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British music fans heading to festivals and concerts across Italy this summer have been warned by the British Consul to keep their possessions safe from thieves.
To get the point across, the British embassy in Rome ha...
On the night of Sunday 23 June a pink full moon is expected to appear in the sky.
The event occurs once a year when the moon reaches its nearest point to Earth, making it appear much larger than usual as well as being...
The 12th Roma Seven International Rugby Sevens tournament will be held at Stadio URC on Via Flaminia 867 on Friday 14 June and Saturday 15 June.
The international tournament involves 16 of the world's best Rugby Seven...
Commuters in Rome face yet another public transport strike on Friday 14 June.
The 24-hour strike has been called by trade union USB and affects local and regional transport in and around the capital.
The action i...
In his victory photos Ignazio Marino certainly looks happy but also somewhat surprised to find himself the new mayor of Rome. In his victory speech – in true centre-left style – he proudly announced that he h...
A 21-year-old American university student died in Rome in the early hours of Tuesday 11 June after apparently slipping on the wall along the Lungotevere dei Tebaldi and falling over 15 metres to his death on the stone em...
In a further break from tradition, Pope Francis will forgo the traditional retreat to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, located about 25km south-east of the capital. The announcement was made by the Vatican...
The programme has been announced for the 12th edition of the annual Rome Literature Festival, after initial uncertainty over whether the organisers would receive the necessary funding from the city.
As in previous yea...
According to the first exit polls, Ignazio Marino, the candidate of the centre-left parties, will be the next mayor of Rome. At the moment the polls show Marino with 60 per cent of the votes while his opponent, the outgo...
A flight operated by the “Wizz” airline company, arriving from Bucharest with about 160 passengers on board, made an emergency landing this morning at Fiumicino Airport in Rome due to a problem...
A family of three tourists from eastern Europe were charged €72 for three portions of tiramisù and three cups of cappuccino at a bar on Via Cavour, according to Rome daily newspaper Il Messaggero.
When t...
The 33rd edition of the Golden Gala, Italy's annual track and field event, begins in Rome's Olympic Stadium on 6 June.
As usual the sporting event is a who's who from the world of international athletics and thi...
The newly-installed Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will visit Pope Francis on 14 June, the Vatican has confirmed.
It will mark the first meeting between Pope Francis and the new head of the Church of England an...
Anna Hamilton tells Wanted in Rome of her experience as a guest at the Giorgio Armani “One Night Only” party on the night of 5 June.
The crisp monochrome of Palazzo della Civiltà at EUR, guarded by...
The new terminus of the extended number 8 tram was launched officially on the morning of 6 June at its new location in Piazza S. Marco, just off Piazza Venezia.
The tram now bypasses its old terminus in Largo Argentin...
This is the second in a series containing legal advice about problems readers may encounter during their stay in Italy
On 26 March 2013 the Italian lawyer representing the family of the murdered British student Meredi...
Rome's 060606 helpline is set to close on 22 June according to former city culture councillor Silvio Di Francia who informed La Repubblica newspaper that the switchboard's contract with its management company Almaviva en...
The Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome’s Flaminio district celebrates a decade of cultural activity with a special day of free concerts and events on Sunday 9 June.
The party is being organised by the Accadem...
To celebrate the opening of his new boutique on Via Condotti, legendary Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani is throwing a "One Night Only Roma" party on Wednesday 5 June in the Palazzo della Civiltà in Rome's...
The first scholarship in memory of the murdered English student Meredith Kercher is to be officially announced in Perugia on Tuesday 4 June in a ceremony with the city’s mayor, Meredith’s sister Stephanie, an...
A nationwide 24-hour strike by local public transport providers has been scheduled for Monday 3 June.
The action involves the capital's bus, metro, trams and light-rail service Roma-Lido, Termini-Giardinetti and...
Whether you want to realise the dream of buying a home in the Italian countryside, make a property investment, or find an accommodation solution while living or working in Italy, buying a property need not be daunting if...
The 67th Festa della Repubblica celebrations to mark Italy’s national day take place in Rome on Sunday 2 June, in commemoration of the day in 1946 when Italians voted in favour of a republic and against the monarch...
The gardens of the Quirinale, the residence Italy's president, are open to the public free of charge from 15.00-19.00 to celebrate the Festa della Repubblica on 2 June. However archaeological sites around the Colosseum a...
The British embassy in Rome has asked Wanted in Rome to publish the following announcement about changes to the passport services for British nationals living overseas:
The British Government is making important chang...
Rome's Ponte della Musica bridge near the Auditorium is to be dedicated to the prolific Roman composer and pianist Armando Trovajoli who died aged 95 in February.
The ceremony takes place at 17.00 on Thursday 30 May a...
Security on the streets of Rome has become the prime focus for both contenders in the upcoming mayoral runoff on 9-10 June, following three separate murders in the greater Rome area within 12 hours of each other on 28 Ma...
11 June-3 July. Rome book enthusiasts breathed a sigh of relief at the long-waited announcement that the yearly Rome Literature Festival has received the necessary approval and funding. Therefore the 12th edition of the...
The city's mayoral elections will go to a run-off on 9-10 June between incumbent mayor and centre-right candidate Gianni Alemanno and his centre-left challenger Ignazio Marino, after neither obtained more than the 50 per...
Lazio beat arch rivals AS Roma 1-0 in the Coppa Italia final on Sunday 26 May, guaranteeing the club a place in the Europa League next year. Both sides missed numerous opportunities to score throughout the match, except...
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