will travel to Rome on an official visit on Thursday 3 April.
The Que...
There are plenty of romantic Valentine's Day events in Rome this year
Rome's civic museums are offering two tickets for the price of one to all couples on Valentine's Day, Friday 14 February. See full details and list...
Dear Poste Italiane
I can’t imagine that your managers don’t read the papers or watch TV, that they haven’t heard about the changes in the land registry being introduced to increase the tax pressure...
Wax statue ready in about a month The Wax Museum in Rome is preparing a statue of the late former South African president Nelson Mandela for its collection.
The statue, which is currently being modelled in wax by sc...
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