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Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall to meet Mattarella and Gentiloni.
Britain’s Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will meet Italian president Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale on 5 April followed...
Over 13,000 runners cross finish line despite heavy rain.
The winner of the 2017 Rome marathon on 2 April was Ethiopian athlete Tola Shura Kitata, whose time of 2:07:27 was the second-fastest recorded in the event's 2...
S. Giovanni Metro C station to display archaeological finds when it opens in autumn.
Rome commuters had a sneak preview of the new S. Giovanni station on the capital's Metro C line on 1 April, ahead of its scheduled o...
Triumph turns to Lament for Tiber mural.
Internationally-acclaimed artist William Kentridge has appealed to Rome authorities to remove the graffiti that defaces his grand-scale Triumphs and Laments frieze which was co...
Former Leicester City boss celebrated in Rome city hall.
Former Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri was honoured at Rome city hall on 30 March for his role in leading the British football club to a "fairytale" Premier...
Excavation of Forum of Julius Caesar will focus under Via dei Fori Imperiali.
The Carlsberg Foundation of Denmark is donating €1.5 million to fund a major three-year archaeological excavation project at the Forum of J...
Rome mayor petitioned to reverse fluorescent lighting scheme.
Campaigners against the ongoing installation of new LED lighting on Rome's streets are appealing to the administration of the city's mayor Virginia Raggi t...
Luxury Rome hotel to reopen its doors following major refurbishment.
The luxury Hotel Eden in Rome will reopen on 1 April following a complete refurbishment over the last two years by its owners the Dorchester Collect...
19 of Rome's ATAC buses go up in flames over last 12 months.
Consumer agency Codacons has called for a investigation by the public prosecutor into the "mystery of Rome's buses going up in flames", following the latest...
Two candelabra vandalised at Pantheon on 26 March.
Two 18th-century wooden candelabra in Rome's Pantheon were badly damaged after being thrown to the ground in an apparently motiveless attack on 26 March.
The cande...
Museum closures and protests in Rome on 25 March.
Two areas of central Rome will be off-limits to pedestrians and traffic on Saturday 25 March as 40 heads of state or government converge in the Italian capital to comm...
Rome braces for potentially violent protests as EU leaders arrive in capital.
Security is tight in Rome in the days leading up to the extraordinary European Council summit on 25 March when European Union heads of stat...
Registration open for annual Rome marathon.
The 23rd edition of the 42-km Maratona di Roma, which begins and ends at the Colosseum, takes place at 08.40 on Sunday 2 April.
The 2016 winners of the men’s and women’s...
More light in the evenings but darker in the mornings.
Don’t forget to set your watches and clocks forward one hour at 02.00 Central European Time (CET) on Sunday 26 March.
Central European Summer Time (CEST) will...
73rd anniversary of atrocity at Rome’s Fosse Ardeatine.
Italian president Sergio Mattarella will attend a wreath-laying ceremony at Rome’s Fosse Ardeatine mausoleum at 11.00 on Thursday 23 March, in memory of the 335...
British in Italy (BiI) to participate in pro-EU March for Europe in Rome.
By Patricia Clough.
Britons living in Italy will converge on Rome on Saturday 25 March with Union Jacks, slogans and bagpipers to take part...
Noted Italian buildings open for Giornate FAI di Primavera on 25 and 26 March.
Around 1,00 libraries, palaces, archaeological sites and religious buildings across Italy are open to the public free of charge on 25 and...
Rome's Irish community marks St Patrick's Day with numerous social events.
St Patrick’s Day in Rome begins officially on Friday 17 March at 10.00, with the annual Mass for Lá Fhéile Pádraig being celebrated by Cardina...
10-20 cent to be added to Rome coffee prices by end of summer.
The price of an espresso in Rome's bars – as well as other coffee-based offerings from cappuccino to caffe latte – is to rise 10-20 cent by the end of su...
Nationwide taxi strike in protest over Uber.
Italy's taxi drivers are staging a nationwide strike on 23 March, in protest against multinational app-based car transport companies such as Uber.
The official strike ac...
New map to assist parents with crèches near Rome's metro lines.
A new map showing Rome’s kindergartens in their proximity to the capital’s metro stations has been launched on social media by the website Giulia sotto l...
Rome stepchild adoption recognition follows landmark Milan ruling.
A Rome court has recognised a lesbian couple as the mothers of the daughter born to one of the women through assisted reproduction.
Gay activists h...
British in Italy group to participate in pro-EU “March for Europe” in Rome.
European Union heads of state or government are meeting in Rome on 25 March for an extraordinary European Council, 60 years after the signing...
Restored 14th-century Roman complex offers culture and accommodation.
The Ospitale S. Francesca Romana, a 14th-century lodging house designed originally as a refuge for the sick, elderly and poor, has been relaunched...
The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas has promoted ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue for three decades
By Laura Ieraci.
In a city more than 2,770 years old, an organisation’s 30th anniversary is not something most...
Restoration of two Roman fountains funded by Dutch sponsors.
A group of Dutch patrons is funding the restoration of two Rome fountains as a symbolic gesture following the damage done to the 17th-century Barcaccia foun...
Six Nations ticket holders get free admission to 15 Rome museums.
Italy faces France in the Six Nations rugby tournament at Rome's Olympic Stadium on Saturday 11 March.
The match comes one week ahead of the final...
Festa delle Donne marked by women abstaining from work.
Women across Italy are striking from work, as well as abstaining from university classes and household chores, on 8 March, International Women's Day.
The move...
Royal visit to include Romania, Italy, Vatican and Austria.
Britain's Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will visit Italy and the Holy See as part of a tour which will also include Romania and Austria.
The...
24-hour strikes in Rome by ATAC and Cotral.
Two 24-hour strikes by Rome’s public transport company ATAC and regional coach service Cotral are scheduled from 08.30-17.00 and from 20.00 until end of service on Wednesday...
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