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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...
Eataly outlet takes place of McDonald’s in Piazza della Repubblica.
High-end Italian food mall chain Eataly will open its second food emporium in Rome, in Piazza della Repubblica, on 7 July.
The new 1,500-m store i...
Rome celebrates its Sts Peter and Paul.
Rome celebrates its patron saints, Peter and Paul, with a public holiday in the capital on Monday 29 June. All public offices will be shut, as will many shops, while supermarket...
Priceless work transported by armed guard from Turin.
Leonardo da Vinci’s only known self-portrait, dated 1515, is on display in Rome for the first time at the Capitoline Museums.
The celebrated work is on display...
An exhibition at the Capitoline Museums reflects on the turbulent decline of the Roman empire.
“C’è la crisi” is a present-day refrain often heard in Rome. Following on from the more positively-titled Age of Conquest...
Pressure on mayor after resignation of Rome transport councillor.
Rome's transport councillor and key city council member Guido Improta announced his resignation on 22 June but denied his decision to step down was ur...
Big City Life is the latest in a series of street art projects boosting morale in neglected Roman neighbourhoods.
Over the last couple of years Rome's international reputation as a major player in global street art ha...
By Simone Rensch
Originally published by www.viralthread.com
Have you ever dreamed about moving abroad? To a place more exotic and exciting, where you can live an adventurous lifestyle? You’ve probably met someone...
Strike on Friday 26 June comes amid ongoing disruption at Fiumicino airport.
Trade unions representing workers at Rome’s public transport provider ATAC have scheduled a 24-hour strike on Friday 26 June.
The strike...
Annual international event comes as refugee crisis escalates in Italy.
Rome’s Joel Nafuma Refugee Center (JNRC), a ministry of St Paul’s Within the Walls American Episcopal Church, celebrates World Refugee Day on Sund...
Under-fire Marino intends to serve another term.
The mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino says he intends to see out his current five-year term of office, which ends in 2018, and then stand for re-election until 2023.
Mari...
From Queen Christina to Anita Ekberg, Swedish women have left their mark on Rome and continue to do so today.
In January, one of Sweden’s best known actresses, Anita Ekberg, passed away after a long life spent mostly...
By-law affects evening sale and consumption of alcohol.
Rome has re-introduced a ban on the consumption of alcohol in public every night from 22.00, in an attempt to curb anti-social behaviour in the city's night-life d...
Passengers should check with airline for up-to-date arrangements.
Passengers flying through Rome's main international airport at Fiumicino (FCO) are being advised to check flight details with their airlines before g...
"June 11 2015
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In consequence of the gradual reduction of the number of incoming flights and of operations at Terminal 3-Departures decided by ENAC, Aeroporti di Roma has created a task force dedicated to...
Crisis leads to calls for government to use military air bases.
The fire-damaged Terminal 3 in Rome’s main international airport at Fiumicino will reduce operating capacity to 60 per cent from midnight on Friday 12 Ju...
Rome mayor refuses to resign.
Police arrested five people on 9 June as part of an ever-widening investigation into a mafia syndicate allegedly operating within Rome's city administration.
The five, most of whom are...
Street artists transform Rome's Pigneto district.
Milanese street artist 2501 has created a giant new mural on the side of an apartment block in the Pigneto district of Rome, on Via Fortebraccio.
The abstract mural...
Strike from 11.30-15.30
Trade unions representing workers at Rome's public transport provider ATAC have scheduled a strike on Wednesday 10 June, from 11.30-15.30.
The four-hour action will affect ATAC buses, trams,...
Stalled project linking EUR with Magliana could resume later this year.
New funding for the Ponte dei Congressi, the unfinished bridge linking Rome's EUR and Magliana districts, could mean that construction will resum...
Junior government minister under investigation over alleged Mafia links.
Italian premier Matteo Renzi has intervened following an investigation into a junior government minister as part of the burgeoning case involvin...
New livery and new flight destinations as part of Etihad revamp.
Alitalia has unveiled a toned-down new livery as part of a revamp following a €1.76 billion investment by major Middle Eastern shareholder Etihad Airway...
Ten injured, two trapped in accident.
More than ten people were injured after two trains collided in a tunnel on the Metro B line, near the EUR Palasport stop in the direction of Laurentina, at around 10.30 on 5 June....
Police investigating death of German in Rome.
The body of a 22-year-old German man was found on the banks of the river Tiber in Rome on 4 June, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
A passerby discove...
Second wave of arrests in so-called Mafia Capitale investigation.
Italian police have made 44 arrests in Lazio, Abruzzo and Sicily, in the second part of the ongoing case involving an alleged mafia syndicate operating...
Mayor will be joined at 13 June parade by city administration.
This year Rome's Gay Pride (7-12 June) promises to be the city's biggest celebration yet of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community.
U...
The premiere of the composition of Ennio Morricone's first Mass will be performed at the church of the Gesù on 10 June. It has been commissioned by the Society of Jesus (better known as the Jesuits) for the bicentenary o...
Linea Mare runs throughout summer.
Rome’s bus service to beaches along the coast from Ostia south to Torvaianica resumed on 1 June and runs throughout the summer.
The daily 62 service connects Via Domenico Baffigo...
President's official residence to open daily except Monday and Thursday.
Italian president Sergio Mattarella has announced that the presidential Quirinal palace will have much longer visiting hours from 23 June onward...
City museums free to Rome residents.
Rome's civic museums are open free of charge to Rome residents on the first Sunday of every month, with the next edition of Domenica al Museo taking place on 7 June.
Italy's cu...
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