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Rome's museums, galleries and cultural academies stay open until 02.00.The 2019 edition of Notte dei Musei is scheduled on Saturday 18 May, with the late opening of Rome's state, municipal and private-run museums, galler...
Herculaneum is less well-known than Pompeii but in many ways it offers a more complete visitor experience.
One hot summer day in 79 AD, 300 terrified citizens of the seaside town of Herculaneum fled to the harbour in a...
Garbatella kids play hopscotch on the way to school in Rome.
The streets of Garbatella have been decorated with games of hopscotch, known in Italian as il gioco della campana, thanks to an initiative by the local counci...
Strikes mean "Black Friday" for commuters in Rome.
Major disruption is expected on Italy's train services between 09.00 and 17.00 on Friday 17 May thanks to a nationwide strike by employees of Trenitalia, Italo and Tren...
Hooligans set fire to police vehicle ahead of Coppa Italia final in Rome.
Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi has condemned the behaviour of football hooligans who wreaked havoc in the city ahead of the Coppa Italia final on th...
An exhibition at the Colosseum traces the Roman empire's “last period of greatness” under the 40-year reign of the Severans.
A new exhibition at the Colosseum pays tribute to the Severans, Rome’s fourth and final dynast...
Annual vintage car rally arrives in Rome on 16 May 2019.
A fleet of 430 classic and vintage cars arrives in Rome on the evening of Thursday 16 May, in the 2019 edition of the Mille Miglia rally between the northern Ital...
Dead fox believed to be Giglio, not Olimpia.
A search is underway for the owner of the dog presumed responsible for killing one of the two foxes resident at Villa Borghese, Rome's largest park.
A passerby recorded a...
No injuries in latest case of Rome bus catching fire while in service.
A bus owned by Rome's public transport company ATAC burst into flames while in service at around 15.30 on Monday 13 May.
There was nobody injured i...
Salvini blasts "illegal" actions of the Vatican's papal almoner.
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the pope's apostolic almsgiver, took matters into his own hands by personally reconnecting the electricity to an illegally-occu...
Ravo recreates Madonna Litta mural at Rome's Gemelli hospital.Italian street artist Andrea "Ravo" Mattoni is recreating the Madonna Litta, believed to have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci in around 1490, in an outdoor...
Komen Race for the Cure raises awareness for breast cancer.The 20th edition of the Komen Italia Race for the Cure takes place on the streets of central Rome on Sunday 19 May to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer...
Rome cancels Via Libera due to weather warning from 11-12 May.
Rome's civil protection authority has warned of extreme weather conditions in the capital over the next 24-36 hours.
Heavy rain, thunder and lightning, a...
Mainly a defence against barbarians and invaders, Rome's Aurelian Walls were also a pragmatic part of daily life.
For most visitors, Rome’s museums mean paintings and statues, more statues, more paintings.
In this re...
Eighth edition of Open House Roma opens the doors to more than 200 fascinating buildings, both ancient and contemporary, across Rome.11-12 May. Registration is now open for the 2019 edition of Open House Roma which invol...
Celebrating Festa della Mamma in Rome.
Mother's Day, known in Italian as Festa della Mamma, is celebrated in Italy on Sunday 12 May 2019. In Rome there are numerous activities aimed at families wishing to mark the speci...
Rome makes major discovery at Emperor Nero's Golden Palace.Rome archaeologists have rediscovered the Sala della Sfinge, the Room of the Sphinx, hidden at Emperor Nero's Domus Aurea or Golden Palace for almost 2,000 years...
Rome is awash with drinking fountains offering free water.
Tourists arriving in Rome can do their bit for the environment by avoiding or limiting their use of plastic bottles by availing of the city's ubiquitous drinkin...
Rome metro stations at Repubblica and Barberini remain closed.
The Spagna station on Rome's Metro A line reopened on the evening of 7 May after Italy's transport ministry gave its escalator system the green light.
Th...
385 bandiera blu beaches in Italy in 2019.
Nine beaches in the Lazio region have been awarded the 2019 bandiera blu (blue flag) status for high water quality standards.
The number of Lazio beaches to receive the cove...
Free entry to Colosseum, Palatine and Roman Forum on select days.
Visitors will have free access to the Parco del Colosseo - the archeological park incorporating the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum - on select...
Temperatures in Rome plummet as Italy records coldest May in 62 years.
Italy has not been this cold in May since 1957, thanks to an intense wave of arctic air sweeping the country, with unseasonal snowfall, hailstones a...
The Rome Masters tennis tournament returns to the Foro Italico in May 2019.
Fashion, food and high-octane sport once again blend together under the late spring sunshine as the Italian Open tennis returns the Foro Italic...
Rome's city museums are free on 5 May 2019.
Rome's municipal-run museums are open free on 5 May - for residents of the capital - for information see Musei in Comune website.
Domenica al Museo, the free entry scheme t...
City apologises after Ponte Spizzichino misnamed as Ponte della Garbatella.
Rome's mobility agency has apologised after information panels placed at 57 car sharing sites across Rome referred to Ponte Spizzichino, named...
City apologises to Aurelio residents after Roman actor joins tree campaign.
When road workers recently repaired the pavement on Via Nostra Signora di Lourdes, in Rome's Aurelio district, they poured asphalt around the t...
Third case of vandalism at Rome's Colosseum in a week.
A 29-year-old Hungarian tourist faces charges of aggravated damage to a building of historical and cultural interest after vandalising the Colosseum in Rome.
The...
Rome's roses are the subject of an Instagram photo competition.
Rome is holding the second edition of a photographic contest on Instagram in search of the city's most beautiful rose.
The #PremioRoma2019 competition i...
Leonardo da Vinci's work is currently on display in Rome and Vatican.
The work of Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is on display in Rome and the Vatican as part of Italy's celebrations to mark the 500th...
Friendly fox becomes celebrity at Villa Pamphilj in Rome.
In recent weeks a friendly fox has been attracting increasing attention in Villa Pamphilj, Rome's largest park.
The animal has been christened Olimpia, after...
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