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Tailbacks outside McDrives in towns around Rome as Italy eases lockdown.
McDonald's in Rome. The capital witnessed the phenomenon of major traffic jams outside McDrive outlets in the city suburbs and the greater Rome ar...
Italy's health ministry issues public transport guidelines as country eases lockdown restrictions.
With Italy now in Phase Two of the coronavirus emergency, a greater number of people are getting around by public transp...
Italy's tourism industry devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
The covid-19 crisis is threatening the survival of more than 40,000 companies and 184,000 jobs in Italy's tourism industry, according to a report by Rome-...
Collapse of Italian air travel reflects global trend due to covid-19 pandemic.
Five weeks after almost 460,000 passengers passed through Italian airports on Sunday 23 February, the number dropped to just 6,800 on Sunday...
Young fox discovered by passerby in Villa Pamphilj on first day after lockdown.
A fox cub was found seriously injured by a visitor to Villa Pamphilj, Rome's largest park, on 4 May, reports Italian newspaper La Repubblic...
Unexpected opening in Piazza della Rotonda leads to important rediscovery.
Rome archaeologists have announced that a sinkhole which opened up in front of the Pantheon in recent days has brought to light the ancient impe...
Vatican postpones swearing-in ceremony of Swiss Guards until October.
Like Italy, the Vatican also enters its own Phase Two of the coronavirus emergency with the Swiss Guards on duty now wearing face masks for the first...
Italian flag carrier drops New York flights until 31 May.
Alitalia is to suspend all flights between Rome and New York from 5 May until 31 May, reports Italian newspaper of record Corriere della Sera.
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New form required for going outside as Italy relaxes lockdown in Phase Two of the coronavirus emergency.
As Italy begins to relax its coronavirus lockdown on 4 May, easing certain restrictions in place nationwide since...
Lockdown Rome has been enveloped in a soundtrack that many of us will not notice until it is gone.
As Rome prepares to emerge slowly from its slumber on 4 May, the newly-found sounds of lockdown will be left behind, imm...
"Mixed teaching" proposal by Italy's education minister causes controversy among parents.
Italy's education minister Lucia Azzolina has proposed dividing school classes in half from September to reduce numbers in line w...
Ninfa Gardens enriched with the poetry of Dylan Thomas.
The beauty of nature and literature collide with the reading of poetry by Dylan Thomas at the Gardens of Ninfa in a video produced by the Roffredo Caetani Foundati...
Rome's parks and villas will begin to reopen from 4 May.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has said that the city's parks will reopen gradually from 4 May but with social distancing measures in place.
Walks will be allowed b...
Rome eateries reopen for take-away food and drink on 4 May.
Rome's bars and restaurants will reopen for take-away service on Monday 4 May as part of Italy's Phase Two period in the coronavirus emergency.
The easing o...
Auditorium Parco della Musica celebrates 1 May by hosting digital concert.
Rome's Auditorium Parco della Musica celebrates Labour Day - known as the Festa dei Lavoratori or Festa del Lavoro - by lighting up with the gre...
Antonio Pappano conducts quarantined S. Cecilia orchestra from afar.
The orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia, led by conductor Antonio Pappano, has created a new soundtrack for the Oscar-winning movie La...
Fiumicino airport debuts portable thermoscanner to test passengers and staff.
Rome's Fiumicino international airport has become the first airport in Europe to introduce a portable thermoscanner, known as the Smart Helme...
Taking public transport in Rome during Phase Two of covid-19 crisis.
Rome's public transport network is preparing for Phase Two of the coronavirus emergency which begins on 4 May, when Italy begins to ease the nationwid...
Rome celebrates Primo Maggio with virtual tour of landmark monument.
Piramide Cestia, Rome’s only surviving ancient Egyptian-style pyramid, will welcome virtual visitors on a special online tour to celebrate the Labour...
Florence airport to reopen in addition to Ciampino.
Rome's second airport, Ciampino, is to reopen on Monday 4 May as Italy enters Phase Two of the coronavirus emergency.
The airport, home to several low-cost airlines...
Florence museum merges zany humour with masterpieces on TikTok.
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, currently closed like all museums in Italy due to the covid-19 pandemic, has added the video-sharing platform TikTok to it...
Antonio Barreca, one of the key figures in Italy's travel and tourism industry, talks to Wanted in Rome about what challenges the country's tourism faces as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.
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Gradual reopening of Rome's parks in Phase Two of coronavirus emergency.
Rome will begin reopening its parks from 4 May, the first day of the so-called Phase Two in Italy's coronavirus emergency, reports Italian news ag...
Rome hotel association paints bleak picture for year ahead.
"The hotel sector in Rome is losing €100 million a month, so we have already lost over €200 million. We currently have 97 per cent of hotels closed. Despite no...
Rome's Concertone del Primo Maggio moves to digital format in 2020.
Italy celebrates Labour Day - known as the Festa dei Lavoratori or Festa del Lavoro - with a nationwide public holiday on Friday 1 May.
The holiday...
Ridley Scott is reportedly developing a sequel to Gladiator.
Gladiator, the epic historical action drama movie directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, was released on 1 May 2000.
The film became an insta...
Maupal, the Rome street artist best known for his Super Pope mural, has created a new piece of street art in response to social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
Interview with Rome street artist...
Riccardo Muti conducts three Verdi operas available in streaming.
Rome's opera house, the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, continues to stream replays of its productions, with three masterpieces by Giuseppe Verdi next on its...
Babingtons Tea Room launches the campaign A Capriccio for Alex.
A month after losing their cousin Alessandro to covid-19, the owners of the Babingtons Tea Room, Rory Bruce and Chiara Bedini, have decided to donate all p...
How has the lockdown hit small businesses in Rome and what help would they like to see. We've talked to several entrepreneurs about their worries and their hopes for the future.
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