Mayor loses another key councillor.
Rome's mayor Ignazio Marino has announced a reshuffle of the city's cabinet whose new line-up will be revealed on Tuesday 28 July.
The news comes as Marino's dwindling administr...
Passengers endure frequent delays and train breakdowns.
Commuters on Rome's Metro B have faced long delays, over-crowding and malfunctioning trains in recent days, with conditions reportedly worse than usual.
The l...
Marino told to govern or "go home".
Italian premier Matteo Renzi has said the mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino should concentrate on "concrete issues" such as "health and people's problems" – not "strange political games"...
Company criticises trade union for 24-hour strike.
Alitalia employees are holding a 24-hour strike on Friday 24 July over claims that the company has not provided adequate guarantees for the security of around 1,000 j...
Report estimates €8 billion boost to economy.
As many as 33 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome during the Jubilee year between 8 December and 20 November 2016, according to a report by Censis (Centro Studi In...
Latest incident of illicit bathing at Baroque monument.
Two Italian men were spotted bathing in Bernini's 17th-century Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi in Piazza Navona in the early hours of 23 July.
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Living along the Appia Antica can have its drawbacks but once inside The Compound, the rest of the world melts away.
People walk along the Appia Antica as tourists, soaking up step by step the layered history of the cob...
€200 lunch for US family at bar opposite Vatican Museums.
A family of US tourists visiting Rome were recently charged more than €200 for a "quick lunch before sightseeing" at Caffè Vaticano, a bar opposite the Vatican...
Waterpark closes indefinitely.
Rome's waterpark Aquapiper remains closed, despite having no notice of its closure on its website or Facebook page.
One of Italy’s largest and most popular waterparks, Aquapiper is lo...
Terminal fully open after two-month closure over fire.
Rome's Fiumicino airport has fully reopened its Terminal 3, used for international flights, which had been partially closed since a major fire on 7 May.
The te...
Rodents occupy scaffolding around fountain.
The Trevi Fountain, one of Rome's most photographed monuments, has been overrun by rats, according to a report in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
Local residents s...
Francis Yeoh, new donor to Teatro dell' Opera di Roma, organises concert for Unicef.
The Spanish tenor José Carreras will be singing at a fund-raising event, Caracalla for Unicef, at the Terme di Caracalla on Sunday 1...
Arrival of migrants triggers clash between far-right protestors and police.
There were violent scenes between demonstrators and police in north Rome after a bus carrying 19 refugees arrived at a migrant reception cent...
Horses not allowed to work during extreme heat.
As temperatures in Rome reach the high 30s centigrade, animal rights' activists are reminding tourists that the capital's horse-drawn carriages are forbidden from operat...
Bulgarian footballer carves initials on monument.
A Bulgarian footballer was arrested on 17 July for carving his initials onto a column on the ground floor of the Colosseum, just days after a Lebanese tourist was caug...
Series of damning articles in US and UK.
Several stories reporting the demise of Rome have appeared in leading US and UK newspapers and media outlets in recent days.
The stories outline the problems facing the capi...
Resignation linked to Mafia Capitale probe.
Rome's deputy mayor Luigi Nieri resigned late on Tuesday 14 July, becoming the second high-ranking official to quit the administration of embattled mayor Ignazio Marino in r...
Latest act of vandalism by tourists at Rome monument.
A Lebanese tourist was caught defacing a pillar at Rome's Colosseum on the afternoon of 11 July, according to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
The 22-...
A minute's silence marks the tragedy.
The funeral of the four-year-old child who fell to his death in a metro lift shaft in Rome on 9 July is to be held at Rome's Verano cemetery on Monday morning 13 July.
The f...
Renzi's Good School programme gets the go-ahead.
“More teachers, more merit and more autonomy”, is how Italy's prime minister, Matteo Renzi, greeted the reforms to the country's educational system, which were passed b...
Mayor declares day of mourning.
Rome's mayor, Ignazio Marino has declared a day of city mourning to mark the funeral of the four-year old boy who fell to his death in the lift shaft of the Furio Camillo station near S...
Bus strike on Friday 10 July will add to confusion.
In an attempt to tighten up discipline on Rome's public transport employees have been asked to clock in at the beginning and end of their shifts with new magnetic ba...
New AS Roma stadium project on view in Garbatella.
A scale model of the new state-of-the-art stadium planned for Italian Serie A football team AS Roma is on display until 4 December at the Casa della Città in the Gar...
Regional court supports Rome mayor as deadline looms
The regional administrative tribunal (TAR) of the Lazio region has backed the plan by Rome mayor Ignazio Marino to move street traders from areas of archaeological...
Health ministry issues red alert.
Italy's ministry of health has issued a codice rosso or “red alert” for the capital which in recent days has been hit by a heatwave with temperatures in the high 30s centigrade.
Th...
Increase of users after six new stations open.
The numbers of commuters using Rome's third underground line Metro C have more than doubled since the opening of six new stations on 29 June, according to the capital's d...
Shoppers should be wary of discounts more than 50 per cent.
Summer sales in Rome and throughout the Lazio region begin officially on Saturday 4 July with discounted prices on offer for the following six weeks.
Ital...
City administration votes in favour of Olympic plan.
Rome city council voted 38-6 in favour of the capital’s bid for the 2024 Olympics, during a special session at the Campidoglio on 25 June.
The vote makes Rome's...
Route extends from Centocelle to Lodi from 29 June.
The stretch of Rome's third underground railway line Metro C between Centocelle and Lodi will open on Monday 29 June, according to the municipal transport company Ro...
New plan to rid tourist sites of snack bars and street hawkers by 10 July.
Rome mayor Ignazio Marino has launched yet another plan to move street traders from areas of archaeological and historic importance in the cit...
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