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As New Year’s Eve approaches, Wanted in Rome highlights a selection of events taking place on the Festa di S. Silvestro, as it is known in Italy, as well as some traditions associated with new year.
The traditio...
Fans of Roberto Benigni should tune in to Rai 1 during prime time on 17 December to hear his reading of the Italian constitution. Best known to English-speaking audiences for his role in La Vita è Bella (Life is b...
James Walston examines the alternatives ahead for Mario Monti as Italy prepares for general elections. What follows was first posted on Walston's blog on 16 December.
Politics is about power and policy, the two motiva...
On 16 December some 300 cyclists dressed up as Santa Claus and cycled around Rome to raise funds for the city's Peter Pan association which provides support for families with children suffering from cancer. The Father C...
Rome and Milan both have a fair chance of being selected to host the final of the Euro 2020 football tournament according to the head of the Italian football federation (FIGC) Giancarlo Abete.
Abete made his comments...
James Walston answers some questions about the political situation on his blog.
This was a question that came in today, similar to many others: Do you think that Mario Monti might run as a political candidate? If yes...
Rome's bus company ATAC has got into the Christmas spirit by illuminating one of its electric buses with fairy lights. In recent days the bus has been seen driving around the city's historic centre and already has feat...
The Termini-Giardinetti and Rome-Viterbo urban light-rail lines are closed from 08.30 to 12.30 on Friday 14 December.
The strike has been called by public transport trade unions representing employees of Rome's bus co...
Drivers who join Rome's car sharing scheme for the first time will receive a €30 discount off the annual subscription if they subscribe between 15 December and 4 January 2013.
The announcement was made by the cap...
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 Anglica...
Fuel stations in Italy will be closed from 19.00 on Tuesday 11 December until 07.00 on Friday 14 December, despite last minute attempts by the government to avert the strike.
Negotiations failed between petrol station...
On Thursday, Berlusconi said that he was going to stand again and his party secretary Angelino Alfano said that they would withdraw PdL support from the government… but responsibly, after passing the budget which...
Free bus lines for shopping streets in the centre, extra buses running, the ZTL traffic-free zone with longer hours and incentives for drivers leaving their cars at Piazzale Partigiani or Gianicolo car-parks: Rome’...
On the feast of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday 8 December, Pope Benedict XVI pays homage to the Virgin Mary by making a pilgrimage to Piazza Mignanelli beside the Spanish Steps at 16.00. In an annual tradition dat...
The second edition of Rome’s Christmas lights programme, titled “Roma si mette in luce” begins in Piazza Venezia at 19.00 on Saturday 8 December and lasts until 10 January.
The lights on the capital&...
The 37th edition of the annual international nativity crib exhibition 100 Presepi has opened in Piazza del Popolo's Sala del Bramante and runs daily throughout the Christmas season – including Christmas Day –...
Luxury Italian fashion house Fendi renews its annual Christmas toy appeal for the children of Rome's Bambino Gesù hospital, between 6 and 23 December from 17.00 to 18.00 daily.
Each day during this hour, those...
The river port of ancient Rome will live again with the 8 December inauguration of a series of eateries, from snack-bar to restaurant, in the 900 sqm. Porto Fluviale near Ostiense tube station.
Rome’s latest cul...
6-9 Dec. The sixth edition of the annual IrishFilmFesta takes place at Rome's Casa del Cinema in Villa Borghese from 6-9 December.
Showcasing features films, documentaries and short films, the programme includes actin...
On 1 December the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, representing the British royal family, attended a commemoration ceremony at Rome’s Venerable English College, marking the 650th anniversary of the building’s...
6-9 Dec. The sixth edition of the annual IrishFilmFesta takes place at Rome's Casa del Cinema in Villa Borghese.
Showcasing features films, documentaries and short films, the programme includes acting masterclasses, c...
Rome's Fiumicino airport is affected by a 24-hour general strike involving Alitalia pilots and airport employees on Friday 30 November, leading to a number of flight cancellations, delays and long waits for luggage. The...
Rome will host a Grand Prix race in 2014 with electric-powered Formula 1 racing cars, as part of the new global “Formula E” championship being launched that year.
The four-km route outlined for the race is...
1 Dec. On occasion of the World Day against AIDS, the experts of TVA/IST (Telefono verde Aids e Infezioni sessualmente trasmesse), from 10.00 to 18.00, will be available to answer questions, clarify doubts and provid...
The historic mural depicting AS Roma captain Francesco Totti in Rome's central Monti district has been destroyed, leading to a storm of protest on social network sites.
The mural, located in a tiny alcove off Via dell...
A dispute has begun between Rome’s right-wing mayor Gianni Alemanno and Gennady Kernes, the mayor of Kharkiv in north-east Ukraine, following Alemanno’s call for the release of jailed former Ukranian prime mi...
Rome's municipal museums and cultural spaces open their doors for the fourth edition of "Musei in Musica" on Saturday 1 December from 20.00 until 02.00.
More than 80 concerts and musical events take place free of char...
A protective barrier will be installed around the Colosseum as a precaution measure to prevent passersby from dislodged fragments falling off the amphitheatre’s exterior walls.
The announcement was made on 27 No...
On Friday 30 November the Shamrock pub in Rome is holding a fund-raising party in aid of Movember, the global, month-long initiative aimed at raising awareness and funds for the cure and treatment of prostate cancer and...
Hard-core Lazio fans directed anti-semitic chants at Tottenham Hotspur supporters during the Europa League match between the two squads at Rome's Olympic Stadium on 22 November.
A section of the Lazio "ultra" fans cha...
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