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Life in Rome has been turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic, with the Eternal City seeming almost deserted without its usual hordes of tourists.
We look at some of the many things that make Rome unique, to remi...
Pair of Northern Bald Ibises make a nest on the roof of the Wind Tre building in Rome.
Two Northern Bald Ibises - one of the world's most endangered species of bird - are nesting on the roof of a telecommunications com...
Sarcastic post by Rome mayoral candidate goes viral but city says project is work in progress.
A newly asphalted bicycle track along Rome's river Tiber has become the target of derision since it was highlighted by a pro...
Here is the ultimate guide to the best museums in Florence.
Florence houses some of the most renowned museums and art galleries worldwide. Here is a list of the top museums in the city.
Florence is an open-air muse...
Chance discovery made during construction works in Isernia.
A marble head of the Emperor Augustus has been unearthed in Isernia, a town in the south-central Italian region of Molise.
The archaeological discovery was...
Capitoline Museums remount index finger on ancient bronze hand of Constantine after 500 years.
Rome's colossal bronze hand of Roman emperor Constantine has had its index finger remounted after the missing fragment was s...
Sole inhabitant of Budelli gives up battle to stay on Italian island famous for its pink sandy beaches.
An elderly hermit who has lived on the tiny Italian island of Budelli off Sardinia for the past 32 years has announ...
Grey whale believed to be en route to France.
A grey whale, which appeared off the coast of Italy in mid-April in a first for its species, was spotted on Wednesday by the coast guard off Imperia, in the northern Liguria...
Rome-born astronaut Michael Collins has died aged 90.
Michael Collins, the American astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died at the age of 90.
The astronaut, who was...
Rome responds to 'all you can eat' phenomenon with an all-Roman version.
After the boom in 'all you can eat' Asian restaurants comes a new Rome restaurant offering unlimited amounts of Roman cuisine for a fixed price....
The President and Board of Trustees of The American University of Rome today announced that actor, writer, and producer, Stanley Tucci, has been nominated as their honorary degree recipient for 2021. The degree will be c...
Italian lawmakers give green light to government's massive stimulus package.
Italy's parliament has approved the government's €222 billion European Union-funded recovery plan by a huge majority after the package was pre...
Italy marks International Workers' Day with national holiday.
Italy celebrates Labour Day - known as the Festa dei Lavoratori or Festa del Lavoro - with a nationwide public holiday on 1 May.
The event, marked in more...
The personal account of expecting a baby and becoming a mother during the coronavirus emergency in Rome.
By Theresa Potenza
Everyone has that one defining moment. That day or event when the weight and reality of the...
Mr. Go arrives in Rome and offers three-minute pizza 24 hours a day.
A vending machine that can make a pizza, in just three minutes, has been raising eyebrows in Rome since it was installed near Piazza Bologna in recent...
Pompeii will be open to visitors Tuesday to Saturday until 7 June before opening every day.
Italy's archaeological site Pompeii reopens to the public on Tuesday 27 April, after being closed in recent months due to Italy...
A top European Union official has said that American tourists who are fully vaccinated against covid-19 should be able to travel to Europe this summer.
US tourists who have been fully vaccinated against covid-19 will be...
The Torlonia Collection finally sees the light of day in one of Italy's most eagerly-awaited exhibitions in living memory.
The legendary Torlonia Collection, considered among the world's most important private collectio...
Rome's museums and archaeological sites reopen to visitors.
The Colosseum, along with the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, will reopen to the public seven days a week from Monday 26 April.
The move comes as Italy r...
Lazio region around Rome turns 'yellow' on 26 April under Italy's colour-coded system of coronavirus restrictions.
Italy is relaxing its covid-19 restrictions in most of the country - including the Lazio region around R...
Lazio region to become a yellow zone from Monday says Zingaretti, ahead of formal announcement from health ministry today.
The Lazio region around Rome will turn 'yellow' from 26 April, under Italy's tiered system of co...
Cultural venues in Italy prepare to reopen from 26 April as the government relaxes covid-19 restrictions.
Italy's museums in areas classified as 'yellow zones' under the country's system of coronavirus restrictions will...
Italy's new coronavirus decree eases rules affecting internal travel, restaurants, schools and businesses.
The Italian government of premier Mario Draghi on Wednesday approved Italy's latest emergency coronavirus decree...
Rome lights up for Natale di Roma birthday celebrations.
Rome is marking Natale di Roma, the city's 2,774th birthday on 21 April, with a series of video mapping projects and light shows around the Eternal City.
Happy...
Rome marks Natale di Roma with a series of online events on 21 April.
Rome celebrates 2,774 years today, 21 April, in a popular birthday tradition known as Natale di Roma.
The annual celebration - known in ancient ti...
Operation Eiche, when Mussolini was rescued by the Nazis.On the 25th of July, 1943, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was arrested at Villa Savoia in Rome. Mussolini’s arrest brought an end to 21 years of Fascist...
La Sapienza honours Sofia Corradi, inventor of Erasmus.
Sofia Corradi, the Italian inventor of the Erasmus student exchange programme in the European Union, will receive an honorary doctorate in social psychology at La...
How and why Italy is moving towards streaming TV services such as Prime Video and Netflix. The "LOL" case.
In Italy, the consumption of audio-visual entertainment has slowly been transitioning from cable television to...
Rome's Roseto Comunale opens on 21 April in time for the 2021 edition of Natale di Roma.
Rome will reopen the Roseto Comunale, the municipal rose garden on the Aventine Hill, to celebrate the occasion of the city's 2,77...
'Exceptional' sighting of grey whale off coast of Italy.
A grey whale was spotted in the Gulf of Naples over the weekend, three days after another sighting in the waters off the island of Ponza, in what is described as...
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