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There is free entry to Rome's civic museums on the occasion of "Natale di Roma", or Rome's birthday, on Sunday 21 April.
There are a number of exceptions however: the normal ticket fee applies at the Planetarium...
Security has been increased at various "sensitive" locations in Rome in the wake of the Boston marathon explosions which killed three people and injured more than 100 on 15 April.
The American embassy, consulate and r...
The capital celebrates its 2,766th birthday on Sunday 21 April, based on the legendary foundation of Rome by Romulus in 753 BC, with a variety of events taking place across the capital.
On the morning of 21 April the...
The municipal rose garden located on the eastern side of the Aventine hill reopens on 21 April, on the occasion of Rome's birthday.
The Roseto Comunale is home to 1,200 different varieties of rose and is open daily fr...
In light of the municipal elections on 26 and 27 May, Rome's electoral office has announced that voters who need to renew full or lost voting cards can do so instantly at the anagrafe (registry office) of residency...
The Villa Celimontana park on the Coelian hill is to undergo a €1 million restoration programme, according to Rome daily newspaper Il Messaggero.
The works are due for completion at the beginning of October and t...
Commuters in Rome face yet another “venerdì nero” as trade unions representing public transport workers call a series of strikes on Friday 19 April.
The first strike will affect Rome's buses, trams,...
An impromptu strike by the Roma Tpl bus company began shortly after 08.00 on the morning of Wednesday 10 April and it is not clear when it will end, according to Rome's mobility agency.
Roma Tpl operates 83 bus servic...
Trenitalia has confirmed a nationwide train strike on Friday 12 April from 09.00-17.00.
The eight-hour strike takes place across Italy, with the exception of Tuscany, and applies to staff working on trains as we...
The Nuovo Cinema Palazzo in S. Lorenzo is celebrating "two years of liberation" and the "birth of a space where you can stay human” with a week-long programme of cultural events from 9-15 April.
The journey bega...
Rome's public transport company ATAC has launched a new WiFi service providing its passengers with a free internet connection for up to one hour a day.
More than 60 access points – identifiable by the Atac...
The much-anticipated derby between old rivals AS Roma and Lazio at Rome's Olympic Stadium on 8 April ended in a 1-1 draw but was marred by violence before the game.
There were clashes in Ponte Milvio between hooded "u...
The British embassy in Rome has announced that there will be a book available for those wishing to express their condolences for Margaret Thatcher who died from a stroke on 8 April at the Ritz Hotel in London.
The boo...
Marino elected PD mayoral candidate
Senator Ignazio Marino of the Partito Democratico (PD) became the centre-left candidate for mayor of Rome after winning the primaries on Sunday 7 April.
Marino took about 54 per...
Piazza del Popolo became the scene of the largest "Pagina bianca" in Europe on Sunday 7 April as families decorated a 3,000 sqm piece of paper spread out over the sunny square.
Kids of all ages were supplied wit...
Pope Francis formally took possession of the Basilica of St John Lateran, the official seat of the Bishop of Rome, on Sunday 7 April.
Large crowds attended the two-hour ceremony which completed the pope’s instal...
Old rivals AS Roma and Lazio meet in a much-anticipated derby at Rome's Olympic Stadium on Monday 8 April at 20.45.
AS Roma will be keen to end Lazio's three-match winning streak in the Rome derby, while both football...
Plans to hold an Italy-Argentina friendly in Rome have fallen through as the proposed 14 August date clashes with an already scheduled match between Argentina and Russia in Moscow.
The Italian Football Federation (FIG...
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The French Academy – once considered a rather aloof institution – is undergoing a transformation.
A well-known local legend, trotted out by tour guides, recounts that the eccentric Queen Cristina...
A police investigation is underway following the theft of some 19th-century jewellery from Rome's Villa Giulia Etruscan museum over the Easter weekend.
The thieves gained entry after forcing open one of the entrance d...
James Walston explains the Italy's latest efforts to form a new government.
We also print the text from his blog below.
The electronic tumbrils are beginning to roll. On Friday, the Five Star Movement’s (M5S)...
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While much of the international focus was on Pope Francis delivering his first Urbi et Orbi Easter Sunday address in Piazza S. Pietro, another significant religious event was taking place in the suburbs to the east of th...
A 24-hour public transport strike scheduled for Monday 8 April will affect 95 suburban bus routes operated by Roma Tpl, from 08.30-17.00 and from 20.00 until end of service.
The capital’s network of 27 night bus...
Via dei Fori Imperiali will be closed to traffic on 29 March from 19.00-23.30 to make way for crowds coming to see Pope Francis lead the traditional Good Friday "Via Crucis" ceremony at the Colosseum at 21.15.
The Met...
Don’t forget to set your watches and clocks forward one hour at 02.00 Central European Time (CET) on 31 March, Easter Sunday.
Central European Summer Time (CEST) will be with us until the last Sunday of October,...
During the Easter holidays, on Sunday 31 March and Monday 1 April, most of the national cultural venues in Rome will stay open.
However some, such as the National Gallery of Modern Art (GNAM), may be closed on Tuesday...
Pope Francis is changing numerous traditions but probably not many imagined him becoming the icon of a sticker album. The so-called “Album della Gioia” , a publishing project by Officina Comunicazione Srl, a...
Rome will turn off the lights of the Colosseum – as well as the lights on Via dei Fori Imperiali, the Roman Forum and Trajan's Market for the first time – on Wednesday 3 April in solidarity with the two Itali...
Linda Bordoni recorded this interview for the English Programme of Vatican Radio with Beatrice Carafa d’Andria, a volunteer in the juvenile prison where Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 young offenders on Holy T...
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