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Government to write off covid-era vaccine fines.
The Italian government of right-wing premier Giorgia Meloni is to write off unpaid fines issued during the covid pandemic to people who refused to take the compulsory vac...
Palazzo Farnese regains its original splendour.
A major restoration project at Rome's Palazzo Farnese, the seat of the French embassy to Italy and the École française de Rome, has been completed after more than three ye...
Deadly explosion at gas refinery in Calenzano.
At least two people were killed and nine injured in an explosion at a gas refinery near Florence on Monday, the governor of Italy's central Tuscany region Eugenio Giani sai...
Eurostar ranked last in T&E report.
Italy's Trenitalia has been ranked as the best rail operator in Europe according to a new study published on Monday by the European NGO Transport & Environment (T&E).
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La Spezia mayor hails "extraordinary" discovery.
Two original pages from the "first edition" of Dante Alighieri's masterpiece The Divine Comedy, dating from the 14th century, have been found in the Italian city of La Sp...
Transport minister could intervene to limit Friday strike.
A 24-hour general strike scheduled in Italy on Friday 13 December will involve the public and private sector and is set to cause significant travel disruption....
Holiday marks the start of the Christmas season in Italy.
Italy marks the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a Catholic holy day, with a national public holiday on 8 December.
This year the holiday falls on a Sunday s...
Delays on high-speed line from January to March.
Italy's high-speed trains travelling between Rome and Florence will slow down from 7 January to 4 March due to maintenance works, the state railway company said on Friday...
Restoration of landmark church completed in time for Vatican's Jubilee Year.
Rome's Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo, a jewel of the Roman Renaissance and Baroque, has reopened following extensive restoration works th...
The Italian flag, or “Il Tricolore,” is one of the most recognisable flags in the world.With its trio of green, white, and red splashed across Italian restaurant signs all over the world and printed on T-shirts in touris...
Rome city museums stay open late for Musei in Musica 2024.
Musei in Musica returns to the Italian capital on Saturday 7 December, with Rome's city-run museums staying open until 02.00 to host more than 100 concerts and...
Retail giant hopes to launch drone delivery in Italy in 2025.
Amazon has successfully tested its first drone delivery in Italy, the online retail giant said on Thursday, amid plans to launch a drone-delivery service in...
Metro A will stay open until usual time at night after 6 December.
Rome's Metro A line will resume its normal operating hours at night from 6 December, after eight months of maintenance works forced the subway to close...
Rome takes action after Italy bans self check-in for short-let rentals.
Rome police officers have begun removing key boxes on streets around the capital after Italy's interior ministry issued a ban on self check-ins for...
Santa Lucia brightens Italy's Christmas calendar.
The 2024 festive season in Italy sees a return of a popular Swedish tradition - the celebration of Santa Lucia - thanks to the embassy of Sweden in Rome.
For more tha...
100 Presepi returns to Piazza San Pietro.
The 2024 edition of 100 Presepi, the Vatican's international Nativity crib exhibition, takes place under the colonnade of St Peter's Square from 8 December until 6 January 2025....
Royal couple set to stay in Rome during Italy visit.
King Charles and Queen Camilla are planning to visit Italy next year as part of a major royal tour, according to news reports in the British media.
No official det...
Rome installs Christmas tree in Piazza del Popolo.
Rome's Christmas tree, which returns to its new location of Piazza del Popolo for the second year in a row, is to be illuminated on Sunday 8 December at 18.30.
The C...
Bulgari underscores its special bond with Rome.
Luxury jeweller Bulgari has brought festive cheer to Rome's Spanish Steps with a futuristic Christmas tree whose design is inspired by the company's iconic snake symbol....
Christmas in Rome sees return of market stalls and carousel in Piazza Navona.
Rome's popular Christmas market returns to Piazza Navona this festive season from 8 December - a public holiday in Italy for the Feast of the...
San Casciano dei Bagni continues to yield treasures.
Archaeologists in Italy have made extraordinary new discoveries at an ancient hot water springs in Tuscany, illuminating the site's rich Etruscan and Roman history....
Murder of Giulia Cecchettin sparked outrage in Italy.
A court in Venice on Tuesday sentenced Filippo Turetta to life in prison for the murder of his former girlfriend Giulia Cecchettin just over a year ago, in a case th...
Rome mayor pays tribute to Iole Mancini who died aged 104.
Iole Mancini, the last surviving Italian partisan to experience the horrors of the Nazi prison on Via Tasso in Rome, died on Monday at the age of 104.
The ja...
With Donald Trump securing victory in the U.S. presidential election, Elon Musk’s controversial strategy of financially incentivizing voters in swing states has taken center stage, raising new questions about the role of...
Key boxes become symbol of mass tourism in Italy.
Tourists staying in short-let rentals in Italy will no longer be able to self check-in to their holiday accommodation, following a ban issued by the Italian interior min...
Rome's Casa Balla to be a permanent museum.
The Italian state is to purchase the former Rome residence of the Futurist painter Giacomo Balla, Italy's culture minister Alessandro Giuli confirmed on Monday.
Giuli made...
Rome boosts public transport services over the festive season.
Rome's Christmas mobility plan, in place from 7 December to 6 January 2025, offers incentives to use public transport in the capital over the festive season...
IT-Alert scheduled in Aprilia for 09.00.
Italy's new IT-alert system will be tested in the central Lazio region on Tuesday 3 December at 09.00 when the public will receive a "test" message on their mobile phones.
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Italy's museums open for free on first Sunday of each month.
State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will open their doors for free on Sunday 1 December as part of the monthly Domenica al Museo i...
Sicilia Express offers Sicilians living in northern Italy a low-cost way to get home for Christmas.
Italy will offer a special rail service this Christmas with the launch of the Sicilia Express, a sleeper train that lin...
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