No positive covid-19 cases over last 24 hours in Italy's one-time coronavirus epicentre Codogno.
Codogno has declared itself 'covid-free' for the first time since 20 February 2020, when the small town in the northern It...
Morricone coins are set to become collectors' items.
Italy has created a special €5 coin dedicated to the Oscar-winning Italian composer Ennio Morricone who died in Rome last summer.
The limited-edition coin, issued...
Roma Cares celebrates Alberto Sordi 101 years after his birth.
Alberto Sordi, the much-loved Roman actor, has been immortalised in a new mural in his native city on what would have been his 101st birthday.
The giant...
Rome stages summer opera season under the stars.
Rome opens its summer opera season in the Circus Maximus with Italy's president Sergio Mattarella attending the opening production of Il Trovatore by Verdi on 15 June....
Dante Assoluto festival will be held in Rome's Basilica of Maxentius.
Rome pays tribute to Dante Alighieri, the Father of the Italian language, with a free literature festival in the Roman Forum on select dates from 1-2...
All you need to know about surfing in Italy.
Italian swells draw all kinds of surfers, not only from the beautiful little towns perched along the dramatic coastlines, but from all over the world.
Let's be honest. W...
'Sound of Beauty' performance to be shown on Italian television.
The orchestra and dancers of Rome's opera house have performed among the priceless paintings and sculptures in Galleria Borghese in a special show that wi...
Italy shocked by triple murder in Ardea.
A man shot and killed two children and a pensioner in a small seaside town south of Rome on Sunday 13 June, in a case that has shocked Italy.
After the shooting the 34-year-ol...
Half of Italy's population will be living in white zones from next Monday says Italian health minister.
Five more Italian regions and one autonomous province will be re-classified as 'white zones' - the lowest-risk cate...
Rome's wild animals make increasing inroads into city life.
Rome has a long history with wild animals, going as far back as the lupa, or she-wolf, who suckled the city's legendary founders Romulus and Remus.
In ancient...
Olympic Stadium in Rome to host opening Euro 2020 match.
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will sing Nessun Dorma at the opening Euro 2020 ceremony in Rome's Stadio Olimpico on Friday night.
Bocelli will perform before th...
The neighborhood of Ostia is one of Rome’s most important and yet easily forgotten districts. Seated on the coast, just south of the airport town of Fiumicino and next to the mouth of the Tiber, the history of Ostia is a...
"Fourth Oscar" for Rambaldi's puppy mascot who will accompany the Italian team in the Euro 2020 campaign.
Italy has unveiled the mascot of the national football team, a Maremmano-Abruzzese sheepdog puppy designed by the...
Enrico Michetti is the centrodestra candidate for mayor of Rome, running alongside Simonetta Matone.
The leaders of Italy's centre-right parties have agreed on lawyer and radio broadcaster Enrico Michetti as their cand...
Holidaymakers on extended vacations away from home will have option of getting second dose of covid-19 vaccine in Italy's regions but only in exceptional cases.
Health authorities in Italy's regions will be entitled to...
Irish low-cost airline tackles competition from Wizz Air in Rome as aviation industry begins long road to recovery after covid-19 crisis.
Ryanair is to double the number of planes it has based at Rome's Fiumicino airpor...
Italian postal service cheers on Italy in Euro 2020 tournament.
The Rome headquarters of Poste Italiane has rolled out a giant tricolour in a patriotic act ahead of the Euro 2020 football championship which kicks off in...
Top 10 Italian proverbs.
Whether it’s about daily habits, manners or human nature in general, Italians have some very classic proverbs that seem to fit any circumstance.
Some of them very international, some more...
First discovery on Tiber riverbed by new underwater heritage protection unit.
Three massive Roman columns have been discovered at the bottom of the river Tiber by underwater archaeologists together with carabinieri dive...
Lazio region holds 'Open Day Junior' with Pfizer vaccine.
The Lazio region around Rome is holding an 'Open Day Junior' initiative with the Pfizer anti-covid vaccine being offered to 12 to 16-year olds.
The open days...
Rainstorm, hailstones lead to floods and transport problems in Rome.
A violent rainstorm caused havoc on the streets of Rome on Tuesday afternoon, leading to widespread flooding, particularly in the northern parts of th...
Globe's first theatre festival without Gigi Proietti.
Rome’s annual Shakespearean festival at the city's Globe Theatre in Villa Borghese returns for its 18th edition, from 30 June to 10 October 2021.
During the festi...
Italy to host four Euro 2020 matches in Rome.
Euro 2020 is finally here, a year late due to covid-19, with Rome among the 11 host cities staging the 51 fixtures of the long-awaited European football championship.
The...
Damien Hirst sculptures and paintings to be displayed alongside Galleria Borghese's priceless collection in Rome.
Galleria Borghese - home to masterpieces by Bernini, Canova and Caravaggio - will present the works of co...
Italy's target is to vaccinate 54.3 million people by September.
Italy is aiming to vaccinate more than 54 million people against covid-19 by September, the government's coronavirus emergency commissioner General France...
Nightly curfew in Italy's 'yellow' covid-19 zones moves to midnight as the nation's vaccination campaign hits record levels.
Italy's curfew will be pushed back to midnight from 7 June in a further step towards scrapping...
Florence mayor plays violin for Sophia Loren.
Oscar-winning Italian actress Sophia Loren received the keys to Florence at a ceremony in Palazzo Vecchio on 5 June.
After conferring the honour, Florence mayor Dario Nar...
Soldier's letter reaches his family 78 years after he died on the battlefield in Russia.
A letter written by a young Italian soldier on the Russian Front during world war two has been delivered to his niece 78 years aft...
Rome buses continue to catch fire.
A bus operated by Rome's public transport company ATAC burst into flames while in service in the Flaminio area of the capital at around 10.30 this morning, 4 June.
There was nobody in...
Tourists returning to Rome will notice many changes when they travel to the Italian capital.
The last year and or so has taken its toll on Rome, turning a usually bustling city into what felt like a ghost town at the he...
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