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Wax statue ready in about a month The Wax Museum in Rome is preparing a statue of the late former South African president Nelson Mandela for its collection.
The statue, which is currently being modelled in wax by sc...
Strike involves ATAC but not Trenitalia Commuters in Rome face a 24-hour public transport strike on Friday 24 January. The strike follows the usual timetable: from 08.30 to 17.00 and from 20.00 to end of service. It a...
Claudio Abbado, Italy’s internationally celebrated conductor, has died in his hometown of Bologna on Monday 20 January at the age of 80.
Abbado conducted most of the world’s top orchestras. He was principa...
Major Valentino outlet to open soon in Piazza di Spagna Italian fashion house Valentino is preparing to open a new megastore in Rome, between Piazza di Spagna and Piazza Mignanelli in the capital's exclusive central sho...
Series of anti-smog measures in Rome until March Traffic in Rome has been banned within the fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 19 January from 07.30 to 12.30, and from 16.30 to 20.30.
The move is part of regional me...
Proceeds to go to Rome hostel for the homeless A Harley-Davidson presented to Pope Francis last June is up for auction in Paris on 6 February in a bid to raise funds for a Rome soup kitchen charity.
The 1,585cc Harle...
Commemorative events held in towns south of Rome On the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno during world war two, a series of commemorations will be held on 22 January in both neighbouring...
Numerous events involving Rome's English speaking churches
The annual international week of prayer for Christian unity takes place from 18-25 January.
This year the biblical text that has been chosen to provide the...
Annual tradition takes place in Rome and across Italy
On Friday 17 January Italy celebrates the feast day of St Anthony Abbot, the patron saint and protector of animals.
Each year, for the last seven consecutive ye...
A series of concerts every Sunday organised by S. Cecilia at the Tor Bella Monaca theatre. The Domenica in Musica series will cover solo concerts to symphony orchestras, classical music to jazz, opera to film music.
T...
Café in Vatican parish responds to pope's appeal for solidarity with poor
The owner of a café beside the Vatican has responded to Pope Francis's appeal for solidarity with the poor by hosting a free dinn...
Destination for ship's scrappage operation still to be decided The Costa Concordia shipwreck is to be towed away from the small Tuscan island of Giglio in June, according to officials in charge of its removal. The proc...
Entire Rome underground system has mobile coverage Commuters in Rome how have mobile coverage throughout the city's underground network, following the completion of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) on M...
Rome movie wins Best Foreign Film at Hollywood ceremony
Paolo Sorrentino's La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) has won the Best Foreign Film award at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles.
Set in Rom...
Two thirds of Rome residents in favour of project
The grand-scale mural project along the banks of the Tevere by internationally acclaimed South African artist William Kentridge has been stalled by a regional office o...
Street art in Rome reaches new creative heights
From ancient Pompeii to the façades of buildings today, graffiti has been making walls, and people, talk for centuries. The word “graffiti” is derived from the Italian v...
Average Rome household will spend €300 in salesRome's post-Christmas sales season is in full swing. This year the sales began in the Lazio region on 4 January and continue over the subsequent six weeks. Confcom...
Numbers of tourists in Rome and Vatican helped by "Pope Francis effect"
Tourism in the capital grew by over 5 per cent in 2013 compared with the previous year, according to the Bilateral Tourism Authority of Lazio....
Dumping Christmas trees illegally carries fine of up to €500
Rome's refuse collection service AMA has requested that people recycle their Christmas trees, rather than dispose of them illegally in street bins, at...
Religious feast forms backdrop to day of festivities and shopping in Rome
On 6 January, Italians celebrate the religious feast of the Epiphany or the more popular one of La Befana. It is a public holiday across Italy...
Extra buses and traffic-free Via dei Fori Imperiali Rome's Via dei Fori Imperiali will be closed to all traffic during the Christmas period from 25 December until 6 January. The measure affects taxis and nine bus lines...
A mix of traditional and unusual Christmas trees around Rome
In addition to the Christmas lights around the streets of central Rome, the capital is enlivened by a number of Christmas trees over the festive period....
Roman character became famous for stealing the Trevi Fountain coins
Roberto Cercelletta, better known to Romans as "D'Artagnan", the infamous thief of coins from the Trevi Fountain, died in Rome on 18 December. ...
Restoration of S. Maria Antiqua church nears completion A 12-year restoration programme at the fifth-century church of S. Maria Antiqua in the Roman Forum is almost complete.
Rome's superintendent for archaeology Ma...
Wanted in Rome has compiled a list of English language religious services in churches in Rome over Christmas. For the Pope’s programme see the Vatican calendar of religious celebrations. All Saints Anglican Ch...
Bar is latest Rome landmark to close
The popular Bartaruga bar in Piazza Mattei in Rome's Ghetto district has closed down, like many other commercial activities in the historic centre of Rome thanks to high rents and...
The popular Bartaruga bar in Piazza Mattei in Rome's Ghetto district has recently closed down.
Bartaruga was known for its baroque interior with velvet couches, chandeliers and opulent murals, as well as its piano pla...
There are numerous cribs on show in Rome during the Christmas season
The 38th edition of the annual international nativity crib exhibition 100 Presepi has opened in Piazza del Popolo's Sala del Bramante and runs daily...
Four-hour strike by ATAC on 16 December A four-hour strike by Rome public transport company ATAC is scheduled on Monday 16 December from 08.30-12.30.
The strike involves the city's bus, metro, tram and light-rail ser...
E-tickets to avoid queuing at Rome's central tourist attraction Tickets for the Colosseum can now be bought outside the monument via smartphones, allowing visitors to skip the often lengthy queues. The mobile ticketing...
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