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330 Rome-based artists participate in 2019 edition of Rome Art Week.
The fourth edition of Rome Art Week (RAW), the contemporary art festival of free cultural events in Roman galleries and studios, takes place across th...
Italy's state museums attracted 53 million visitors last year.
Italy's 358 state museums in 2018 generated €27 billion, or 1.6 per cent of gross domestic product, according to a report commissioned by the Italian cultur...
Five Italian bars make top 100 world list: three in Rome, two in Milan.Two bars in Rome made The World's 50 Best Bars, the prestigious international list which is viewed as the "Oscars" of the bar world.
The 11th editio...
Rome police make unexpected discovery in underground area of Aqua Virgo aqueduct.
A vast illegal dump of rubble, old building material and scrap iron has been discovered in tunnels below the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
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The British embassy in Rome has issued official information for British people moving to and living in Italy, including Brexit guidance, residency, healthcare and driving.
As you will be aware the UK is leaving the Euro...
Rome Film Fest guests include Bill Murray and Viola Davis, with movies line-up includes The Irishman, Downton Abbey and Judy.
The 14th edition of the Rome Film Festival will host 37 world premieres including The Jesus R...
Rome to host first international screening of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfeiffer are to attend a red carpet gala premiere of the Disney movie Maleficent: Mistress of Evil...
Attackers of Cinema America group are from right-wing circles.
Rome police have arrested three men for the 16 June assault on four volunteers from Cinema America, the Trastevere-based collective of young people which or...
Rome mayor slams "shameful act"
An effigy of teenage climate change activist was hung under the bridge on Via Isacco Newton, leading to Rome's Fiumicino airport.
The hanged effigy, with braids and a sign saying "Greta...
Babingtons raises funds for young people in Darjeeling.
Babingtons, the historic English tea room at the foot of Rome's Spanish Steps, will hold a charity auction on 7 October to raise funds for its project Babingtons f...
Gang of 12 thieves targeted wealthy foreigners at Fiumicino airport.
A gang of 'professional' thieves which targeted wealthy passengers departing from Rome's Fiumicino airport has been caught by the airport's border pol...
Rome restaurant threatens legal action against complaining tourists.
The Rome restaurant at the centre of an international media storm over its alleged 'rip-off' prices has threatened to sue customers who complain about...
Rome's state and city-run museums open for free on Sunday 6 October.
State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will be open for free on Sunday 6 October with the return of Domenica al Museo.
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Roma Ping Pong Fest to take place along Via dei Fori Imperiali.
Rome will host an event dedicated to ping pong on Sunday 6 October, according to an announcement by the city's mayor Virginia Raggi.
The Roma Ping Pong...
Nobody injured as fragments fell from ceiling of St Peter's.
Fragments from the ceiling of St Peter's Basilica fell to the ground during a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on the afternoon of 4 October.
There was nobo...
The age- old dilemma of what should I have for lunch can be especially tricky to resolve in a city where eating on the go is largely considered strange. The options on offer can seem limited to a slice of pizza or haphaz...
Rome mayor intervenes after resignation of AMA board.
"AMA is and remains public, it will not fail and will not be privatised", the mayor of Rome Virginia Raggi posted on her Facebook page.
The mayor's intervention f...
Opening of Rome's Metro C station at Roman Forum slips to 2024.
Roma Metropolitane, the company overseeing the construction of Rome's Metro C project, will go into a "controlled liquidation", however Metro C is "not at...
Man under house arrest hands himself in to Rome police.
A 49-year-old Rome man under house arrest presented himself at his local police station, telling officers that prison was preferable to staying at home arguing wit...
American tourists carved name "Jeffy" into landmark monument.
Two American brothers, both medical doctors, were arrested for carving one of their names into the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which dates to the 12th century....
Lega calls for Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi to resign.
A sit-in against Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi has been organised by the right-wing Lega party at city hall on Friday 4 October at 11.00.
Under the hashtag #Raggidi...
Rhinos have been absent from Rome's zoo for 20 years.
The Bioparco di Roma has welcomed two white rhinos, Thomas and Kibo, to a new 2,600-sqm area in which an African savannah setting has been reconstructed.
The two...
Principals say Rome schools may have to close for health reasons.
Doctors say there is "no time to lose" regarding the escalating rubbish crisis in Rome, calling for "all those with responsibility" for the management of...
City will present wedding couples with free steel water bottles.
Couples can get married on the beach at Ostia, the coastal district south-west of Rome, from Friday 4 October onwards.
Civil weddings are now permitted...
Weekend closures affect 13 stations on Rome's Metro B line.
In addition to closing at the earlier hour of 21.00 each night until 9 December, half of the stations on Rome's Metro B will be completely closed for three wee...
Guide to Halloween 2019 for kids and adults in Rome.
Rome embraces the ghoulish festival of Halloween - still a slightly foreign concept in Italy - a little more each year with Halloween-themed events and spooky shop-fr...
Local Rome council rejects McDonald's request to transfer license at Pantheon.
American fast-food giant McDonald's has reportedly been refused authorisation by the local council of Rome's central Municipio I to transfer...
Rome's museums free for grandparents on Festa dei nonni.
On Wednesday 2 October, on the occasion of Grandparents Day, all over-65s who visit Rome's municipal museums accompanied by a grandchild will be granted free entr...
AMA board accused Rome city council of "inertia and failure to cooperate".
The entire board of Rome's waste collection company AMA resigned on 1 October due to a dispute with the city council, according to Italian news...
Free guided tours of around 100 bank buildings across Italy.The historic head offices of banks in Rome and across Italy open their doors, free of charge, as part of the 2019 edition of Invito a Palazzo on Saturday 3 Octo...
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