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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...
Elephant runs away from Rome circus
An elephant caused panic in a northern Rome suburb after breaking out of the Amedeo Orfei circus on the afternoon of Friday 6 December.
The Indian elephant named Mia decided to g...
Rome residents can pay tribute to Mandela at South African embassy
The South African embassy in Rome has opened a book of condolences following the death of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president....
Traffic restrictions for pope's visit to Spanish Steps
On the feast of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday 8 December, the pope pays homage to the Virgin Mary by making a pilgrimage to Piazza Mignanelli near the Spani...
From January bus, tram and metro tickets can be bought by sms
Rome commuters will be able to purchase bus, tram and metro tickets via their mobile phones from the start of 2014. The initiative was announced by the m...
Deteriorating ancient tunnels leading to collapses overground
Rome has commissioned a team of geologists to map the capital's extensive network of underground tunnels and tufa quarries whose deteriorating state...
A Roman Christmas involves food, family and traditional festivities
The festive season in Rome begins with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December when Pope Francis lays a floral wreath at the statue of t...
Popular Italian singer raising funds for Rome childrens' hospital Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is performing a charity concert to raise funds for the cardiac intensive care unit at Rome's Bambino Gesù paediatric...
First Vatican exhibition dedicated to living architect
The work of celebrated Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter Santiago Calatrava is the subject of a major exhibition at the Vatican's Bracc...
Free HIV screening at two Roman hospitals
On the occasion of World AIDS Day on 1 December, the Italian ministry of health has launched an AIDS awareness campaign Uniti contro l’Aids (United against AIDS). In Ro...
The capital's international community is holding a number of events in the run-up to Christmas29-30 Nov. The Swedish Church in Rome is hosting its annual Christmas Bazaar over the last weekend of November. Traditional fo...
Silvio Berlusconi has made another exit from the stage but most politicians are betting, or worrying, that he will soon return.
He has certainly promised that he will be back, even as he was being stripped of his ran...
Double strike in Rome on 3 December Commuters in Rome face a double public transport strike on Tuesday 3 December, involving the city's transport company ATAC and surburban bus company Roma Tpl.
The 24-hour ATAC stri...
First a demonstration in front of his Rome residence just off Piazza Venezia, then the vote in the senate on whether or not to remove Senator Silvio Berlusconi from public office.
And in one of his last moves before t...
New offices will be in a separate building on property America's embassy to the Holy See is moving from its current address at Via delle Terme Deciane, near the Circus Maximus, to the grounds of the larger American emba...
Ryanair has announced that it is launching a new base at Rome’s Fiumicino airport to serve destinations in southern Italy starting 18 December. The airports are Catania, Lamezia Terme and Palermo.
At the same ti...
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is launching a campaign, in conjunction with Prisoners Abroad, to highlight the consequences of drug use, abuse and smuggling by British nationals around the world. Hundr...
Rome supports International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
The façade of Rome's City Hall will be illuminated with red lights and an image of a hand with the slogan "Stop violence against wo...
Relics thought to be St Peter's shown in public for first time
Bones reputed to belong to St Peter were displayed in public for the first time on 24 November, during a Mass in St Peter's Square to mark the end of the...
Rome's mayor proposes new tramline
A new tramline between Termini station and Trastevere is one of a number of transport initiatives being proposed by Rome's mayor Ignazio Marino, subject to funding from CIPE, Italy's...
Ara Pacis damaged after heavy rainfall The Ara Pacis altar, dating to 9 BC, has been flooded after the museum's modern glass-pannelled roof failed to withstand the torrential rain on the night of Tuesday 19 November....
Virtual tour of restored catacombs available on Google Maps
The Vatican reopened the newly-restored catacombs of Priscilla to the public on 19 November following a five-year restoration project.
Located along the V...
From 2 December the consular section of the British embassy in Rome will change its opening hours to 09.00-12.00 and 14.00-15.00 Monday to Friday.
For more details on the British Consulate in Rome see website.
Mayor orders removal of sampietrini from busy roads in centre of Rome
The mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino has announced plans to remove the cobblestones, known locally as sampietrini, from the faster roads in the city ce...
Gift appeal for refugees in Rome
The Joel Nafuma Refugee Center (JNRC) at the American Episcopal Church of Rome, St Paul’s within the Walls, is appealing for Christmas gifts for the refugees in its care.
The...
A 50-sqm lake has been discovered under Trastevere train station in the Monteverde district of Rome, according to the blog of the local branch of political party Sinistra, Ecologia, Libertà (SEL). The discov...
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