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No train service between Tuscolana and Ostiense on 7-8 September.There will be no trains to Rome's Fiumicino airport, also known as Leonardo da Vinci airport, over the weekend of 7-8 September.The closure is due to maint...
An endangered Grévy's zebra was born in Rome.
The Bioparco di Roma has presented a baby zebra, named Fiamma, born at the zoo on the night between 27 and 28 August.
The 10-day-old foal, in excellent health, is a rare...
Rome bus ticket inspector arrested for soliciting bribes from tourists.
A ticket inspector from Rome's public transport company ATAC has been arrested for soliciting and receiving cash bribes from ticket-less tourists o...
Walk through history on the Aventine, one of Rome's seven hills.
The Aventine, one of the seven hills of Rome, was once a suburb of the ancient Roman city before becoming an important centre of Christian worship. Today...
Rome Instagram package costs €599 for three hours.
A tour company in Rome is offering an "Instagram Boyfriend" for hire.
The package provides tourists with professional photographers to follow them around Rome, speci...
Vatican police arrest man under Bernini's baldacchino.
A man was arrested by Vatican gendarmes for throwing a candelabra off the main altar in St Peter's Basilica on the morning of 4 September.
The man climbed onto t...
Traffic diversions for Rome concert by Thegiornalisti on 7 September.
An open-air concert by popular Italian band Thegiornalisti will take place in Rome's Circus Maximus on Saturday 7 September, leading to numerous road...
Chunk of tufa rock fell off arches in S. Giovanni area of Rome.
Rome police have sealed off a 30-m stretch of the city's Aurelian Walls after a 50-cm block of tufa rock became dislodged from the ancient structure in the...
Movie starring Anthony Hopkins was filmed in Rome last year.
Netflix has released the trailer for The Two Popes, the movie in which Welsh actors Anthony Hopkins plays Pope Benedict XVI and Jonathan Pryce plays Cardinal...
Museo del Saxofono to open in Maccarese near Rome.
Italy's first museum dedicated entirely to saxophones is to open in Maccarese, a coastal district near Rome, on 7 September.
The Museo del Saxofono houses around 600 i...
Colli Albani metro station closed due to floods in Rome.
A violent thunderstorm caused havoc for Rome's commuters during rush-hour on the evening of Monday 2 September.
The torrential rain flooded the Colli Albano me...
Celebrated Roman chef Massimo Riccioli talks to WiR following his recent assault at the Pantheon.
Chef, tell us about the attack on you the other night. Was this an isolated episode, or was it part of an ongoing situa...
Testaccio's excellent food and quirky history make it a tasty and offbeat destination for Rome tourists.
Don't believe tourist guides claiming that Rome's Testaccio quarter is "hidden away" or "under the radar." It isn'...
Rome ranked among longest waiting time for bus in Moovit survey.
The average waiting time for a bus in Rome is 20 minutes, putting the city on a par with Colombian capital Bogotà, according to public transport app Moovi...
Pontiff got stuck in a lift for 25 minutes.
Pope Francis was late for the traditional midday appointment for the Angelus in St Peter's Square on 1 September, after getting stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes.
Apologisi...
Epicentre was four km from Norcia.
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck the central Italian regions of Umbria, Le Marche and Lazio at 02.02 on 1 September, the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology has announced...
Rome tourists can pass through "3,000 years of history" between Roman Forum with Imperial Fora.
It is now possible to visit the Roman Forum, the Imperial Fora and the Palatine Hill with a single ticket costing €16, allo...
Sagra degli Spaghetti all'Amatriciana returns to hilltop town north of Rome.
The popular festival of spaghetti all'amatriciana, the dish that put Amatrice on the culinary map, returns to the north Lazio town on the week...
Bikes to be fitted with GPS to avoid theft and vandalism says Rome mayor.Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi has called for expressions of interest in launching a new bike sharing service for the capital, with pedal assisted bic...
Municipal museums in Rome free to residents on 1 September 2019.
Rome's city-run museums are open free to residents of the capital on Sunday 1 September.
The initiative also includes free access to temporary exhibiti...
Costumed centurions and skip-the-line tour promoters flout Rome ban.
Rome police surprised six costumed centurions in the act of pestering tourists for photograph souvenirs outside the Colosseum metro station, in violat...
Discover the Rome of Renaissance genius Raphael
High Renaissance artist and architect Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael, was born in Urbino in central Italy in 1483 and spent the last decade of his lif...
World's top beach volleyball teams will come to Rome in 2021.
Rome will be the host city of the 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has announced.
The Rome championshi...
Fendi to fund restoration of Tempio di Venere e Roma.
Luxury fashion house Fendi is to sponsor the €2.5 million restoration of Rome's Temple of Venus and Roma in the Roman Forum.
Believed to have been the largest te...
Castel S. Angelo is latest Rome monument to get new illumination.
The national museum of Castel S. Angelo and Ponte S. Angelo have been newly illuminated by Rome's energy supplier ACEA.
The new lighting system involv...
S. Severa Castle near Rome included in Time's 2019 list.The beachside Castello di S. Severa, located about 50km north of Rome, has been listed in the 2019 edition of the World's Greatest Places by American weekly news ma...
We could wax lyrical all day about Rome – all the places to visit and the glorious cuisine.
But there’s one feature we can’t forget to tell you about – the shopping!
Although Rome has a reputation of specialising...
Rome to launch international competition to design rain cover for Centrale at Foro Italico.
The sunken amphitheatre or "Centrale" at Rome's Foro Italico sporting complex is to be equipped with a moveable cover in the ca...
Tax was paid by Rome tourists but not passed on to the city.
Rome police have discovered that around €8.5 million in tourist tax was not received by city hall in the first six months of 2019, following an extensive inve...
Metro A returns to normal as Metro B prepares to close early for three months.Rome's Metro A line, with the exception of Barberini station, resumed full service at 05.30 on 26 August following a summer of partial closure...
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