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Grattachecca is a cold dessert popular in Rome on hot summer nights.
Sold at kiosks around Rome during the summer months, grattachecca is made with manually-grated ice and blended with sweet sciroppo or fruit syrup....
A local's guide to what's on in Rome this August.
August in Rome sees hordes of tourists arrive on vacation in the Eternal City as a large percentage of local residents bail out of the capital for Italy's Ferragosto sum...
Coldplay to stage four concerts in Rome.
British band Coldplay will stage four sold-out concerts in Rome's Olympic Stadium on 12, 13, 15 and 16 July as part of their Music of the Spheres world tour.
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Pompeii to host Russell Crowe's Indoor Garden Party.
Hollywood actor and musician Russell Crowe will perform with his band The Gentlemen Barbers in the ancient amphitheatre of Pompeii on 9 July as part of a summer tour...
Quo Vadis? returns to Rome this summer.
Rome's Parco archeologico del Colosseo in collaboration with Italy's national film archive will stage a free film festival at the Temple of Venus and Roma from 8 to 17 July.
Th...
Rome celebrates Santi Pietro e Paolo on 29 June.
Rome will light up the sky with a spectacular fireworks display on the night of Saturday 29 June to mark a holiday in honour of the city's patron saints Peter and Paul....
Rome marks Festa di SS. Pietro e Paolo on 29 June.
Rome celebrates its patron saints Peter and Paul with a public holiday in the Italian capital on Saturday 29 June, leading to the closure of many shops and offices in t...
Rome temperatures to hit 35 degrees on Saturday.
Italy's health ministry has issued an orange alert heat warning for 17 cities including Rome on Saturday 29 June as a new heatwave sweeps the country.
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Tiberis beach to stay open until 15 October.
Rome's artificial beach on the banks of the river Tiber is to be transformed into a permanent park at the end of this summer season, the city's mayor said on Tuesday.
Spea...
A local's guide to the best events and things to do in Rome in July.
July in Rome sees the city's outdoor festivals in full swing, with a packed programme of opera, cinema and concerts under the stars, before things qui...
Gladiator star to stage concert at Temple of Venus and Roma in the shadow of the Colosseum.
Russell Crowe will perform with his band The Gentlemen Barbers at the Temple of Venus and Roma, in the Roman Forum opposite the...
Rome taxis make news headlines again for the wrong reasons.
Most people living or passing through Rome will be familiar with the difficulty in getting a taxi, particularly during the recent surge of tourists visiting th...
Celebrity chef to open Nusr-Et restaurant in Rome.
Salt Bae, the celebrity chef and restaurateur who owns the Nusr-Et chain of luxury steak houses, said he is opening a restaurant in Rome, his first in Italy.
The 40-...
Notte prima degli esami was released in 1984.
Italy marks the 40th anniversary of Antonello Venditti's classic song Notte prima degli esami which is played repeatedly in the days before the country's final high-school e...
Orange heatwave warning in place in Rome.
The Italian health ministry has issued an orange alert heat warning for Rome and Perugia on Wednesday 18 June as the country faces its first heatwave of the summer.
Weather f...
Rome cartoonist joins restaurant solidarity project in Garbatella.
Zerocalcare, the Italian cartoonist known for his hit animated series on Netflix, is backing a new Rome restaurant that will offer support to women who...
Rome to host Pride parade on 15 June.
Rome has unveiled a subway train decorated with rainbow colours to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community ahead of the Roma Pride parade this weekend.
The city's public transport company...
Best events and things to do in Rome this summer.
Rome gets ready to host a multitude of summer festivals and open-air cultural events, including film screenings, live music and opera under the stars. Here's a quick gui...
Serre Barberini offers coffee, lunch and aperitivo.
The visitor experience just got even better at Palazzo Barberini, the national gallery of ancient art in Rome, with the opening of a new restaurant and bar on the muse...
New mother underwent IVF treatment in Ukraine.
An Italian woman has become the country's oldest mother after giving birth at the age of 63 to a baby boy by caesarean section following fertility treatment in Ukraine....
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