Italy's culture ministry promotes fun social media campaign.
The Italian culture ministry has relaunched its popular social media campaign, L'arte ti somiglia - Art looks like you, while Italy's museums are closed durin...
Italian church leaders wish to resume religious ceremonies while respecting health regulations.
Italy's Conference of Bishops (CEI) is to ask the government to be permitted to resume public Masses and religious ceremoni...
A handy guide to identifying Roman butterflies.
Butterflies are insects and, as with other insects, they have six legs and wings. Their wings are coated with tiny scales which will come off on one’s fingertips if handle...
Rome's Pantheon as you have never seen it before.
Rome deserted. An empty Pantheon at sunrise.
Mist, majesty and perspective unite in unnervingly beautiful footage.
Rome: empty and silent in drone video
Rose pe...
Aaron saved several lives in aftermath of Amatrice earthquake.
"A friend, a colleague, a hero, a member of my family...I have run out of tears."
Francesco Sacco, a dog trainer from Pescara, bid farewell to his dog, a...
S. Severa Castle is star of photography competition during lockdown.
The Castello di S. Severa, located on the beach of the same name about 50km north of Rome, is the subject of a photo contest launched by the Lazio Reg...
Rome supermarkets to continue with existing lockdown hours until 3 May.
Supermarkets and grocery stores in Rome and the Lazio Region will be closed completely on Saturday 25 April and Friday 1 May, Liberation Day and La...
Naples landmark spells the word HOPE with window lights.
A skyscraper in Naples has given the southern Italian city a message of hope thanks to an ongoing initiative by the NH Napoli Panorama.
The four-star hotel in...
Rome's Spanish Steps as you've never seen them before.
A new video shows a completely empty Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti, minus crowds due to the Coronavirus lockdown in Italy.
The impressive drone footage features...
Villa Pamphilj park has been vandalised three times during recent nights.
Rome's parks are closed, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but recently the city's largest park, Villa Pamphilj, has been subjected to vandalism o...
Rome police catch people violating Coronavirus quarantine.
Police in Rome were busy stopping residents of the capital during the Easter weekend to see if they had sufficient reason to be out on the streets during the na...
Retake Roma highlight vandalism on ancient Roman walls.
Retake Roma, the voluntary movement which tackles Rome's urban decay, has published a photo on social media showing a large section of the city's ancient Aurelian...
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma remains closed due to Coronavirus lockdown.
Rome's opera house, the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, has elected a new board under the presidency of the city's mayor Virginia Raggi.
Carlo Fuortes,...
Rome musician plays rock version of Once Upon A Time In America at city hall.
Rome, Easter Monday. It would be hard to beat a rooftop over a deserted Piazza Navona as a performance venue but one young Roman musician has...
Italian government had authorised reopening of bookshops from 14 April.
Rome bookshops will not reopen as expected on 14 April but will instead be permitted to reopen on 20 April, following an order issued by the Lazio...
Rome public transport company ATAC has issued a colouring challenge for kids during the Coronavirus lockdown.
The picture of the new 'Citymood' model of bus can be downloaded, printed and coloured in with your children....
For the ninth consecutive day the number of patients in intensive care units has dropped: 38 less than yesterday, altogether 3,343 of which 1,176 were in Lombardy.
In the last 24 hours, 431 more people have died in It...
President Mattarella sends Easter message to Italians.
Italy's president, Sergio Mattarella, has sent a video-message to Italians on the occasion of a "very different" Easter, due to the nationwide quarantine.
Refer...
Italy's health ministry has released a touching video, wishing everybody in Italy a happy Easter, with an important message at this difficult time.
The video wishes a happy Easter to those working on the front line in...
This year the Vatican's Via Crucis, or Way of the Cross, ceremony is being held in front of St Peter's Basilica, instead of at the Colosseum, at 21.00. Watch it live on the Vatican Media channel, with English commentary....
There are a total of 98,273 Coronavirus patients in Italy, with an increase compared to yesterday of 1,396. On Thursday the increase totaled 1,615.
30,455 people have been cured in Italy after contracting the Coronavi...
Coronavirus ban on ships gives whales freedom to swim undisturbed through Strait of Messina.
The majestic sight of two whales swimming through a ship-free Strait of Messina was captured in aerial footage by the Italian...
Pope Francis celebrates Easter ceremonies at St Peter's without the faithful.
Easter at the Vatican will be very different in 2020.
Like Italy, Vatican City is in lockdown, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, meaning majo...
On March 15, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology posted on their official Facebook page, to encourage students studying abroad to go back to Norway, if they were “staying in a country with poorly developed...
Caracalla becomes latest Rome landmark to be illuminated during Italy's darkest hour.
Rome's Baths of Caracalla will be illuminated with the green, white and red colours of the Italian tricolour every night until the en...
Confturismo, the country’s tourism association, stated that Italy already lost 30 million tourists between March and May.
From Rome to Milan, Naples to Venice, Italy has been one of the most popular tourist destination...
Ninfa - described by The New York Times as "the most beautiful and romantic garden in the world - opens its doors virtually on Easter Monday.
Ninfa may be closed due to the Coronavirus lockdown but don't despair, garden...
Rome mayor invites guitarist to city hall during lockdown.
Remember the young musician that recently performed Ennio Morricone music on an electric guitar from a rooftop over an empty Piazza Navona?
His name is Jacop...
In Italy, since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, at least 143,626 people have been infected by Coronavirus, +4,204 more than yesterday for a 3% growth.
Of these, 18,279, with a increase of +610 people have...
Easter holiday for all supermarkets and food shops in Rome from 12-13 April.
All supermarkets and grocery stores in Rome will be closed for two days over the Easter holiday, following an order signed today by the Lazio...
Qualified mother tongue teachers are needed for morning/afternoon lessons in state schools for Cambridge Primary, Lower Secondary, and Secondary 2. CELTA or equivalent teaching cer...
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