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Elections for European Parliament take place in June.
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday said she would stand in June's European elections as the lead candidate in her ruling right-wing Fratelli d'Italia (F...
Guide to the most enchanting gardens in the Rome area. Castel GiulianoOne of the best rose gardens in Lazio can be found at Castel Giuliano, located about 7 km from Bracciano north of Rome. The estate gardens surround th...
Rome unveils a series of projects that offer a glimpse of ancient glory.
Rome's recent historic re-enactments for its annual birthday - celebrated on 21 April in an annual tradition called Natale di Roma - attracted rec...
Italy marks Festa della Liberazione on 25 April.
Italian culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano visited the Historic Museum of the Liberation of Rome on Thursday to mark Liberation Day, a national public holiday in Italy....
Italy celebrates global legacy of Marconi.
Guglielmo Marconi, the Italian inventor and electrical engineer who pioneered the science of radio communication, was born in Bologna on this day in 1874.
Known as the fathe...
Rome marks 79th Festa della Liberazione in 2024.
Italy on 25 April celebrates the Festa della Liberazione which marks the country’s liberation from German occupation and fascist rule at the end of world war two.
A pu...
Venice tackles mass tourism with day-tripper entry fee.
Venice will charge day-trippers a €5 entry fee to visit the Italian canal city on select dates in 2024, with the new system coming into effect on 25 April, a publi...
Festa della Liberazione is a public holiday in Italy.
Italy will open its state museums and archaeological sites for free on Thursday 25 April for the 2024 edition of Liberation Day, or Festa della Liberazione.
A nat...
How a 19th-century protest folk song became the anthem of Italy's anti-fascist Resistance.
Every year on 25 April, Bella Ciao is sung across Italy on the Festa della Liberazione which marks the country’s liberation from...
World's top tennis stars to compete in Rome.
The 2024 Internazionali BNL d'Italia tennis tournament, also known as the Rome Masters or the Italian Open, will be held at the Foro Italico from 6-19 May.
The 81st editio...
Hotel de Russie partners with Hamleys to create a "magical journey".
The historic Hotel de Russie, located on Via del Babuino in the centre of Rome, inaugurates the Fairytale Suite by Hamleys, the world’s oldest toy ret...
Strike to affect local transport services in cities across Italy.
Commuters in Italy face disruption to public transport services on Friday 26 April, the day after the Festa della Liberazione holiday, due to a national...
ANZAC Day commemoration at Rome War Cemetery.
The embassies of Australia and New Zealand in Rome will mark ANZAC Day 2024 on Thursday 25 April at 09.00.
The service will take place at the Rome War Cemetery on Via Nic...
Rome bus, tram and subway ticket price set to rise to €2 this summer.
Rome's mayor on Monday said that the cost of travelling on the city's public transport network is set to increase from 1 July but stressed that the L...
Italy marks 79th anniversary of Liberation in 2024
Italy celebrates Liberation Day, known in Italian as Festa della Liberazione, with a national public holiday each year on 25 April.
In addition to the closure of sch...
Rome marks Natale di Roma on 21 April.
Rome celebrates 2,777 years today, Sunday 21 April, in a popular birthday tradition called Natale di Roma.
The annual celebration - known in ancient times as Dies Romana or Roma...
Rose garden opens for spring 2024.
Rome will reopen the Roseto Comunale, the municipal rose garden on the Aventine Hill, on Sunday 21 April.
The reopening is part of the Natale di Roma celebrations for Rome's 2,777th...
Rome's birthday, on 21 April, is known as Natale di Roma. This year the city will celebrate its 2,777th birthday.
Traditionally the Eternal City marks its birthday with historical re-enactments of ancient Roman rituals,...
Nutella, a Made in Italy icon, turns 60.
Nutella, the Italian chocolate-hazelnut spread, on Saturday celebrates 60 years since it launched on the market in Italy on 20 April 1964.
Six decades later Ferrero, the Itali...
Latest recognition for award-winning Rome airport.
Rome Fiumicino Airport has been named the World's Best Airport for Security Processing by Skytrax, the principal rating and assessment company in the international airp...
Rome celebrates Japanese spring cherry blossoms at Orto Botanico.
The Botanic Garden Museum of the Sapienza University of Rome, with the support of the city's Japanese Cultural Insitute, organises 'Hanami all'Orto Botan...
2024 marks bicentenary of Lord Byron's death.
The bicentenary of the death of English Romantic poet Lord Byron is being marked in Rome with a year-long programme of events organised by the Keats-Shelley House.
The mu...
Rome blows out 2,777 candles in 2024.
The Eternal City celebrates its 2,777th birthday on 21 April with historical re-enactments including costumed parades past the Colosseum and gladiator fights in the Circus Maximus....
De Rossi replaced Mourinho as interim coach in January.
Daniele De Rossi will continue as head coach of AS Roma "for this season and for the forseeable future", the club's American owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin said on T...
Cassation court clarifies reports about fascist salute after January ruling.
Italy's top court on Wednesday said that a fascist salute may be a crime even if performed during a commemorative event, in contrast to report...
Rome store is second Uniqlo outlet in Italy.
Japanese retail giant Uniqlo will open a new flagship store at the Galleria Alberto Sordi shopping mall in the heart of Rome's historic centre on Thursday.
The 13,000-sqm...
Italian Wine for Dummies: Selecting a Decent Bottle from the Grocery Store
It is beyond doubt that a proper glass of wine complements the exquisite cuisine and breathtaking landscapes of Italy. As a global leader in the...
All’antico Vinaio has seemingly taken the world by storm.
With 800,000 followers on Instagram, 500,000 on TikTok, and more than 10 locations in Italy and the United States, what was once a small Florentine sandwich sho...
History of Cornetto, where did it originate and how has it evolved.
It’s almost impossible to visit Italy and to not be tempted, at least once, by a cream-filled or sugar-coated cornetto. It’s a staple of the light, qui...
Rome commemorates anniversary of Nazi raid.
Rome on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the Nazi raid on the Quadraro district during the German occupation of the city in world war two.
The capital's mayor Rober...
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