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Daylight will begin one hour earlier.
Clocks go back one hour at 03.00 on the night between Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October, bringing an end to daylight saving time, or 'summer' time.
Mornings will be lighter one hou...
Hotel Eden wins prestigious Grand Prix award.Rome's five-star Hotel Eden has won the Grand Prix Best Hotel in Europe, as part of the annual Villegiature Awards which recognise top hotels in Europe, Asia, Africa and Middl...
US senate confirms Trump's nomination for the Holy See.
Callista Gingrich is the new US ambassador-designate to the Holy See following the US senate's 70-23 approval of her 19 May nomination by President Trump.As amba...
A loose lexicon of new and amusing terms between Italian and anglicisms.
Tired of wading through the political pages of, say, La Repubblica or Corriere della Sera – their column tracing who’s in power, who’s out, who’s...
74th anniversary of deportation of Rome’s Jews.
Rome's Jewish community is commemorating the the 74th anniversary of the deportation of more than 1,000 of the city’s Jews to the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz.
Th...
Pope Francis and G7 agriculture ministers convene at FAO.
Pope Francis joins several G7 agriculture ministers and the European commissioner for agriculture and rural development Phil Hogan to mark World Food Day at Rom...
By Mary Wilsey.
Rome was threatened with water rationing at the end of July but political bickering and mismanagement are as much a problem as the shortage of water itself.Roma, Regina Aquarum are the words that jump...
Historic department store makes a comeback in central Rome.
Rinascente, the Italian department store whose former flagship base on Via del Corso was taken over by Spanish retail giant Zara seven years ago, opens a new o...
A 24-hour strike by Rome's public transport company ATAC which had been programmed on Friday 13 October has been postponed to an undisclosed date, according to the city's mobility agency.
Rome’s buses, trams, metro and...
Latest 24-hour strike involves ATAC and Roma TPL.
A 24-hour strike by Rome's public transport company ATAC is programmed on Friday 13 October, from 08.30 to 17.00 and from 20.00.The strike will affect Rome’s buses, tram...
Second edition of RAW is supported by Italian culture ministry.
The second edition of Rome Art Week (RAW), the contemporary art festival of free cultural events in Roman galleries and studios, takes place across the cap...
Over 100 bank buildings open their doors across Italy.The 16th edition of Invito a Palazzo offers the public a glimpse inside the head offices of a variety of Italy’s banks, free of charge, on Saturday 7 October.The 102...
Suburra is first fully-Italian production for Netflix.
The new television series Suburra, set in Rome, will become the first fully-Italian production on Netflix when it launches on 6 October.
The ten-part series is a s...
Multi-sala cinema showed films in original English-language versions.The Fiamma cinema, which screened English-language movies regularly, has closed according to report in Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica.The cinema...
Top floors of Colosseum open for first time in 40 years.
The fourth and fifth levels of the Colosseum will be accessible to visitors on guided tours from 4 October, for the first time in 40 years.In addition to the top...
Rome's Campagna Amica market to reopen on 6 October.
The Mercato di Campagna Amica, a popular zero-km food market near Rome's Circus Maximus, will reopen to to the public on Friday 6 October following a closure of more...
Health in Italy network could generate 5 billion a year.
Italy is seeking to exploit the country's internationally-recognised healthy image by promoting its medical expertise to private patients from non-EU countries....
Metro C works conclude in Piazzale Appio after six years.
The large-scale construction works in Rome's Piazzale Appio have come to an end after six years, as the city prepares to open the Metro C station in S. Giovanni....
Trump nominee Lewis Eisenberg to represent US in Italy and San Marino.
Lewis Eisenberg, the new United States ambassador-designate to Italy, arrived in Rome on 1 October and is expected to present his credentials to...
Museums in Rome free on first Sunday of every month.
State-run museums and archaeological sites are open free of charge on the first Sunday of every month, with the next edition of Domenica al Museo taking place on 1...
Fontana del Tritone turns gold ahead of Peter Pan marathon.Rome's Fontana del Tritone in Piazza Barberini is illuminated in gold lights on the nights of 29 and 30 September as part of the worldwide Light it up Gold campa...
Rome prosecutors drop abuse of office accusation against mayor.Prosecutors have requested that Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi, of the anti-establishment Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S), be indicted for alleged false public stateme...
24-hour strike reduced to four hours from 08.30-12.30.
Rome's prefect has reduced the planned 24-hour public transport strike on 29 September to just four hours, from 08.30 to 12.30.The strike, called by Rome's public t...
Wolf family living in outskirts of Rome.
A family of wolves has been photographed by hidden cameras in a nature reserve at Castel di Guido, located between Rome and the capital's coastal district of Fregene, not far fro...
ATAC and Roma TPL to hold 24-hour strike in Rome on Friday.
A 24-hour strike by Rome's public transport company ATAC is programmed on Friday 29 September, from 08.30 to 17.00 and from 20.00. ATAC workers are also enga...
Late opening at many Rome museums on Saturday night.
A nationwide programme of events takes place in Italy to mark European Heritage Days which is marked across Europe on the weekend of 23-24 September.
Many of Rome's...
Lazio governor requests schools to raise awareness of violence against women.Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has called on the Italian government to introduce new laws to crack down on sexual violence, following a spate of att...
Victim found tied up naked in Villa Borghese.A police investigation is underway after a 57-year-old German woman was raped in Rome's central Villa Borghese park in the early hours of 18 September.The victim was found tie...
Rome city bus now connects Ciampino to Metro B line.
Rome's public transport company ATAC has introduced a new city bus line connecting the capital's Ciampino airport with the Metro B station at Laurentina.
The 720 lin...
City relaunches tourist office at Rome's main airport.Rome's tourist information point in Terminal 3 has been reopened with more space and additional staff following refurbishment works.The office, whose official name is...
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