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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...
Rome undertakes work to connect Metro B to Metro C at Colosseum.
Construction works to connect Rome's Metro C with the Metro B station at the Colosseum will result in the Laurentina-Castro Pretorio section of the city's...
Orto Botanico in Rome is now open every day.
Rome's Botanic Gardens, or Orto Botanico, is now open on Sundays meaning the public has access every day of the week.
The gardens, located in the Trastevere district, host...
Video emerges of Rome trash workers feeding wild boar.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has condemned a video which appears to show employees of the city's refuse collection service AMA feeding wild boar beside street bins....
Belarus tourist caught bathing in Piazza del Popolo fountain.
A 41-year-old tourist from Belarus was fined by Rome police after she was caught bathing in the waters of the Fontana della Dea in the central Piazza del Pop...
Rome mayor pledges zero tolerance for those who steal public assets.
19 employees of Rome's municipal public transport company ATAC have been fired in the last year for "behaviour that conflicts with the company's inter...
Palazzo Rhinoceros sits between the Arch of Janus and the Mouth of Truth.
Fondazione Alda Fendi – Esperimenti is a non-profit arts foundation created by Alda Fendi, of the famous Roman fashion dynasty, under the creativ...
Public advised not to touch dolphin carcasses.
In recent days two dolphins have been found dead off the coast of Ostia and Fiumicino, near Rome, bringing to 13 the number of dolphins washed up dead in the Lazio region s...
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