Police enforce rules obliging people to wear masks in crowded places.
Rome police have fined a man €400 for refusing to wear a mask among the crowd at the Trevi Fountain on Friday night, after he made fun of the officer...
Recognition comes same day Italy records 947 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily surge since 14 May.
Rome's Fiumicino and Ciampino are the first airports in the European Union to receive the Airport Health Accredit...
Oliver Stone will inaugurate the new Floating Theatre in Rome.
Rome is preparing to unveil a floating cinema on the lake in the EUR neighbourhood, which will be launched by Oscar-winning US director Oliver Stone on 24 A...
Italy sees a steady increase in new coronavirus infections.
Italy recorded 845 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on 20 August, representing the highest daily increase since May when...
Lazio records 75 new coronavirus cases on 19 August with 23 of them linked to Sardinia.
Italy on 19 August registered the sharpest rise in the daily caseload of covid-19 cases since 23 May, with 642 infections over the...
Tourists fined €450 after Rome police catch them in the act.
Two tourists, aged 61 and 44, were detained by Rome police as they attempted to carve their names on a base of the staircase in front of the Trevi Fountain....
Zoomarine defends its covid-19 protocols after images go viral.
Photographs showing a large crowd at an aquatic park south of Rome have gone viral on social media and raised questions about whether the complex violated...
Antonio Mirante broke the news on Instagram.
AS Roma goalkeeper Antonio Mirante revealed on social media today that he has tested positive for covid-19.
“Hi everyone, as some of you know, unfortunately I tested posit...
Raphael show in Rome has been a resounding success despite Italy's lockdown and the constraints of covid-19 restrictions.
Rome's blockbuster dedicated to Raphael on the 500th anniversary of his death has been met with s...
Italy's principals seek clarity on covid-19 protocols with schools just weeks away from reopening.
Italy is to make two million covid-19 tests available for teachers, janitors and school staff between 24 August and 7 Se...
Decision to cease practice follows recent death of horse pulling tourists in midday sun.
Italy's Royal Palace of Caserta has ordered that horse-drawn carriages no longer be permitted to operate within its grounds follow...
Rapid tests at Rome airport detect six coronavirus cases from 'at risk' countries.
Six holidaymakers tested positive forcovid-19 on the first day of testing at Rome’s Fiumicino airport, reports Italian news agency ANSA....
Italian police are attempting to track down Pompeii tourist.
A police investigation is underway after a tourist climbed onto the roof of the ancient bath house in Italy's archaeological site of Pompeii, reports Italian...
Victorian tea room moves into Piazza di Spagna in the heart of Rome.
Babingtons, the Victorian Tea Rooms at the foot of Rome's Spanish Steps, has opened a temporary outdoor space in Piazza di Spagna this summer.
The...
Italy shuts discos and orders mask wearing in crowded public places from 18.00 until 06.00 amid a rise in the number of covid-19 cases.
The Italian government has ordered the closure of all night clubs across Italy and...
As from today, 16 August, vacationers returning to Italy from Spain, Greece, Croatia and Malta will be subjected to nasal swabs.
They will also be obligated to stay in their homes, and to remain in isolation until furt...
Coronavirus: Rome nurse's message goes viral.
A frontline nurse in Rome has attacked those who don't care about Italy's covid-19 precautions and those who deny the existence of coronavirus in a strongly-worded social me...
Happy ending for little dog left abandoned on Rome street.
A Rome police officer has adopted a puppy that he found abandoned on the side of the road, tied to a lamp post in the S. Giovanni area of the city.
The polic...
Italy adds Colombia to its travel ban list.
Travellers arriving into Italy from Croatia, Greece, Malta and Spain must be tested for covid-19 as concern grows over new infections amid a recent surge of coronavirus cases...
Italy is open to EU visitors but restrictions remain for US tourists.
Italy reopened to tourists from the European Union and the Schengen Area on 3 June, allowing unrestricted travel after months of lockdown due to the...
Horse died allegedly due to fatigue and heat while carrying tourists.
A horse pulling a carriage with tourists died at Italy's Royal Palace of Caserta today, 12 August, with images of the dead animal quickly going viral...
Hotels in Rome cut their rates by up to half as they battle to entice handful of tourists.
Rome's hotels are slashing their rates, in some cases by 50 per cent, in a desperate bid to attract the few tourists visiting th...
Hospital and fines for tourists who shared the same scooter and broke a red light.
Two British tourists who were travelling aboard the same electric scooter crashed into a bin truck near the Colosseum after breaking a r...
Italy registers jump in number of infections among Italian holidaymakers returning from abroad.
Health officials in Italy are concerned by a spike in the number of infections among Italian holidaymakers returning home f...
Human trials to be held at Spallanzani hospital in Rome.
More than 3,000 people have volunteered to take part in human trials for an Italian-developed coronavirus vaccine, reports news agency ANSA.
This was announced...
Raggi's announcement follows months of speculation.
Virginia Raggi, the current mayor of Rome, has announced her intention to seek a second term in office, reports Italian news agency ANSA.
Raggi reportedly announced h...
Rome on red alert for heatwave this Wednesday.Rome has issued a 'Level 3' heatwave warning for Wednesday 12 August.
The bollino rosso or 'red alert' warning indicates emergency conditions with possible negative effects...
Two Rome city buses went up in smoke while in service today.
A Rome city bus burst into flames at 12.40 today, 10 August, between Viale Regina Margherita and Via Nomentana, reports Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
The...
Massive success for Raphael blockbuster in Rome.
Rome's Raphael exhibition has sold out of tickets three weeks before the blockbuster comes to an end on 30 August, reports Italian news agency ANSA.
Titled Raffaello 1...
Blood donation appeal from Lazio Region as people prepare to go on summer holidays.
The Lazio Region, which includes Rome, has launched an appeal for people to donate blood before they go on vacation.
"It is a gestur...
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