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A local's guide to the best events and things to do in Rome in June.
June is one of the best times to visit Rome as the temperatures are usually warm but not scorching and many events at night are held outdoors. The mon...
How to reach Bandiera Blu beaches in Lazio region by public transport from Rome.
10 beaches in the Lazio region around Rome have once again been awarded the Bandiera Blu or Blue flag status for high water quality standa...
Italy gains 10 new Bandiera Blu beach and lake resorts in 2024.
A total of 485 beaches in 236 resorts across Italy have been awarded the 2024 Bandiera Blu (Blue Flag) status for excellent water quality and high environm...
Visitors can observe rare and tropical butterflies flying freely.
The Casa delle Farfalle, a tropical greenhouse in Rome's Appia Pignatelli area, offers the chance to admire hundreds of butterflies including the world's...
Mango won Sanremo with her song La noia.
Italian pop singer Angelina Mango will represent Italy in this year's Eurovision Song Contest which takes place in the Swedish city of Malmö from 7-11 May.
Mango, 23, goes int...
Io Capitano won 7 awards and C'è ancora domani took home six.
Matteo Garrone's migration-themed film Io Capitano and Paola Cortellesi’s feminist dramedy C'è ancora domani were the big winners at the 69th David di Donate...
Emily in Paris takes a Roman Holiday.
Lily Collins is currently in Rome to film scenes for Season 4 of the hit Netflix series Emily in Paris after filming concluded in the French capital last week.
After posting on I...
A local's guide to the best events and things to do in Rome in May.
May is one of the best times to visit Rome as spring is in full bloom and temperatures become warmer (despite a rainy start to the month), with many ev...
Hotel de Russie partners with Hamleys to create a "magical journey".
The historic Hotel de Russie, located on Via del Babuino in the centre of Rome, inaugurates the Fairytale Suite by Hamleys, the world’s oldest toy ret...
Baglioni receives Rome's top honour.
Veteran Italian pop star Claudio Baglioni received the Lupa Capitolina, Rome's highest honour, at a ceremony at city hall on Saturday.
The city celebrated Baglioni's 50-year caree...
Azaleas return to the Spanish Steps this spring.
Rome's Spanish Steps, the 18th-century staircase linking Piazza di Spagna with the church of Trinità de’ Monti, is once again decorated with hundreds of azalea plants....
Project underway to make laghetto swimmable.
The artificial lake in Rome's EUR district, known to Romans as the laghetto, could open to bathers within five years thanks to a plan to make its waters suitable for swimming...
Central European Summer Time begins on 31 March.
Clocks in Italy and across Europe will "spring forward" by one hour at 02.00 Central European Time (CET) on Sunday 31 March 2024.
The custom dates back to more than a...
New Berlusconi series set for release on 11 April.
A new docuseries about the former Italian prime minister and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, who died last year aged 86, is set for release on Netflix on 11 April.
Ti...
April begins with public holiday for Pasquetta.
Italy celebrates Easter Sunday and Easter Monday - Pasqua and Pasquetta - with national public holidays on Sunday 31 March and Monday 1 April.
All public offices and sc...
Message raises eyebrows in Rome and Milan.
Train travellers in Italy were taken aback on Monday morning when a strange message appeared on timetable displays at central rail stations in Rome and Milan.
"Siete insetti...
Tibetan bridge located midway between cties of Foligno and Spoleto.
A new Tibetan bridge, billed as the highest in Europe, was inaugurated on Saturday over the Vigi valley in the central Italian region of Umbria.
The...
Iconic Roman fountain turns 150 years old.
Rome celebrates 150 years since the installation of the city's first nasone drinking fountain by unveiling three new nasoni fountains in the shadow of the Colosseum.
The thr...
Rome flower garden returns for seventh edition.
TuliPark, which allows visitors to pick their own tulips for purchase, reopens in Rome on 22 March, with tickets already available for purchase online.
There will be te...
Pompeii to stage 10 concerts in June and July.
Italy's culture ministry has announced a programme of 10 concerts to be held this summer in the ancient Roman amphitheatre at Pompeii archaeological park.
The diverse li...
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