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Annual commemoration at Rome War Cemetery.
New Zealanders and Australians in Rome will mark ANZAC Day 2017 with a memorial service on Tuesday 25 April at the Rome War Cemetery on Via Nicola Zabaglia, in the Testaccio...
Azaleas return to Spanish Steps for first time since 2015.
The Spanish Steps, which link Piazza di Spagna with the church of Trinità de’ Monti, are currently in full bloom with dozens of azalea plants.
An annual tr...
Bomb squads on duty as Rome prepares for Via Crucis at Colosseum.
The Colosseum will close to visitors at 13.00 on 14 April for security reasons ahead of the traditional Good Friday Via Crucis ceremony, led by Pope Fr...
1,400 Atac administrative staff to be recruited as ticket inspectors.
Rome plans to increase ticket controls on city buses by requiring around 1,400 administrative workers at ATAC, the capital's public transport compa...
Italian detained by police following daylight incident in Rome fountain.
A naked man paraded through the waters of Rome's Trevi Fountain during the afternoon on 12 April before being detained by police.
The man cla...
Ecuadorian tourist carves names into Rome monument.
A 55-year-old Ecuadorian tourist was caught carving the names of his wife and daughter into one of the columns of Rome's Colosseum on 10 April.
The man, who used...
Lent fundraising proceeds to be sent to Aleppo and Addis Ababa.
Each year during the six weeks of Lent, Churches Together, an ecumenical fellowship comprising 12 mainly English-speaking churches in Rome, raises money...
Free laundry facilities for Rome's homeless at Genti di Pace complex.
A laundry providing free services to Rome's homeless and poor people was opened on 10 April at the Genti di Pace complex operated by the Communità...
Art Stop Monti launches at Rome's Metro Cavour.
Rome is to decorate its metro stations with contemporary art works following the launch of a design competition open to artists under the age of 30.
Rome mayor Virgin...
English-language religious services in Rome during Easter Week.
VATICAN CEREMONIES
13 April. Holy Thursday. Chrism Mass, Vatican Basilica, 09.30.
14 April. Good Friday. Papal Mass, Vatican Basilica 17.00, Way of the...
Archaeologists announce "sensational discovery" on Rome's Coelian hill.
The unearthing of a Roman aqueduct has been announced by Rome archaeologists who describe it as a "sensational discovery of enormous importance,...
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...
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