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Investigations underway after escalator collapses in central Rome metro station.
Rome's Repubblica metro station is closed after at least 24 people were injured, some of them seriously, when an escalator gave way at aro...
24 hour strike comes two weeks before Rome referendum on privatisation of ATAC.
Rome's public transport sector is adhering to a 24-hour national general strike on Friday 26 October, exactly two weeks after the last publ...
American director to receive Lifetime Achievement Award in Rome.
The 13th Rome Film Fest pays homage to veteran movie director Martin Scorsese who will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at 19.00 on Monday 22 October...
Flooded roads and metro stations lead to commuter chaos in Rome.
Rome suffered widespread flooding, particularly in the eastern suburbs but also in the city centre, thanks to a violent storm on the evening of Sunday 21...
New event sees 72 sites in Lazio region open to visitors on 21 October.More than 70 historic homes in the Lazio region, including castles, monasteries and palaces, will open their doors to visitors on Sunday 21 October a...
Romans to hold #Romadicebasta sit-in at Campidoglio on 27 October.
A demonstration under the banner Roma dice basta ("Rome says enough") is scheduled at Piazza del Campidoglio, the seat of Rome's city hall, at 10.30 on...
Rome cinema festival records increase in numbers of pre-sale tickets.
The 13th edition of the Rome Film Fest opens at 19.30 on Thursday 18 October with Bad Times at The El Royale at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, wh...
The Wanted in Rome October edition is out in newsstands now.In this edition you'll also be able to find our Expat Guide to Rome, a discount voucher for the rugby match Italy VS All Blacks on 24 November and our Wanted in...
King of Lesotho and Queen Letizia of Spain at FAO in Rome.The global World Food Day is being marked at Rome's United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 16 October.FAO Goodwill Ambassadors for Nutrition,...
2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the deportation of Rome’s Jews.Rome's Jewish community will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the deportation of more than 1,000 of the city’s Jews to the Nazi extermination camp at A...
Rome to be left without bike sharing with expected departure of Obike.
Obike Italia, the free-floating bicycle sharing service, is set to abandon Rome and Turin after less than a year, according to reports in Italian me...
Friday's 24-hour strike in Rome involves ATAC and Cotral.
Commuters in Rome face a "venerdì nero" on Friday 12 October as public transport workers engage in a 24-hour strike.
Rome's public transport company ATAC and...
FAI offers guided tours of unusual and rarely-opened historic sites across Italy.
The annual Giornate FAI d'Autunno initiative opens the doors to more than 650 historic and cultural buildings across Italy over the weeke...
New map of underground stations in proximity to parks in Rome.
A new map showing Rome’s parks in their proximity to the capital’s metro stations has been launched on social media by the website Giulia sotto la metro.The...
AS Roma seeks to carry the spirit of an “impossible dream” into the new season as the Rome club’s popularity soars off the field.Blessed with an impassioned support base and fuelled by a city rivalry among the most arden...
Rome Film Fest to premiere The Girl in the Spider’s Web with Claire Foy.The complete line-up has been announced for the 13th annual Rome Film Fest, which takes place at the Auditorium Parco della Musica and other venues...
A history of Rome's trees, from primeval oaks to the toppling pines of today.
Italo Calvino wrote fancifully how once upon a time “A monkey could leave Rome and, swinging from tree to tree, reach Spain without touching...
Environmentalists call for investigation into suspected toxic algae in lake north of Rome.Several dogs have reportedly died in recent days after drinking water at Lago Bracciano, a lake north of Rome, according to a pres...
State and city museums open for free in Rome on 7 October.Italy's state-run museums and archaeological sites are open free of charge on Sunday 7 October 2018 as part of the Italian culture ministry's Domenica al Museo pr...
Wanted in Rome's guide to the Jazz music venues in Rome.
Alcazar LiveA new entry on Rome's jazz circuit, this former cinema is now a lively hub for cultural events including music, theatre, art-house films, Sunday brunc...
Rome festival will include rare farm animals and regional cuisine.The Villaggio contadino della Coldiretti festival will showcase the work, traditions, machinery and food produce of thousands of farmers from across Italy...
Sirante strikes again with Salvini mural in Rome.
A street art poster depicting Italy's deputy premier Matteo Salvini as the Penitent St Peter by Baroque master Guercino appeared on the night of 27 September on Via Plau...
Fluorescent lighting system for Rome city hall and Capitoline Museums.
Rome's Piazza del Campidoglio, seat of city hall and the Capitoline Museums, is now illuminated at night with a LED lighting system.The fluorescent...
Rome will not grant any new botticelle licences.Rome's horse-drawn carriages, or botticelle, are to be moved off the streets to four of the capital's parks following legislation approved by the city's environmental commi...
Landmark Rome fountain currently empty due to maintenance.
Rome's Trevi Fountain will be without water until 27 September as the city carries out maintenance work on the Baroque monument.The city said the works are nece...
A former salami factory in east Rome is a refuge for squatting migrants as well as being a precarious cathedral of street art.
Outside the museum an earthen path skirts a dangerous stretch of road – Via Prenestina – whe...
Numerous Rome museums will stay open late on Saturday 22 September.Italy presents a nationwide programme of more than 1,000 events to mark European Heritage Days which is held across Europe on the weekend of 22-23 Septem...
Gast posts 13-minute video from inside cabin on Rome's Metro B.An investigation is underway after a rapper known as Gast entered an unlocked driver's cabin on one of Rome's Metro B trains where he posted a 13-minute live...
Rome and Vatican co-organise 2018 Rome Half Marathon Via Pacis.The second edition of the Rome Half Marathon Via Pacis, whose core principles are "peace, integration, inclusion and solidarity", is scheduled for Sunday 23...
Rome Opera House among 14 foundations to offer cut-price tickets to young people.
Young people aged between 18 and 25 will be able to purchase opera tickets in Italy for the discounted rate of €2 following an announceme...
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