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Traffic restrictions on Sunday 9 February to battle smog in Rome.
Rome has banned motorists from driving within the fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 9 February from 07.30 to 12.30, and from 16.30 until 20.30.
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Renaissance palace in Rome open each 16 March from 07.00-13.00.
Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne, a Renaissance palace fronting onto Rome's Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, opens to the public each year on 16 March, for one da...
Step inside one of these three delicious Mexican-inspired but locally-owned mexican restaurants, right here in the heart of Rome.
It is common knowledge that Rome possesses some of the most famous and delicious restaur...
Pontiff had private meeting with woman after viral slapping incident.
Pope Francis met the woman whose hand he slapped on New Year's Eve, several days after footage of the incident went viral.
The pope met the woman...
Emporium of Asian cuisine to open in Portuense area of Rome.
Rome is already home to Eataly, Mercato Centrale and Testaccio Market but now foodies in the Italian capital can add another major food emporium to their go-t...
Originating from the 17th century, Cardinal Scipione Borghese, nephew of Pope Paul V, began collecting the art of the ancient world, a collection that is known today as the Borghese Collection housed in the Borghese Gall...
Fellini exhibition on permanent display at Cinecittà studios in Rome.
As the world celebrates the centenary of famed Italian movie director Federico Fellini, his beloved Cinecittà film studios pay homage to the master w...
Rome's birthday celebrations for Natale di Roma include historical re-enactments featuring costumed parades and gladiator fights.
Rome celebrates its 2,773rd birthday on 21 April 2020. Known as Natale di Roma, the annua...
Coronavirus street art appears in Rome's Chinatown.A mural tackling the ignorance and xenophobia surrounding the Coronavirus appeared overnight in the capital's Esquilino district, best known as the Chinatown of Rome.
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ATAC says no service due to staff shortage.
Rome's Termini-Centocelle trenino or light-rail line is not running today, 4 February, due to a shortage of drivers.
The news was announced by Rome's municipal public trans...
Pope Francis urges Rome to be a city of solidarity and peace.
Rome has begun a year-long programme of celebrations leading up to its 150th anniversary as the capital city of Italy in 2021.
The anniversary commemorate...
Rome's Barberini metro station reopens after 319 days.
Rome's central Barberini metro station, which has been closed since its escalator collapsed on 21 March 2019, will reopen after almost 11 months, at 05.30 on Tuesda...
Italy marks the centenary of the birth of Federico Fellini.La Dolce Vita, a masterpiece by the great Italian director Federico Fellini, celebrates 60 years as a cult classic of Italian cinema.
The movie, which starred A...
Geoffrey S. Watson, known to friends as Jef, passed away in Rome on 30 January 2020.
Geoffrey was a senior and central member of the Wanted in Rome family, joining the team about a decade ago after retiring as chief pre...
Street hawker sells surgical face masks outside Rome's Termini station.A street hawker has been photographed selling surgical face masks on the streets outside Rome's Termini station, following two confirmed cases of Cor...
Bernini's Blessed Ludovica Albertoni sculpture shines again.
Rome has restored the Albertoni Chapel, including the celebrated sculpture of Blessed Ludovica Albertoni by Baroque master Gian Lorenzo Bernini, at the church...
Bar at Trevi Fountain: No entry for Chinese visitors.A bar near the Trevi Fountain in Rome is causing controversy after placing a sign on its door forbidding the entry of people coming from China, following two confirmed...
Italy suspends all flights with China amid concerns over coronavirus.
Italian premier Giuseppe Conte announced today that two cases of coronavirus have been detected in Rome, in what are Italy's first confirmed cases of...
6,000 passengers confined on cruise ship off Italian coast.A cruise ship off the Italian coast north of Rome has been placed on lockdown due to fears of two suspected cases of the fatal Coronavirus on board.
Around 6,00...
First suspected case of Coronavirus in Rome.A Chinese tourist is being treated at Rome's Spallanzani infectious diseases hospital in what is being reported by local media as the first suspected case of Coronavirus in the...
Record tourist numbers at Pantheon in 2019.
Rome's Pantheon attracted more than 9 million visitors in 2019 - an increase of 4 per cent on the year before - according to Italy's culture ministry.
The Pantheon, which i...
Rome's newly-restored Palazzo Bonaparte hosts an exhibition of seldom seen Impressionist paintings.
There is something almost private (rather than "secret") about this exhibition, titled Impressionisti segreti. It is a...
Rome prepares to show La Fornarina in blockbuster show.
Rome art conservation experts are conducting three days of in-depth studies on La Fornarina, Raphael's celebrated portrait of his lover and muse, before the master...
Public transport strike in Rome on Monday 3 February.
Rome commuters can expect a 24-hour transport strike on Monday 3 February, in what will be this year's first strike by employees of the city's public transit company...
Fear of Coronavirus sparks run on face masks at pharmacies in Rome.Rome pharmacies have sold out of protective face masks amid a surge in demand due to concerns over the deadly Coronavirus, reports Italian news agency AN...
Experts critical of plan to install barrier around Rome landmark.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has defended the city's plan to install a protective barrier around the Trevi Fountain, saying that it would not impede the vie...
Honour comes as Rome commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Rome is to bestow honorary citizenship on Liliana Segre, the 89-year-old Italian life senator and Holocaust survivor, following a unaminous vote...
Rome to limit tourist access to Trevi Fountain.
Rome's city council assembly has backed plans to install a barrier around the famed Trevi Fountain to protect the Baroque monument from hordes of tourists.
The motion,...
Netflix underscores its strong connections to Rome.
American media services provider Netflix is to open a base in Rome within the next year, it has been confirmed.
The news comes several months after the founder of N...
Experts claim skull from Pompeii belongs to Roman admiral.
A mysterious skull preserved at Rome's Accademia di Arte Sanitaria belongs to Roman military leader Pliny the Elder, experts have claimed.
However while scie...
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