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Austrian is latest tourist to vandalise ancient monument.
A 40-year-old Austrian woman has been arrested for using a Swiss army knife to carve the letters “M.D.S.” into a pillar belonging to the ancient amphitheatre....
Marino presents plan before returning to US to join Pope Francis.
Rome's mayor Iganzio Marino has launched a three-year plan to prevent corruption and another three-year plan to foster an environment of transparency a...
New app allows users to share scooter rides.
Scooterino, a community-based platform allowing users to share scooters rides, has been launched in Rome. Through the mobile app you can connect with fellow users driving t...
Tourist sites to be classified as essential public services.
Employees at the Colosseum will no longer be able to close one of the world's most famous tourist sites without warning if Italy's prime minister, Matteo Re...
Proposal to put ATAC managers to work as ticket inspectors.
If the Partito Democratico (PD) majority of Rome's city assembly has its way the 1,200 managers and administrative staff of the capital's public transport co...
Italian events based around Expo Milan food theme.
A nationwide programme of events takes place in Italy to mark European Heritage Days which is marked across Europe on the weekend of 19-20 September.
This year the...
Restoration at French embassy reveals hidden drawings, dates and signatures.
The Carracci Gallery at Rome’s Palazzo Farnese, home of the French embassy to Italy, reopens its doors to visitors from 21 September followi...
ATAC celebrates birthday of AS Roma footballer.
Rome's public transport provider ATAC is celebrating the 39th birthday of Francesco Totti, the captain of AS Roma football team, with a series of limited edition bus and...
Focus on sustainable transport in the capital.
"Choose. Change. Combine" is the slogan of this year's European Mobility Week which is being marked with numerous initiatives around Rome from 16-22 September.
Promoti...
Rome transport councillor blames ATAC.
Four young Roman students were trapped inside the Metro A line in the early hours of 13 September, according to a report in the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
The stud...
One million children in Italy live in educational poverty.
According to a report by Save the Children one in ten children in Lazio lives in economic and cultural poverty. The research contained in the report Illuminia...
Regional court backs new taxes for commercial use of public land.
The Lazio regional administrative tribunal (TAR) has upheld the decision by Rome mayor Ignazio Marino to increase the rates for use of public land by...
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At 139 metres, Monte Mario is Rome's highest point on land. For the latest research...
Motorino etiquette.
By Caitlin Frost.
If you've been warned by your mother never to get on the back of any man's motorbike, your first time breaking this rule you are thinking about safety. Which means absolutely no sh...
Capital underlines its "incomparable beauty”.
Rome formally submitted its bid for the 2024 Olympics after its candidate application papers were signed by the city's mayor Ignazio Marino, bid leader Luca Cordero di Mon...
Casa dell'Acqua kiosks offer free still and sparkling water and phone charging facilities.
Rome has unveiled a kiosk that dispenses free water, both still and sparkling, on Via dei Fori Imperiali outside the Colosseum...
Sixth century BC house may be proof of larger ancient capital than originally thought.
The discovery of a sixth century BC residence on Rome's Quirinal hill could prove that the ancient city was much larger than origi...
Rome mayor furious over appearance of mafia family on state television.
Rome's mayor Iganzio Marino has described the appearance on state television of two members of the notorious Casamonica family together with thei...
Children and adults to build a Colosseum mosaic at Pincio.
Children of all ages in Rome can participate in building a giant Lego Colosseum during the weekend of 12-13 September, from 10.00-19.00.
The Lego-themed e...
Vatican to provide accommodation for two refugee families.
The Vatican will take two refugee families currently sheltering on the Italian island of Lampedusa at the express wishes of Pope Francis who has said that he...
Rome considers €150 fine as part of measures to clean up streets.
People caught dropping cigarette butts in public places in Rome could face new fines of around €150 according to a report in Italian newspaper Il Messa...
Metro line returns to normal hours after five months of early closure.
Rome’s Metro A line has returned to its normal opening hours following five months of early closures to facilitate maintenance works on the line....
How an Afghan refugee found kindness at Rome's Joel Nafuma Refugee Center.
My name is Rakin and I am a refugee. It is difficult for me to share my story, but I feel it’s important because I want others to understand t...
Wanted in Rome recently asked our readers to list their top five favourite things about living in Italy. Here are their replies.
Juan Carlos Gomez
1. You can walk for 10 minutes and see so much history within that ti...
Vatican launching train tour from Vatican City to Castel Gandolfo gardens.
The Vatican Museums is launching a new tour by train from the Vatican train station directly to the papal gardens at Castel Gandolfo, 25 km...
Capital stands up to organised crime following lavish Mafia funeral.
Politicians, trade unions and civil society associations are staging an anti-mafia protest at Piazza Don Bosco in Rome's Cinecittà district at 18.00...
Pontiff also recognises confessions made to irregular Society of St Pius X.
Pope Francis has given all priests discretion during the Catholic Church's Holy Year of Mercy to forgive women who have had abortions and are...
Europe's largest drive-in cinema reopens at Casal Palocco.
The long-abandoned drive-in cinema at Casal Palocco, a southwest Rome suburb, is reopening thanks to the efforts of the committee behind the Cinema America Oc...
How to get pilgrims to and from St Peter's.
Cleaning up the city is one project for the Holy Jubilee Year that opens on 8 December. A much more difficult one is how to cope with the traffic. This is the main headache...
Most restaurant customers are unaware of the human cost of their meals.
By Mike Dilien.
Rome. An evening breeze gently caresses your face after a suffocating day among the monuments. The street cobbles have dissipa...
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