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Commissioner Tronca decides for partial rather than total stop.
Rome's commissioner Francesco Paolo Tronca has now decided that there will be a partial rather than a total ban on traffic on 28-29 December. Cars with o...
Rome bans cars on 28-29 December in fight against pollution.
Rome is to follow Milan's decision to ban traffic in the city in an attempt to cut the high levels of pollution. The block on traffic applies on 28-29 Decem...
Reduced public transport services in Rome around Christmas Day.
Rome's public transport system will be operating a reduced service from Christmas Eve until St Stephen's Day.
On 24 December the capital's metro, bus...
Vatican area off limits to private traffic for four days over Christmas.
The Borgo district around the Vatican is off-limits to private traffic from 24-27 December, as part of increased security measures surrounding C...
Restaurant, coffee shops and vending machines for Rome's archaeological monuments.
Restaurants on the Palatine hill and at Palazzo Massimo, new cafès and vending machines at the Roman Forum and Baths of Diocletian, an...
Former Rome mayor Alemmano charged with corruption in Mafia Capitale case.
Former mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno has been indicted on accusations of corruption and illicit financing in connection with the Mafia Capit...
Traders in Rome claim loss of business over "useless" anti-smog traffic bans.
Rome's association for small and medium businesses has threatened to take legal action against the city's commissioner Francesco Paolo Tron...
St Francis staged the first Presepe Vivente in Greccio just north of Rome.
Philip Biss.
Go to picturesque Greccio, perched high in the Sabina hills overlooking Rieti this Christmastide and enter the spirit of the...
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A guide to enjoying New Year’s Eve in Rome.
As New Year’s Eve approaches, Wanted in Rome highlights a selection of events taking place on the Festa di S. Silvestro or Capodanno, a...
Farnesina opens its contemporary art to the public.
Italy’s foreign affairs ministry at Palazzo della Farnesina opens its doors from 17-22 December, between 09.00 and 16.00, putting its significant art collection on f...
Rome’s social housing was built for the poor but is ending up in the pockets of the rich.
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Capodanno concert with backdrop of Colosseum.Rome will ring in the New Year with a free concert whose line-up includes Elodie, Franco 126, Madame and Sangiovanni, the city announced on Friday.The Rome Restarts 2023 conce...
Spring opening for Nuvola, Luneur and Aquarium in EUR suburb.
Rome’s controversial Nuvola conference centre project in the southern suburb of EUR is to be completed by late May, according to an article in daily Italia...
Ryder Cup to be held Rome for first time in 2022
Rome will host the Ryder Cup for the first time after Italy beat rival bids from Austria, Germany and Spain to host the major golfing event in 2022.
The biennial men...
Rome taxi drivers oppose Uber's Linea U
Uber's "Linea U" in Rome, an experimental nine-point itinerary for drivers operating cars and mini-buses under the Uber umbrella until 24 December, has raised the ire of Roman t...
Restoration of Galleria Carracci at Palazzo Farnese reveals hidden drawings, dates and signatures.
“And like a horse he hauls his trolley the whole day through, working till he’s almost tired unto death.” So the early...
A number of churches in Rome offer English language religious services over the Christmas season. For the Pope’s programme see the Vatican calendar of religious celebrations.
All Saints' Anglican Church
Via del Babu...
From handcrafts to vintage, Rome's Christmas markets help create a festive atmosphere each December. The future of the capital's best known market, the Befana at Piazza Navona, remains in limbo after a recent corruption...
The prime minister came to office in 2014 as a man of change, but what exactly has he achieved?
Laura Clarke.
When Matteo Renzi ousted his Partito Democratico (PD) colleague Enrico Letta in February 2014 to become...
Baobab migrant centre shut down by Rome authorities.
The well-known migrant Centro Baobab on Via Cupa, near Rome's Tiburtina station, has been forced to close. Despite numerous petitions and appeals over the past two...
Works completed on Rome metro system.
Rome’s A, B and B1 metro lines have returned to their normal timetables, following early closures over the last six weeks, just in time for the opening of the Holy Jubilee Year of...
The opening of the Holy Jubilee of Mercy went off smoothly but Rome remains on high terrorist alert.
Laura Clarke
When the sun went down on the opening of the Holy Year of Mercy on 8 December organisers and securit...
Jubilee launch attended by far fewer pilgrims than expected.
The façade and dome of St Peter's were illuminated with enormous images of humankind's relationship with nature on the evening of 8 December, marking the en...
Rome requires more mortuary space to cope with emergencies.
A news piece in the Rome edition of the daily newspaper Corriere della Sera has highlighted unusual difficulties at the city's morgue. According to the news...
Rome under tight security for opening of Holy Jubilee.
Rome is under tight security as Pope Francis opens Holy Jubilee Year of Mercy on Tuesday 8 December, the Catholic feast day of the Immaculate Conception. The holy...
Christmas is a busy social season for Rome’s international community.
Each year Rome’s international community holds annual parties and events during the lead-up to Christmas, before departing to their home countries....
University students on the decline in Italy.
Enrolments in Italian universities have dropped by 70,000 in five years said Italy's minister of education, Stefania Giannini, at the opening of the academic year at Rome's...
Ban on traders around St Peter's for Holy Jubilee Year of Mercy.
Rome commissioner Francesco Paolo Tronca has signed a decree banning souvenir stalls and mobile sandwich-bars from the area around St Peter's Square for...
New route makes visits to Roman Forum easier.
The Roman Forum has opened a new pathway for wheelchair-users, families with pushchairs and people with difficulty walking.
The new "barrier-free" walkway begins at the...
Public transport strike by ATAC confirmed for 4 December.
A strike by the capital’s public transport company ATAC is confirmed on Friday 4 December between 08.30 and 12.30, affecting buses, trams, metro and light rai...
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