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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...
Restored theatre reopens after 70 years
The theatre at Rome's Villa Torlonia has reopened following a six-year restoration process and a 70-year closure.
The renovated theatre is part of the city's Villa Torlonia m...
Discounts for those who visit both Eataly and city-run museums
A new agreement signed by Eataly and Zètema, the association that promotes Rome's city museums, aims to foster links between Italian food and the c...
Rainbow lights on Rome's Via del Corso spark row The gay-friendly rainbow theme for the Christmas lights on Rome's Via del Corso has sparked a political debate since the street was illuminated on 6 December.
The mult...
More anti-smog measures in Rome
Rome has banned all cars, motorcycles and mopeds with odd-numbered licence plates from circulating within the city's green belt (the area inside the GRA ring road) on Tuesday 10 Decemb...
Rome bans traffic on 8 December to reduce smog There is a complete ban on private vehicles circulating within Rome's fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 8 December from 07.30-12.30 and from 16.30-20.30. The ban a...
Francis becomes sixth pontiff in wax museum collection
Pope Francis is set to become immortalised in Rome's wax museum when a statue in his likeness goes on display on 8 December.
It took three craftsmen two months...
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