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Laurel leaves around a column to the left of Rome's Trevi Fountain have been damaged, maybe because of the bad weather during the winter. The biggest fragment to fall off was up to eight cms, according to Italian news ag...
The Grand Slam of Beach Volleyball takes place in Rome from 12-17 June when 171 champion pairings from 34 countries descend on the capital's sand-filled Foro Italico.
Players compete over a 30,000-sqm area filled wit...
Commuters face long delays on the capital's Metro B line throughout Monday 11 June, according to Rome
Until 14 June, cinema buffs in Rome can enjoy a selection of some of the best films screened recently at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France.
All of the movies being shown as part of the 17th edition of Le...
Italy's association of historic houses ADSI (Associazione Dimore Storiche Italiane) provides a unique opportunity to visit some of the country's most important historic homes over the weekend of 9 and 10 June.
The Gio...
Although Rome has an abundance of English theatre, there is an anomaly between the capital’s massive English-speaking community and the comparatively small number of people who could be described as theatre-goers....
The legendary American tradition of swing dancing, which began on the streets of Harlem in the 1930s, is revived in various schools and events around Rome. Formal lessons and informal live music nights that fuse jazz mel...
The Swiss Institute of Rome presents the Draftsmen
The S. Susanna English language lending library in Rome is holding one of its ever-popular book sales from Friday 8 until Sunday 10 June.
The sale begins on Friday from 13.00-16.00 and is open on Saturday and Sunday...
The decision by Rome's prefect Giuseppe Pecoraro to reinstate the bus stop on Via del Plebiscito has been welcomed by local residents who have campaigned for its return for the last two and a half years.
Situated outs...
The city of Rome has opened a bank account to collect donations for victims of the recent earthquake in the Emilia Romagna region of northern Italy.
The earthquake, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, struck on 29 Ma...
On 28 May the mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno presented the new design for the restyling of the area around the Ara Pacis museum complex, scheduled to begin in October.
Central to the scheme is the construction of a wi...
Villa Strohl-Fern, an important centre for many French and Italian artists in the 19th century and early 20th century, opened on 13 May for guided tours on alternate Sundays until 21 October.
This year, until 17 June, v...
The city of Rome has cancelled the tender for the controversial underpass and multi-storey car park along the Lungotevere in Augusta near the Ara Pacis museum complex.
The decision was taken on the grounds that none...
As Rome's bus company ATAC prepares to increase its ticket prices on 25 May, a protest group has called for a demonstration at 13.00 that day outside the ATAC headquarters on Via Prenestina 45.
Calling itself the Com...
An exciting exhibition of contemporary Islamic calligraphic art entitled
Ancient stones, columns, arches and churches: Rome is all of this and much more. The former Capital of the world has now entered the new millennium with a new contemporary look. Futuristic museums like the giant white MA...
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Piazza di Siena in Villa Borghese is hosting its annual horse show-jumping competition on 24-27 May.
Known as the Concorso Ippico Internazionale, the prestigious horse show combines equestrian events with high societ...
The American Academy in Rome awards its prestigious McKim Medal to Riccardo Muti, the celebrated Italian conductor of opera and classical music, at Villa Aurelia on 28 May.
Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,...
Rome has cancelled all events associated with the city's Museum Night on 19 May as a sign of respect for the victims of the bomb attack at a school in southern Italy on Saturday morning.
The explosion occurred in Brin...
The second edition of Islamic Culture Week takes place in Rome from 19-28 May and is designed to highlight Islamic culture as well as promote dialogue between people of different religious and cultural backgrounds living...
Rome's anti-alcohol measures have been suspended by Lazio's administrative court, the Tribunale Amminstrativo Regionale (TAR).
The court ruled to drop the long-standing edict of the Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno, whose...
Once my husband (holder of American and Italian passports) and I (American passport only) decided to stay in Rome beyond the one-year period stipulated by my spousal visa, the celebratory prosecco would soon be followed...
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