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Ax-3 Mission set for lift-off on Thursday.
Rome astronaut Walter Villadei will serve as pilot on the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3), a private spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) set to launch on Thursday.
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Rome is well known for its graffiti, with some neighbourhoods such as Trastevere affected more than others.
A non-profit association is currently at work painting over the graffiti-covered walls on streets around the Tr...
Italy bakes 2.7 billion pizzas a year.
Pizza is the culinary symbol of Italy for 89 per cent of Italians, according to a poll commissioned by Italian agricultural lobby Coldiretti ahead of World Pizza Day on Wednesday....
Tradition is marked in Vatican and across Italy.
Italian farmers celebrate the feast day of St Anthony Abbot or Antonio Abate, the patron saint and protector of animals, on Wednesday 17 January 2024.
The event is mar...
Everything you need to know about renting a property in Italy.
For many expats, looking for the perfect housing solution may be frustrating and disappointing unless they understand the laws and regulations. Here are som...
Rome awards Cortellesi the Lupa Capitolina.
Rome actress Paola Cortellesi on Tuesday received the Lupa Capitolina, the city's top honour, following the smash-hit success of her directorial debut C’è ancora domani.
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De Rossi takes over from Mourinho at AS Roma.
AS Roma legend Daniele De Rossi was appointed head coach of the Rome club on Tuesday, hours after José Mourinho was sacked from the position after a poor start to the season...
All you need to know about the Italian health care system and how it works.
In 1978, when the Italian National Health Service (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale) was formed, the Italian health care system was ranked one the...
Tourists travel to the Tuscan island of Giglio for its tranquility and natural beauty.
Legend has it that when the Tyrrhenian Venus emerged from the depths of the sea, seven gemstones fell from her tiara and turned into...
Mourinho had been with AS Roma since May 2021.
AS Roma have sacked José Mourinho as manager with immediate effect, the Rome club announced on Tuesday, following a recent poor run by the Serie A side.
"AS Roma can con...
Venice day-trippers to pay €5 entry fee on 29 dates in 2024.
Venice will launch an online payment platform on Tuesday for its new €5 entry fee system for day-trippers as part of measures to ease pressure on the fragile...
Move follows 20-year crusade by Harry Shindler.
Britons living abroad for more than 15 years will regain their right to vote in UK elections from Tuesday 16 January as the so-called 15-year-rule comes to an end.
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Coins rain down on top of Roman ruins.
A new trend in Rome sees tourists throwing coins into the Roman Forum - imitating the Trevi Fountain ritual - in the hopes of a return to the Eternal City.
A growing number of v...
Crowe to perform on third night of Sanremo 2024.
Hollywood actor Russell Crowe is to appear as a guest of the 2024 edition of Italy's most famous song contest, the Sanremo Music Festival, organisers said on Monday.
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Costa Concordia ran aground off west coast of Italy on 13 January 2012.
Italy marks 12 years since the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio, resulting in 32 deaths, in one of the worst...
The Spanish steps in Rome attract tourists from all over the world having been the backdrop to notorious films, important events and fashion shows. Its Italian name is “Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti” and composed of...
The geography of Italy and the variety of culture throughout The country is shaped like a boot, with the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west.
Regions of Ita...
Pompeii director thanks visitor for returning stones and wishes her well.
A tourist who removed pumice stones from Pompeii has returned them by mail to the Italian archaeological site after blaming her illicit souvenirs...
Every day thousands of tourists in Rome toss coins into the Trevi Fountain.
One of the most popular traditions for tourists visiting Rome involves throwing a coin into the waters of the Trevi Fountain in the hopes of re...
Parco Archeologico del Celio and Forma Urbis Museum open to public from 12 January.
Rome has opened a new museum and archaeological park in a forgotten corner of one of the capital's famed seven hills - the Caelian - ag...
Urban regeneration project gets underway in 'Bronx'.
Naples is set to demolish a landmark mural of the late Argentine football legend and Napoli hero Diego Maradona as part of an urban regeneration project in the southe...
Rome hosts Lazio-Roma match at Stadio Olimpico
Italy's senate closed earlier than scheduled on Wednesday, the same day of a highly-anticipated derby match between SS Lazio and AS Roma in Rome's Olympic Stadium, Italian...
Venice is home to one of the world's best-loved carnivals.
Venice, the Italian queen of carnival cities, will host 18 days of Carnevale this year, with events taking place along the city's canals and across its bridges...
Sgarbi denies any wrongdoing and says he will not resign.
Italian junior culture minister Vittorio Sgarbi is under investigation for his alleged role in a case involving a stolen painting that was allegedly altered to d...
Rome installs new stolpersteine memorials.
Rome has installed new brass cobblestone memorials to Holocaust victims at 21 locations across the capital, ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January.
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Pontiff was guest of Che Tempo Che Fa in 2022.
Pope Francis is to return as a guest of the popular Italian television chat show Che Tempo Che Fa on Sunday 14 January, two years after his last appearance on the programme...
Rome to become "open-air construction site" as city prepares for influx of pilgrims in 2025.
Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri has pledged that the slew of public construction projects underway in the Italian capital ahead o...
Where to watch Six Nations 2024 rugby matches in Rome.
Italy will play two home games in the 2024 edition of the Six Nations rugby union championship - against England on 3 February and Scotland on 9 March - with both m...
Rome’s fake street painters and bracelet scammers unmasked in viral videos.
Lithuanian magician Rokas Bernatonis has exposed a scam involving prints of Rome landmarks being sold as original watercolours to tourists visi...
Rome exhibition retraces a marvellous decade in the 17th century.
The first half of Urban VIII’s long papacy (1623-44) saw science and the arts proceed intertwined, the one complementing the other as perhaps never befor...
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