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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.
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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...
Rome's birthday celebrations for Natale di Roma move online for the second year due to covid-19.
Rome celebrates its 2,774th birthday on 21 April 2021. Known as Natale di Roma, the annual birthday celebration is based o...
The ultimate guide on how to visit the Vatican City, Vatican Gardens and Museums along with practical information including tickets and visiting hours. For those who are planning a holiday in Rome, here is an itinerary o...
A selection of the best beaches near Rome.
For all you beach-lovers here is a selection of resorts within easy reach of Rome. Each one, ordered from north to south, offers either stabilimenti (private beaches with entr...
Online universities in Italy are by no means inferior to traditional ones. On the contrary, they offer conferences and events to participate in, masters in collaboration with foreign universities, and classes in which p...
Italy will let restaurants with outdoor seating reopen for lunch and dinner in yellow zones.
Italy will begin to relax its coronavirus restrictions significantly from Monday 26 April as part of a nationwide roadmap to r...
Smalling robbed at gunpoint in front of wife and two-year-old son.
AS Roma defender Chris Smalling and his family were victims of an armed robbery in the early hours of this morning, Friday 16 April, reports Italian new...
Rome is about to undertake major works, funded by Bvlgari, to open Largo di Torre Argentina to visitors, prompting questions about how the development will affect the cat sanctuary among the ruins.
Rome's archaeological...
Trade union calls strike after transport workers excluded from priority sectors in Italy's covid-19 vaccination campaign.
Rome commuters face disruption to public transport services due to a four-hour strike on the even...
One of the most distinguished and sought after cheeses that Italy has to offer is Parmigiano Reggiano.
Don’t mistake this with the imitation Parmesan that has a powdery texture and somewhat dull flavor. Parmigiano Regg...
Rome's pine tree situation "is now an emergency and requires immediate reaction," says Lazio governor.
The Lazio region has allocated half a million euro to fund efforts to save Rome's pines from being decimated by a de...
Largo Argentina site will become accessible to the general public for the first time thanks to raised paths that will allow visitors to "walk through history."
Rome's archaeological site at Largo di Torre Argentina is t...
The desire to fill a wardrobe with stylish clothes is fueled by the daily passing of store windows. Italians have a knack for grabbing a customer’s attention at a glance. Roman shop owners cultivate long- lasting relatio...
Protesters across Italy call for covid-19 restrictions to be relaxed.
Italy's health minister Roberto Speranza has said "it is legitimate to expect reopenings in May" as protests against the ongoing covid-19 restriction...
Wanted in Rome put questions to Dr Antonella Polimeni, the first woman rector of La Sapienza, the oldest university in Rome and the largest in Europe.By Marco VenturiniWiR: How and to what extent has the university world...
On February 17 in 1600, Bruno was dragged through the streets of Rome and burned at the stake at the centre of Campo de’ Fiori.Throughout the years, Campo dei Fiori, has always been a vibrant and lively square in which p...
Late pruning of trees destroys birds' nests, say campaigners in Rome.
Environmental groups are protesting against the pruning of Rome's trees, currently in full swing, claiming that it is destroying birds' nests as well...
Think of Rome and the first three things that spring to mind are: the Colosseum, vespas and…gelato. But as every visitor to the eternal city soon discovers, there’s a huge difference between the neon-hued ice-creams comm...
Arrival of J&J vaccine comes as US agencies "call for pause" over blood clotting concerns.
Italy received the country's first Johnson & Johnson covid-19 vaccines at the Pratica di Mare military air base south of...
Alessandra Galloni to replace Stephen J. Adler in Reuters top post.
Reuters has named Italian journalist Alessandra Galloni as its next editor-in-chief, the first woman to lead the prestigious international news agency...
High-speed trains between Rome and Milan will only carry passengers and staff who have tested negative for coronavirus.
First there were the covid-free flights between Rome and Milan airports. Now it is the turn of trai...
Sting welcomes guests to raise funds for restaurateurs hit by covid-19.
English musician and long-term Italian resident Sting is opening his vineyard for a special visit with wine tastings as part of a fundraising drive...
Prestigious Rome library has been closed since Italy's first covid-19 lockdown more than a year ago.
Rome's celebrated library of books devoted to art history and archaeology at Palazzo Venezia will reopen its doors on...
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