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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...
Pope's Easter ceremonies "without the participation of the people" to be live streamed from St Peter's.
The Vatican has extended its lockdown measures until 13 April, Easter Monday or Pasquetta, in line with Italy’s ext...
Phase 2 could begin on 4 May but Italy's schools may not reopen until autumn.
The second phase in Italy's Coronavirus emergency could last between "six and eight months", an Italian health expert warned on 8 April, repo...
Dreamlike drone footage highlights the beauty and eerie stillness of lockdown Rome.
In recent days and weeks there has been a flurry of drone activity over the skies of Rome, capturing an empty Eternal City devoid of pe...
In Italy, since the beginning of the Coronavirus epidemic, at least 139,422 people have contracted the Covid-19 virus, 3,836 more than yesterday for a growth of 2.8%.
A total of17,669 people have died, +542 compared...
Raphael blockbuster closed after just three days due to the Coronavirus emergency.
When will Rome reopen the Raphael exhibition and will it be extended beyond its scheduled end date of 3 June?
Impossible to tell, due...
Two drivers escape death as 260-m bridge collapses in Tuscany.
A large bridge on a normally busy provincial road in northern Italy collapsed on the morning of 8 April, but only two drivers were on the viaduct at the tim...
Coronavirus emergency has not stopped new regional laws in favour of hunters, say Italian wildlife agencies.
Italy's main animal welfare associations claim that measures in favour of hunting activities continue to be is...
There has been an important drop in new coronavirus cases in Italy over the last 24 hours.
There are a total of 94,067 cases in the country, with an increase of 880 people compared to yesterday, this is less than hal...
Rome shares an intense bond with the Romantic Poets.
The Royal Mail has issued a special set of stamps to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of English Romantic poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850).
Wordsworth is...
Rome doctors to test body temperature of passengers at main train stations.
Rome's major train stations including Termini, Tiburtina and Ostiense will soon be checking the body temperature of arriving passengers, the ci...
Italian prime minister joins police officers in honouring Giorgio Guastamacchia in Rome.Italy's premier Giuseppe Conte bid farewell to his bodyguard, police officer Giorgio Guastamacchia - who died of complications from...
Conte promises "new spring for Italy" thanks to emergency stimulus package.
Italy’s government has approved a new emergency decree that will offer more than €400 billion worth of liquidity and bank loans to companies ad...
The number of Coronavirus patients admitted to intensive care units is decreasing again: 3,898 patients, 79 less than yesterday.
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