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30 new recruits being sworn in
There are 30 new papal Swiss Guards being sworn in at 10.30 on 6 May, after taking a solemn oath of allegiance to the pope at a ceremony in the S. Damaso courtyard of the Vatican's Apost...
American artist Finley involved in campaign
Graffiti has been removed from about 500 metres of walls around Piazza Annibaliano in the north-east Nomentana district by Retake Roma, the movement whose Italian and inter...
Three shootings before cup final in Rome
Italy's interior minister Angelino Alfano has threatened tougher measures for soccer hooligans in the wake of the violence that marred the weekend's Italian Cup Final at Rome's...
15th anniversary of Baubeach
Rome's beach designated exclusively for dogs and their owners reopens on 16 May and this year celebrates its 15th anniversary.
The 7,000-sqm stretch of sand known as Baubeach is located...
Open House returns to Rome with third edition
Many of Rome's museums, libraries, galleries and contemporary buildings to which there is normally limited public access are open free of charge over the weekend of 10-11...
Europe's largest conference centre slammed by Rome public contracts authority
Rome's controversial Nuvola conference centre project has come under fire from the authority for the supervision of public contracts (AVCP)...
Rome's summer bus service to beaches along the coast from Ostia south to Torvaianica resumed on 1 May and runs until 21 September.
The 070 Express operates on weekends only until 30 May, after which it becomes daily u...
Annual Primo Maggio concert in S. Giovanni
On 1 May every year Italy dedicates a public holiday to its workers. In Rome buses and trams will run from 08.30 to 13.00 and from 16.30 to 21.00, with regular night bus ser...
There is free entry to around 30 state museums and monuments in and around Rome on 1 May.
The participating museums include Galleria Borghese, Galleria Corsina and Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (GNAM) while for th...
Parade celebrates 20 years in Rome
The mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino will open this year's Gay Pride parade on 7 June.
The announcement came following a meeting with members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transse...
Renovation works complete
The Villa Borghese lake, popularly known as the laghetto, was reopened by Rome's mayor Ignazio Marino on 24 April following renovation works over the last eight months.
It has been out of...
Beach-side castle can be visited on limited basis
The Castello di S. Severa outside Rome reopens to the public until 4 May, following a closure of more than a decade. Guided tours of the castle will take place on an...
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Special Vatican website for canonisation
The Vatican has launched a website for the upcoming double canonisation of Popes John XXVIII and John Paul II on Sunday 27 April. It contains details about the two popes as w...
Annual event coincides with canonisation weekend
On 25 April Italy celebrates the 69th Festa della Liberazione which marks the country’s liberation from German occupation and fascist rule at the end of world war...
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied bombardment
The group of local enthusiasts that has cleaned and opened long stretches of the mysterious bunker in the entrails of Mount Soratte will take visitors on guided t...
Annual commemoration at Rome War Cemetery
Australians and New Zealanders in Rome will mark ANZAC Day 2013 with a memorial service on Friday 25 April at the Rome War Cemetery on Via Nicola Zabaglia, in the Piramide dis...
Focus on making cities greener
This year the focus of Earth Day on 22 April is "green cities" and the quest to make urban spaces more ecologically friendly.
There are numerous events taking place in Rome to mark th...
City museums open free of charge for Rome's birthday
Rome's municipal museums are open free of charge on Monday 21 April which, in addition to being Easter Monday, is the capital's birthday.
There is free admission...
Mayor says Rome is ready for event
Over 60 delegations from 54 countries are expected in Rome for the upcoming double canonisation of popes John XXIII and John Paul II at the Vatican on 27 April.
There will be 19 h...
Passport awareness campaign by British embassy and Rome
Rome has joined forces with the British embassy to Italy by launching an awareness campaign highlighting the importance of keeping your passport safe.
Launche...
New findings suggest Rome may be even older
The capital celebrates its 2,767th birthday on Monday 21 April, which this year falls on Easter Monday, or Pasquetta, a public holiday in Italy.
Known as Natale di Rome,...
Residents commemorate 70th anniversary of Nazi raid
Today is the 70th anniversary of the Nazi raid on Quadraro, a south-eastern suburb of Rome, during world war two.
The district was well known for its numerous pa...
77th edition of popular tradition
The Spanish Steps with the famous view of Trinità de' Monti are currently in full bloom with 750 azalea plants.
An annual tradition for the last 77 years, this splash of col...
Mike Rann takes over from David Ritchie
Former premier of South Australia Mike Rann is to become Australia's next ambassador to Italy, with non-resident accreditation to Albania, Libya and S. Marino.
Rann is curre...
Ministry against redevelopment of occupied Trastevere cinema
The campaign to save Cinema America Occupato from demolition has received a major boost after the Italian culture ministry recognised the historic and arti...
Annual event begins and ends at Baths of Caracalla
The 15th edition of Rome’s Komen Italia Race for the Cure takes place on the streets of the capital on Sunday 18 May to raise funds and awareness for breast ca...
Rome tourists defrauded of €100,000 per day
Police have broken up a criminal gang that specialised in cloning the credit cards of tourists in the centre of Rome.
The counterfeiting and "scamming" of tourists'...
Pope Francis leads faithful at Colosseum
The annual Good Friday Stations of the Cross ceremony takes place at 21.15 on 18 April at the Colosseum where thousands of faithful are expected to join Pope Francis in prayer....
Rome mayor plans total pedestrianisation within two years
Via dei Fori Imperiali is to be closed to traffic from 18 April until 4 May, for the city's Easter ceremonies and the double canonisation at the Vatican.
T...
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