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Preparations underway to reopen Tiberis beach on banks of Tiber.
Rome's artificial beach on the banks of the river Tiber is expected to reopen "between the end of June and the beginning of August" according to Enrico Lu...
Second case in a week of ATAC minibus bursting into flames.
An investigation is underway after one of Rome's electric minibuses caught fire while in service, in the second such case in six days.
The latest incident t...
Metro A line to close partially in July and August.
Rome's Metro A line will be closed in phases during July and August to allow for "important maintenance works that have been waiting for decades" according to the capi...
Highlight of national celebrations is Frecce Tricolori aeronautical display in Rome.
The 73rd celebration of the Festa della Repubblica marking Italy’s national day takes place in Rome and across Italy on 2 June, howeve...
Eight of Rome's city-run museums are open for free, all year round. The municipal museums, which are located in the city centre, the park of Villa Borghese and the suburbs, range from collections of art and sculpture to...
99 murals created on motorway barrier in east Rome.
A 1.2-km wall of murals has been created in the Torraccia district of east Rome, on an anti-noise barrier separating the suburb from the Grande Raccordo Anulare (GRA)...
Salvini's Lega surges as Movimento 5 Stelle slumps.The right-wing Lega party of Italy's deputy premier and interior minister Matteo Salvini has won a major victory in the European elections, taking almost 35 per cent of...
Palazzo Merulana marks first anniversary in Rome.Rome's Palazzo Merulana, a museum hosting the important early 20th-century art collection of the Cerasi Foundation, celebrates its first birthday with live music, performa...
American tourist told Rome police that he didn't know it was forbidden.
A 26-year-old tourist from New York was fined €450 by Rome police after being caught splashing around in the waters of the Trevi Fountain on the mo...
Ancient marble head found in Rome dates back to the Imperial age.
The white marble head unearthed during excavations at the Roman Forum on 24 May is believed to represent a male deity, most likely Dionysus, also known a...
ATAC workers avail of their right to participate as voting scrutineers.
A total of 1,037 employees - including 758 drivers - from Rome's public transport company ATAC have availed of their right to participate as voting...
Rome's deputy mayor announces surprise discovery.
A beautiful female head from a marble statue has just been discovered during excavations along Via Alessandrina at the Roman Forum.
The surprise discovery, made on 24...
Latest work by street artist Tvboy appears in central Rome near city hall.
A street art poster mocking Italy's deputy premier and interior minister Matteo Salvini appeared on a side street near Rome's central Piazza Ven...
FAI offers free tours of vintage train once used by Italy's kings and heads of state.
The public will have a chance to visit the luxuriously-fitted train once by used Italy's presidents, and before that by the Savoy roy...
Poste Italiane and Royal Mail issue stamps in honour of Leonardo da Vinci.
Italy's postal service Poste Italiane has launched a set of four stamps commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance genius L...
Rome electric mini-bus had only been in service for 10 days.
An electric mini-bus belonging to Rome transport company ATAC caught fire while in service in the city centre at around 07.30 on 23 May.
After noticing tha...
The natural beauty of Cervara has attracted artists for centuries.
Perched among the Simbruini mountains along the border between the regions of Lazio and Abruzzo, Cervara di Roma is located about 70 km from Rome.
At...
5,000 unauthorised venues offering tourist accommodation in Rome.
A special police unit dedicated to combatting unauthorised tourist accommodation in Rome is to be established this year by the city, according to Italian...
50 Roman roundabouts up for private sponsorship.
Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi has invited private companies and individuals to sponsor a Roman roundabout, following the introduction of new legislation.
There is a choi...
Rome ecosystem under attack from non-native invasive animals.
The biodiversity of Rome's wildlife is facing increasing problems due to the difficulty of invasive non-native species living in harmony with the city's indi...
Students clean Rome's 288 stolpersteine to keep memory alive.
On Tuesday 21 May, World Day of Cultural Diversity, Rome's German embassy and the association Arte in memoria invite school students and their families to pa...
Alitalia cancels half its flights on 21 May.
Alitalia has cancelled half of its flights scheduled on Tuesday 21 May due to a 24-hour strike called by some Italian trade unions representing the air transport sector.
A...
City owes Rome zoo arrears of €3 million in public funds.
Rome's Bioparco is "at risk of closure" due to the non-payment of €3 million by the city, which provides one third of the zoo's funding, according to Bioparco pr...
81,000 turn out for Komen Race for the Cure in Rome.
A record 81,000 people took part in Rome's Komen Race for the Cure - despite persistent rain showers - on the morning of Sunday 19 May.
The 2019 edition marked 20...
Prisoners clean up ahead of Rome's Piazza di Siena horse show.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has announced that prisoners are being used to cut grass and clean up the Galoppatoio and Piazza di Siena areas of Villa Borghese...
Duke of Sussex travels to Italy for Sentebale polo match in Rome.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, will come to Rome on Friday 24 May for the Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup, according to an announcement by Buckingham Palace...
Swallows seek shelter from cold in Rome houses.Rome's newly-arrived swallows, swifts and housemartins are suffering in this year's uncharacteristically cold May, with numerous reports of the birds dying in Tiburtina, Pon...
Historic private courtyards in Rome open to public this weekend.The Lazio branch of the association of historic houses, Associazione Dimore Storiche Italiane (ADSI), provides a unique opportunity to visit 26 of Rome’s mo...
Incident occurred at EUR Magliana on Rome's Metro B.
A 70-year-old motorist from the Netherlands drove his car, a Skoda Octavia, down the steps of the EUR Magliana station of Rome's Metro B line on Friday 17 May.
The...
Share Now launches two-seater smart fortwo coupès in Rome.
Car sharing company Share Now has launched 65 smart fortwo convertible cars in Rome, raising the number of its Italian fleet to 3,000.
Share Now - an emalgam...
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