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A series of protests over the coming days will disrupt Rome’s public transport, with the main upset to commuters centred around the S. Giovanni district.
Two large-scale protests have been scheduled by Ita...
Rome has launched a line of merchandise aimed at promoting the capital to the tourist market, with the first items going on sale in the capital in mid-January. The Rome-branded objects will be split into two categories:...
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"Sei operata? Sei dotata? Quanto costa?" Four youngsters in a sports car are hassling all prostitutes in front of the abattoir. Valeria, an elegant mulatta, turns her head and scans the square for clien...
Civil protection authorities in Rome have declared a state of alert ahead of a storm predicted on Monday 15 October.
Some of the districts most at risk are identified as Prima Porta, Fiumicino, Tiburtina and Piana del...
Rome's Palazzo Farnese, home of the French embassy to Italy, has launched a tender for the restoration of its Carracci Gallery, a 17th-century baroque masterpiece.
The €1.2 million one-year restoration project, w...
Spanish archaeologists believe they have found the exact location where Julius Caesar was stabbed, on the Teatro Argentina side of Largo di Torre Argentina in Rome’s historic centre.
After six year’s of re...
The city of Rome has banned the circulation of all traffic within the fascia verde (green belt) from 08.30 to 17.30 on Sunday 14 October, to make way for the cycling event Gran Fondo Campagnolo Roma which involves some 5...
The newly-restyled Piazza Cavour in Rome's Prati district has become the scene of large-scale organised street fights over the last two weekends.
Up to 300 youths congregated in the square on the night of Saturday 6 O...
The Pantanello Natural Park – 70 km south-east of Rome – reopens to the public on Sunday 7 October.
The park is adjacent to the Gardens of Ninfa, located near Sermoneta at the foot of the Lepini mountains....
The mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno has moved to clarify the city's recent legislation restricting camping and consuming food and drink on Rome's streets. Describing the order as "anti-camping, not anti-panino", Alemanno s...
Rome's car sharing scheme has increased thanks in part to the city's recent European Mobility Week initiative from 16-22 September during which 41 new people signed up. A total of 119 people registered in September alone...
For the next six months, Rome city council is offering residents a cheap and easy way to get rid of that old car or moped taking up space in their garage.
A simple, local phone-call to the Roma Capitale contact centre...
The 13th edition of the Asiatica Filmmediale festival dedicated to cinema from the Near to the Far East returns to Rome from 5-13 October.
Based at La Pelanda in Testaccio, the festival is screening 60 films - t...
Gardening enthusiasts will enjoy the annual autumn horticultural sale at the beautiful Landriana estate in Ardea, 40 km south of Rome.
From 5-7 October the Giardini della Landriana, established by Marchesa Lavinia Tav...
Rome’s Ciampino airport has reopened on schedule after being closed since 24 September for repairs to its runway. The airport was open for business again at 23.30 on the night of Tuesday 2 October.
For the durat...
The mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno has banned camping out as well as stopping to consume food or drink on streets around the historic centre, as part of "urgent measures to guarantee the protection of valuable areas"....
The 3 October edition of Wanted in Rome is now on sale at newsstands in Rome. See Menu (left-hand column) for where to buy a copy.
Some of Rome's most magnificent houses will be open to the public during the month of October. The inaugural edition of "Ville di Roma a porte aperte" takes place from 1-31 October and is organised by the Palladio cultur...
The city of Rome has dismantled a large settlement occupied by about 400 members of the Roma community in Tor de' Cenci, between Via Cristoforo Colombo and Via Pontina in the southern outskirts of the capital. The demoli...
The British Embassy in Italy is supporting the Italian association Una Breccia nel Muro in its campaign Solidarietà Piccante, (literally “spicy solidarity”) running from 28 to 30 September with the aim...
From 27-30 September the Circus Maximus in Rome will be transformed into a giant farmer's market, with 200 food stands spread out over 20,000 sqm.
In addition to presenting organic local food from regions all over Ita...
Commuters in Rome will be affected by a 24-hour national public transport strike scheduled for Tuesday 2 October.
The action has been called by trade unions representing public transport workers seeking the renewal of...
Registrations are currently being accepted for the Hunger Run event in Rome on Sunday 21 October, which has as its theme "Let's Stop Hunger in its Tracks."
The United Nation’s three Rome-based agencies The Food...
The Australian ambassador to Italy David Ritchie encourages Rome residents to take part in the 20th annual Clean Up the World initiative, in particular the capital's main "Puliamo il Mondo" event on Sunday 30 September i...
A video of people availing of the underground services at Piramide without paying has been posted on the website of La Repubblica newspaper.
The video clearly shows people entering through the emergency exit, and when...
The Vatican Museums are free to visitors on Thursday 27 September, on the occasion of World Tourism Day. The usual opening hours of 09.00-18.00 apply, with last entry at 16.00.
Promoted by the World Tourism Orga...
6 October. Museums, galleries, monuments and archaeological sites in Rome and throughout Italy open free of charge on the night of Saturday 6 October from 20.00 until 02.00, with last admission at 01.00.
Rome’s...
Renata Polverini has handed in her resignation as governor of the Lazio region as the result of a money scandal involving the use of slush funds by a section of the governing party, the Popolo della Libertà (PdL)...
BBC Worldwide takes centre-stage on 1 October at the RomaFictionFest, the sixth edition of the international festival dedicated to television fiction, which runs from 30 September to 5 October at Rome's Auditorium...
Don’t forget that the city’s Ciampino airport is closed from 24 September until 4 October, with all flights scheduled for Ciampino during that period being transferred to Leonardo da Vinci Airport at Fiumicin...
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