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City reverts to old procedure in obtaining many certificates.
From 1 October Rome residents will be able to obtain a series of civil status certificates over the counter, without an appointment, as the city's town halls...
Rome residents can enjoy surplus food from Testaccio Market, Eataly and Gianfornaio bakeries.Too Good To Go, Europe's leading app for fighting food waste, has arrived in Rome, allowing restaurants and shops to sell unsol...
Things to do in Rome (on your second or third go- around)
Can you keep coming back to Rome and always discover something new? Absolutely! It is full of beautiful and unknown places. Here is an itinerary to get you start...
Rome mayor lights up Trevi Fountain.
Rome's Trevi Fountain has been illuminated with a new light system, inaugurated by the city's mayor Virginia Raggi on the night of 18 September.
The mayor said the positioning of...
Fast-track access with Tap&Go contactless payment on Rome metro.
Rome's public transport company ATAC has introduced fast-track payment turnstiles for the city’s metro and train network, allowing passengers to pay u...
Weekend of special cultural events in Rome.Italy hosts a nationwide programme of cultural events to mark the 2019 edition of European Heritage Days which is held in Rome and across Europe on the weekend of 21-22 Septembe...
Local passengers carry South American wheelchair user down steps to Rome metro station.
A 50-year-old wheelchair user from South America was carried down the steps to Cipro metro station after realising that the lift an...
Mayor says 1,500 tons of trash left uncollected on streets of Rome.Rome is experiencing an "unacceptable" drop in waste collection in recent days, according to the mayor Virginia Raggi.
The mayor blamed private waste fa...
Giardino degli Aranci viewpoint closed for safety reasons.
The famed viewpoint at Rome's Giardino degli Aranci, or Orange Garden, has been sealed off to the public for safety reasons due to structural concerns.
Visit...
Rome mayor envisions a #Plasticfree city.
Rome residents who recycle plastic bottles at the city's town hall buildings will be able to accumulate credits to offset expenses for civil certificates, according to an announ...
Rome commuters recycle more than 350,000 plastic bottles since July.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has blasted the "incivili" who vandalised one of the city's three recycling machines which exchange plastic bottles for bus...
Netflix brings Christmas cheer to Rome for the second time.
American media-services provider Netflix is to sponsor Rome's 2019 Christmas tree, for the second consecutive year, according to Italian newspaper La Repubblic...
Street pharmacy opens in Trastevere area of Rome.
A farmacia di strada, or street pharmacy, has opened at Vo.Re.Co., a charitable organisation which helps former prisoners and homeless people, on Via della Lungara in th...
Retake Roma volunteers mark Coastal Cleanup Day and World Cleanup Week in Rome.
Volunteers from Retake Roma, the non-profit movement which tackles Rome's urban decay, organises a double event to clean up the coastal are...
Prince of Wales to lead UK delegation to see John Henry Newman declared a saint.
The Prince of Wales will attend the canonisation ceremony of Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on 13...
More than 100 people have lost their lives on Rome's roads this year.There were 143 deaths recorded in traffic accidents on Rome's roads in 2018, according to figures released by the Associazione Sostenitori Amici Polizi...
Hundreds of passengers on Rome metro forced to walk through tunnel to Colosseum.
The morning of Friday 13 September has been a "venerdì nero" for commuters on Rome's underground network.
First, passengers at the city...
Fassi gets ready to celebrate 140 years of gelato in Rome.
Rome's oldest gelateria, Palazzo del Freddo di Giovanni Fassi, is preparing to celebrate its 140th anniversary by asking Romans for their memories of the famed...
Defrosted mini baguettes, single-portion jams, mystery milk, and self-service coffee supplied by machines. Worse perhaps, are the packaged biscuits and the fruit salad swimming in a sweet liquid. The bleak scenery of a m...
Man armed with pistol robbed six shops in S. Giovanni and Appio Latina areas of Rome.
Rome police are on the search for a criminal who carried out six armed robberies in the space of 25 minutes in the S. Giovanni and Ap...
Social media accounts of CasaPound and Forza Nuova shut down.
The official Facebook and Instagram accounts of two Italian far-right groups - Casapound and Forza Nuova - were shut down on 9 September for violating the pl...
Rome and Vatican co-organise 2019 Rome Half Marathon Via Pacis.
The third edition of the Rome Half Marathon Via Pacis, whose core principles are "peace, integration, inclusion and solidarity", is scheduled for Sunday 22...
Central Perk sofa in Rome for 25th anniversary of Friends.
A replica of the orange couch which featured so frequently in 1990s hit sitcom Friends will go on display in central Rome over the weekend of 21-22 September...
15-km circular stretch of Rome streets will be reserved for pedestrians and cyclists.
A 15-km "ring road" of Roman streets, known as Via Libera, will be closed to traffic and dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists on Sun...
Pizza Days festival enters record books in Rome.
Rome hosted the world's largest pizza party, as certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, on the evening of 8 September.
The world record was achieved after 1,1...
Payment still applies for Friday night late opening at Vatican Museums.
The Vatican Museums are free to visitors on Friday 27 September, for the 2019 edition of World Tourism Day, from 09.00-18.00, with last entry at 16...
Peruvian tourist cited for violating Rome's drone ban.
Rome police caught a 28-year-old Peruvian tourist flying a drone over the Colosseum on 7 September.
The tourist faces charges of breaking Rome's strict no-fly po...
Rome's cable car project needs approval from new transport minister.
Funding for a cable car project in the western suburbs of Rome has reportedly been approved by Italy's transport ministry, according to Italian newspa...
American tourist engraved "Tait" into Colosseum column.
A 26-year-old visitor from the US has become the latest tourist to be caught vandalising the Colosseum.
The man used a key to carve his name - "Tait" - into an...
Rome landmark buildings illuminated in illicit protest.
Several landmark buildings and monuments in Rome were involved in an unauthorised protest during the evening of 5 September, with the word "Vendesi" (For Sale) pro...
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