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Transport minister calls off strike on 26 June.
Monday's transport strikes in both Rome and Milan have been called off by the minister for transport, Graziano Delrio.
According to the ministry of transport website...
Car2go and Enjoy offer services to and from Rome's main airport.
The Car2go car-sharing system has launched a new service connecting Rome commuters with the capital's Leonardo Da Vinci airport in Fiumicino.
There i...
Order restricts drinkable water being used in Rome gardens and swimming pools.
Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi has issued an order requiring the capital's inhabitants to limit the amount of potable water being used to irrig...
National strike will affect Rome buses, metro and trains.
Rome commuters will be affected by a nationwide public transport strike – the second in ten days – scheduled between 08.30 and 12.30 on Monday 26 June.
The...
Raggi vows to continue even if indicted.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi risks prosecution on charges of abuse of office and for making false public statements, following the conclusion of a six-month investigation by Rome...
Electric-powered race cars come to Rome in April 2018.
Rome will host a Formula E series race for electric-powered cars in the capital's southern EUR suburb on 14 April 2018, according to an announcement by the sport'...
Raggi says she is “slowly changing the whole system” in Rome.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has awarded herself "7.5 out of 10" after reporters asked her how she would evaluate her first year in office.
The mayor, a me...
Complicated legal procedures for minors and inadequate reception facilities drive many youngsters to abandon the system and make their own way.
Piazza Fiume may seem an unlikely place for a night shelter for unaccompa...
Smoke from Casetta Mattei fire visible from centre of Rome.
Fire fighters are battling to put out a major bushfire that has engulfed several hectares of land in the south-west Rome suburb of Casetta Mattei.
The fir...
Rome transport minister launches urban plan of sustainable mobility.
Two additional cable cars in Rome have been proposed by the city's transport councillor Linda Meleo as part of the capital's urban plan of sustainab...
The strike will affect buses, metro, regional trains, air traffic and sea travel
Rome's commuters will be affected by a 24-hour public transport strike on Friday 16 June, called by trade unions to protest privatisatio...
500 migrants evicted in Rebibbia amid Raggi moratorium controversy.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has backtracked on her controversial call for a moratorium of new migrants arriving in the capital, after Italy's interior...
Police give Rome visitors time to get used to new rules.
Rome police say they are issuing warnings to tourists who unwittingly find themselves flouting a new order prohibiting eating, drinking, sitting or swimming in...
Grillo backs Raggi plan to close capital's Roma camps.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has called on Italy's interior ministry for a moratorium on the arrival of new migrants in the capital, citing the "strong migratory pre...
Rome mayor bans eating and drinking at city's historic fountains.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has signed a new order banning eating and drinking at the city's historic fountains as part of a move to protect the city's...
Three out of four regional capitals go to run-off as centre-right and centre-left coalitions return to the fore.
Local elections in Italy on 11 June saw a poor performance by the populist Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) and...
Rome mayor welcomes ruling against plan by Italian culture minister.
Italian culture minister Dario Franceschini is to appeal after the Lazio regional administrative tribunal (TAR) ruled against his January decree est...
Enjoy announces new Fiumicino airport service from 1 July.
The Enjoy scooter sharing system is to cease operating in Rome from July, just over one year after launching in the capital.
The company says it is bailing...
Smart car driver hospitalised after being hit by driverless ATAC bus.
Rome's public transport company ATAC has launched an internal investigation after one of its buses – minus its driver – crashed into a car in the c...
Rome's Chiostro del Bramante pays tribute to Basquiat whose whirlwind career had strong Italian connections.
On 10 May 2016 a canvas featuring a devilish self-portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat rising from an inferno of...
Polling to be held in 1,005 municipalities including four regional capitals.
On Sunday 11 June Italians go to the polls for the first round of voting to elect their local representatives in 1,005 towns and cities acro...
Top international athletes come to Rome.
The 37th edition of the Golden Gala, Italy’s annual track and field event, takes place at Rome’s Olympic Stadium on 8 June.
As usual the sporting event is a who’s-who from t...
Tens of thousands of rose petals flutter through Pantheon oculus on 4 June.
The spectacular tradition of rose petals fluttering down through the oculus of the Pantheon can be enjoyed on Sunday 4 June following 10.30 M...
Fiumicino displays ancient statues until December.
Ancient statues of Apollo, Aphrodite and the river god Tiber have gone on display in the international departures area of Rome's Fiumicino airport, thanks to a collab...
Raggi says Barbuta and Monachina campsites to close within two years.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has pledged to close the city's Roma camps, after having secured €3.8 million in European Union funds to dismantle the si...
American tour guide exposes terrorism risk at Colosseum.
A video published by Italian newspaper La Repubblica on 31 May reveals a major flaw in the security system in place at the Colosseum.
The flaw involves an in...
Festival Trastevere Rione del Cinema returns with original language films.
The popular open-air Festival Trastevere Rione del Cinema returns to Piazza S. Cosimato this summer, despite reported opposition from the city...
Beach-side castle can be visited Tues-Sun all year round.
The recently-restored Castello di S. Severa outside Rome is now open to the public all year round, from Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00-19.00.
Located on S. Severa...
Night-time half marathon is new entry on the capital's running circuit.
The inaugural Rome Half Marathon is scheduled to take place in the capital at 21.00 on Saturday 17 June.
The 21-km race is organised by Marato...
AS Roma captain Francesco Totti plays final match in Rome on 28 May.
Rome football legend Francesco Totti plays for the last time with AS Roma in a match against Genoa on 28 May in the capital's Stadio Olimpico.
Th...
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