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English tea rooms at Spanish Steps marks anniversary with series of events.Babingtons, the historic English tea rooms established in Rome in 1893, marked its 125th anniversary with a cocktail party at Villa Wolkonsky, th...
Rugby fans encouraged to reach Rome stadium in eco-friendly way.
The 2018 edition of the Six Nations rugby tournament sees Rome adhering once again to Roma gioca sostenibile, a sustainable transport initiative designed...
England-Italy Six Nations rugby match on 4 February.Italy will face England in the Six Nations rugby union championship at Rome's Olympic Stadium at 16.00 on 4 February.
The 19th edition of the annual Six Nations – whi...
Woman injured after falling into chasm in Rome's Piazza Bologna area.
A 78-year-old woman was hospitalised after part of the street she was walking on collapsed on Via Catania, near Piazza Bologna, on 15 January, acc...
Americans and Italians in Rome stand up for equality on 20 January.
The Women's March Rome, designed to show solidarity for the protection of civil and social rights, women's rights and the environment, will take place...
Electric-powered cars to race around Rome's EUR in April.
Rome's southern EUR suburb will host the upcoming Formula E race on 14 April 2018.
The race will begin on Via Cristoforo Colombo and the 2.8km circuit will...
Rome’s world-famous Christmas tree, affectionately known as Spelacchio, is to be given new life.
Rome's Christmas tree is to be recycled and turned into a wooden cabin for parents and children, with playing and changing...
American artists chose Rome over Paris in the immediate postwar yearsBy Peter Benson MillerAfter world war two, Rome lured several American artists whose work became more abstract as they assimilated into the city’s crea...
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Since March 1985 our goal has been to help and inform the expat community in Rome, and in Italy. Our mission is, and has been over the la...
24-hour strike in Rome involves ATAC and Roma TPL.
A 24-hour strike by Rome's public transport company ATAC is programmed on Friday 12 January, from 08.30 to 17.00 and from 20.00.The strike will affect Rome’s buses, tra...
Rome's only public toilet to remain open is in Piazza Vittorio.
Rome has 57 public toilets, located underground and at street level, however all but one of these is now closed according to a report in Italian daily news...
Appeal to save Rome's oldest coffee bar which opened in 1760.
Caffè Greco, the historic bar on Via dei Condotti near the Spanish Steps, faces closure after more than 250 years in business unless its management company p...
The murky world of Rome's underage pickpockets, their pimps and the laws that fail to protect them.
By Mike Dilien.
Rome, mid July. In Barberini underground station, a nine-year-old boy knocked over Maria Assunta Dev...
Rome's Palatine monuments floodlit after 13 years in the dark.
The archaeological monuments on Rome's Palatine hill are now illuminated at night, after 13 years of darkness, thanks to a new permanent lighting system.
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Public holiday of cultural and religious events, activities for kids and shopping in Rome on 6 January.
Italians celebrate the religious feast of the Epiphany, or the more popular one of La Befana, on Saturday 6 January...
Post-Christmas sales begin in Rome and Lazio on 5 January 2018.
The post-Christmas sales season begins in Rome and throughout Lazio on 5 January, running until 28 February.
Shoppers are expected to spend an average o...
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Rome rings in 2018 with 24 hours of cultural events from 31 December until 1 January. Here is our guide to enjoying New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in the Eternal City.
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There are numerous English language religious services in Rome over Christmas.All Saints' Anglican ChurchVia del Babuino 153/b, tel. 0636001881.24 Dec. Crib Service for children 17.00, First Eucharist of Christmas 23.30....
Trump's ambassador to Vatican begins new role day after attending funeral of Cardinal Law.The new US ambassador to the Holy See Callista Gingrich presented her credentials to Pope Francis on 22 December, marking the offi...
Mic card will give Rome residents unlimited access to city museums.
Rome is introducing a new museum pass that will entitle the capital's residents to unlimited access to city museums for 12 months.The €5 Mic card is re...
MACRO Nizza launches Asilo project and MACRO Testaccio to become known as “Mattatoio”.
Giorgio De Finis, the "director-squatter" of Rome's Museo dell’Altro e dell’Altrove di Metropoliz (MAAM) street art museum, has been...
Rome mayor requests report into police practice of video apologies.
Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi has called for a report into the practice of individuals who insult members of the capital's vigili urbani local police bei...
Disgraced American cardinal was at centre of Boston child sexual abuse scandal.Cardinal Bernard Law, the former Archbishop of Boston who presided over a massive cover-up of clerical child sexual abuse, has died in a Rome...
Consumer group file report over Rome public funds spent on "dead tree".
Consumer watchdog Codacons has filed a report to the audit court over the use of €48,600 of taxpayers' funds for Rome's lifeless and increasingly t...
Rome has numerous art exhibitions, from blockbusters to smaller shows, taking place over the festive season. Here is our list of the top ten exhibitions to see in Rome this Christmas.1. Marvel at the spectacular sculptur...
Christmas tree in central Rome ridiculed on social media.For the second year in a row the Christmas tree in Rome's Piazza Venezia has been the subject of ridicule, with Romans christening it Spelacchio, a nickname which...
There are several ice skating rinks in Rome open during the Christmas period.
Whether you are a beginner or an expert, young or old, ice skating is always a fun activity with friends or family, especially during the fes...
Mayor of Rome announces plans to redevelop Tiber river.Rome will have an artificial beach on the banks of the river Tiber next summer, according to plans announced by the city's mayor Virginia Raggi on 14 December.The pr...
Instagrammers promote Rome with hashtag #BellaRoma.120 photographers from across Italy will gather in Rome on 16 December to document the capital's "unusual and fascinating itineraries" via the social network Instagram.T...
Rome displays a variety of Christmas cribs, from traditional to unconventional, during the festive season each year.The 42nd edition of 100 Presepi, the international nativity crib exhibition, takes place at Sala del Bra...
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