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Rome mayor awards Venditti with Lupa Capitolina
Italian singer-songwriter and pianist Antonello Venditti received Rome's top honour from the capital's mayor Roberto Gualtieri during a ceremony at city hall on Wednesday....
Italy traditionally enjoys an Indian Summer in the days around St Martin's Day - but not this year.
According to popular legend, Italy traditionally enjoys a wave of unseasonably warm weather with a short "Indian summer...
Gladiatore II hits cinemas in Italy on 14 November.
Rome celebrates the release of Gladiator II, director Ridley Scott’s sequel to the acclaimed original film Gladiator, with two special events in the capital.
Trajan...
All Saints’ Day is a public holiday in Italy.
Italy marks All Saints' Day - known in Italian as Ognissanti or Tutti i Santi - with a national public holiday on 1 November.
This year the holiday falls on a Friday mean...
A quick guide to Halloween 2024 for kids and adults in Rome.
Rome embraces the ghoulish festival of Halloween - still a slightly foreign concept in Italy - with themed events and spooky shopfronts becoming increasingly...
Daylight will begin one hour earlier from 27 October 2024.
Italy's clocks go back one hour at 03.00 on the night between Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 October 2024, bringing an end to daylight saving time, or 'summer' time....
On World Pasta Day, a survey ranks the Top 10 most popular pasta dishes with tourists in Italy.
World Pasta Day, a day when pasta fans gather in restaurants, at home or online to celebrate their favourite dish, has been...
Books return to Galleria Alberto Sordi in Rome.
Mondadori, the largest publishing company in Italy, will open a new bookshop at the Galleria Alberto Sordi shopping mall in the historic centre of Rome on Thursday.
Th...
No changes in Italy's top names for girls and boys.The most popular baby names chosen by new parents in Italy in 2023 were once again Sofia and Leonardo, according to a report by national statistics office ISTAT.
Sofia,...
Rome's autumn roses on display for 18 days.
Rome will reopen the municipal rose garden to the public from Thursday 24 October until Sunday 10 November 2024, the city announced on Wednesday.
For the duration of the sp...
Paolo Sorrentino's 10th film is set in Naples.
Parthenope, the latest movie by the award-winning Italian director Paolo Sorrentino, is scheduled for release in cinemas across Italy on Thursday 24 October.
Like his la...
A local's guide to what's on in Rome in November.
November in Rome is traditionally one of the quieter times to visit the Eternal City however based on the hordes of tourists so far this year it may be more crowded than...
"Every book is a journey" on Rome's subway.
Rome has unveiled a subway train decorated with literary quotations and messages urging passengers to spend their journey reading a book instead of looking at their phones....
Macron wants Netflix show to stay in Paris.
French president Emmanuel Macron voiced his opposition to the hit Netflix show Emily in Paris moving to Rome, arguing that it "doesn't make sense" for the Italian capital to h...
Rome holds sixth edition of Tevere Day.
The 2024 edition of Tevere Day, a week-long festival of free events in celebration of Rome's river Tiber, will take place from 7-13 October.
Now in its sixth year, Tevere Day w...
Italy has marked Festa dei Nonni annually since 2006.
Italy celebrates Festa dei Nonni to mark the important role of grandparents in families and society in general, with a a series of initiatives across the country on...
Where to find Rome's landmark coffee bars.
Italy is known for its rich coffee culture and traditions centred around the simple pleasure of enjoying an espresso or cappuccino at the bar.
Coffee is deeply entwined in t...
Ottobrate romane tradition began as day trips to Roman countryside.
The expression "ottobrata romana" generally conjures up images of basking in Rome's Indian summer sunshine in October.
However the phrase has its or...
A local's guide to what's on in Rome in October.
October is one of the best times to visit the Eternal City.
The capital traditionally enjoys an "Indian summer" known as the Ottobrata Romana, a period of usually balm...
Gilmour returns to Circus Maximus after eight years.
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour will perform six sold-out concerts at Rome's Circus Maximus in September and October, his first live shows in Italy for eight years...
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