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Capital approves maintenance works for Nervi sports arena.
Rome has approved a programme of maintenance works at the Palazzetto dello Sport indoor arena in the city’s Flaminio district.
The redevelopment of the spo...
Renzi to meet President Mattarella.
The attempt of Matteo Renzi's government to reform the Italian constitution was decisively defeated in a referendum on 4 December. On a larger than normal turnout for a referendum t...
Hawking in Rome's Gemelli hospital for checks.
British physicist Stephen Hawking was hospitalised in Rome as a precautionary measure after falling ill on the evening of 1 December, however his condition is not believe...
Raggi extends law banning Rome’s illegal “centurions” until July.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has banned costumed “centurions” and rickshaws from operating around historic tourist sites in the capital, with effect from...
Polling is from 07.00 to 23.00, 50.7 million people eligible to take part.
On Sunday 4 December Italians go to the polls to vote in a referendum on a government-backed constitutional reform to abolish Italy’s existing...
Rome’s nativity cribs during Christmas season.
Rome has numerous Christmas cribs on display at this time of the year, the best-known of which is 100 Presepi in Piazza del Popolo. The 41st edition of this annual intern...
Director meets Pope following premiere of Silence.
Oscar-winning film director Martin Scorsese premiered his new movie Silence in front of more than 300 Jesuit priests at the Vatican on the night of 29 November.
Sc...
Police launch enquiry into fire at auditorium building site.
The auditorium in Rome's Pineta Sacchetti district, which has been in construction on and off for the last 13 years, was destroyed by a fire on the morning...
AMA Roma reinstates collection of large domestic items.
The capital's refuse agency AMA Roma has reinstated its collection of bulky household waste, which had been suspended since 18 June due to a non-renewal of the c...
HIV self-testing kits go on sale for first time in Rome.
The Italian ministry of health has launched its annual AIDS awareness campaign in time for World AIDS Day on 1 December.
For the first time, HIV self-testing...
Rome charities R(home) for Refugees and Levantiamo serve Syrian dinner.
Rome-based charity R(home) for Refugees (RfR) is hosting a benefit night for refugees in Rome and Syria on Saturday 3 December, from 19.30, at St...
Rome protest follows council vote against Bolkestein free trade directive.
Rome's Campo de' Fiori was empty of market stalls on 29 November as the city's street traders united to appeal to the Italian government to po...
St Peter’s Christmas nativity scene comes from Malta.
The Vatican will illuminate the St Peter’s Square Christmas tree, and crib, at 16.30 on Friday 9 December.
This year’s tree is a 25-m tall spruce from the Trent...
Alcazar will return as cultural venue for cinema and concerts in Rome.
Rome's Alcazar Cinema in Trastevere is due to reopen as a cinema and concert venue in January, one year after its closure, according to a report i...
Demonstration against constitutional reform scheduled in central Rome on 27 Nov.
There will be high security in the centre of Rome on Sunday 27 November for the protest against Italy's upcoming referendum on constitut...
Non Una di Meno demonstration to be held in Rome on 26 November.
Numerous initiatives are being held in Rome to mark the UN-backed International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November.
The...
Lazio plan for kindergarten children comes as Tuscany battles meningitis outbreak.
Vaccinations against some infectious diseases should be obligatory for all children attending kindergarten in the Lazio Region, accord...
Public can visit Roman Forum area by day after 20-year closure.
The archaeological area between the Forum of Trajan and that of Caesar will be open to visitors, including wheelchair users, during day time from Friday...
Rome's Metro B to close for works on 27 November.
A 24-hour strike by Rome’s public transport company ATAC is scheduled from 08.30-17.00 and from 20.00 until end of service on Friday 25 November, affecting buses, tram...
Rome police confirm English-speaking girl is not Madeleine McCann.
An English-speaking homeless girl living rough in the Campo Marzio area of central Rome has been identified by police as 21-year-old Embla Jauhojärvi...
Pope Francis closes Holy Door on special Jubilee Year.
Pope Francis brought to a close the Catholic Church's Holy Jubilee Year of Mercy by shutting the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica during a Mass on Sunday 20 Novem...
Margaret Stenhouse has now published her second and more authoritative book on Lake Nemi and all its fascinating history, ancient and modern. She goes right back to its glacial formation and finishes in contemporary time...
Maya Ballumbrosio (aged 11) from St George's British International School Nomentana, writes about her Year 6 poetry and art projects with ARTandSEEK.
One of the most exciting activities that happened in Year 6 this ye...
Thanksgiving festivities in Rome on 24 November.
Thanksgiving is not a holiday widely celebrated in Rome, but there are some places where you can enjoy traditional food and festivities on Thursday 24 November.
Amer...
Restored site opens to public afer seven-year closure.
The archaeological site at the southern end of Rome's Circus Maximus will reopen to the public on 17 November following seven years of excavations, restoration an...
Strike to hit Rome’s public transport network.
A 24-hour strike affecting Rome’s public transport network ATAC has been confirmed for Tuesday 15 November. The shutdown is planned from 08.30 until 17.00 and from 20.00...
Tusk snapped off Bernini obelisk in Rome centre.
Rome's Elephant and Obelisk sculpture designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini was vandalised in the early hours of 14 November.
A tusk detached from the 17th-century elefan...
Roma Convention Center La Nuvola will open from 8-11 December.
The newly-inaugurated Roma Convention Center La Nuvola will be open to the public, free of charge, on 8, 9, 10 and 11 December, according to its managers...
Service at Commonwealth cemetery in Rome on 11 November.
The annual Commonwealth Remembrance Day service takes place on Friday 11 November at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery on Via Nicola Zabaglia 50 i...
Ticket inspectors return on trial basis as Rome prepares for 150 new ATAC buses.
Permanent ticket inspectors are to begin work on five ATAC bus lines in Rome, from 15 November, as part of an experiment to reduce fare...
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