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Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno will switch on a red illumination of the Colosseum at 21.00 on Friday 14 September in a signal of solidarity for the tragedy being played out in Syria. It is Rome’s way of adhering t...
Italian prime minister Mario Monti has condemned as a "brutal act" the 11 September attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in which the US ambassador, Christopher Stevens, three other US embassy staff and at leas...
On 11 September Piazza Venezia was the scene of a flash mob protesting against the influx of private coaches on Rome's streets.
The hour-long protest, organised by the Partito Democratico (PD), saw the protesters wavi...
The city of Rome presents "Riprendiamoci la notte" (Take back the night), a series of cultural events every weekend from 14 September to 26 October. Aimed at the city's youth, the events include music, dance, theatre, sp...
A demolition team has begun pulling down Testaccio's old open air food market in Piazza Testaccio, following its relocation to nearby modern premises. This could be the final chapter in the story of the Testaccio landmar...
The thousands of "love locks" that festooned the railings and lampposts of Ponte Milvio bridge in Rome were removed on 10 September, following an order by the city's mayor Gianni Alemanno last December.
The tradition...
New outpatient facilities opened at the Bambino Gesù, the Vatican children's hospital in Rome's S. Paolo district, on 10 September.
The 6,000-sqm extension to the hospital caters for a variety of paediatr...
10 - 17 Sept. Rome celebrates the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival with a parallel event titled 'From Venice to Rome'. Over the course of a week, film lovers in the capital are treated to previews of a cross sect...
The complex diversions which have semi-paralysed Via Casilina around the crossroads with Viale Alessandrino since 2007 will finally be removed on Saturday 8 September and traffic should return to normal. The removal...
Plans are in place to install a 15-metre buffer zone around the Colosseum for safety reasons, according to the city's archaeological superintendent Mariarosaria Barbera.
The cordoned-off "fascia di rispetto" around th...
From 7 September until 26 October, the Vatican Museums open their doors every Friday evening from 19.00-23.00, with last admission at 21.30.
The visit includes the Pio-Clementine museum, the Egyptian museum, the upper...
The Rome branch of Democrats Abroad announces the following voter registration sessions for American citizens in Rome: 3 September, 12.00-15.00. University of California/ACCENT Rome Study Cente, Piazza dell'Orologio 7.5...
9 - 18 September. The third edition of the Ludi Romani Festival takes place at Rome's Appia Antica park and in other locations around the capital from 9-18 September.
From 15-16 September the entire area around the Ci...
Fuel prices in Italy have reached record levels, and with the end of the Eni/Agip weekend discounts of €0.20/litre on 2 September, the outlook for the autumn is grim. “Reference prices” quoted by th...
The 13th edition of the European Day of Jewish Culture takes place on 2 September under the theme "The spirit of Jewish humour", a trait organisers describe as a cultural phenomenon and psychological coping mechanism dev...
During the hottest days of Rome's sweltering summer, staff at the city's Bioparco cooled down the resident tigers, lions and leopards with giant ice cubes containing raw meat.
The monkeys tucked into frozen fruit, wat...
Experts are repairing a damaged section of the Trevi fountain and assessing the overall level of restoration required, which the city's mayor Gianni Alemanno believes could cost €2.5 million.
The damage - probabl...
A large-scale restyling programme involving pedestrianisation, traffic restrictions and a new look is underway in the area of Rome known as the Tridente. Located in the heart of the historic centre, the Tridente is centr...
The ancient Greek statue of the Lion Attacking a Horse owned by the Capitoline Museums in Rome is now on view at the Getty Villa in Malibu, California.
The loan of the marble masterpiece, which has never been out of R...
According to reports in the Italian media Madonna is thinking about buying an apartment in Rome. The historic Aventino and the 1920s Coppedè areas are said to be her favourite locations.
If the gossip is true i...
The suspension of all flights of the Cantania-based airline Wind Jet has led to confusion at Rome’s Fiumicino airport as passengers struggle to get seats on other flights to Sicily.
At least 300 passengers, many...
Rome’s Tram 8 is back on track again on the stretch of the line that runs between Trastevere station and Largo Argentina.
Works on the line at the end of July meant that it was taken out of service for a couple...
Rome has prohibited the take-away sale of alcohol from bars and clubs from 23.00 until close of business, seven days a week, effective from 3 August until 30 September. It is also illegal to consume alcohol between 23.00...
Stations between Ottaviano and Termini on Rome's Metro A will be closed from 11-25 August for upgrading works on the tracks. The stations affected are Repubblica, Barberini, Spagna, Flaminio and Lepanto.
A substitute...
Italy's first flash mob marriage proposal took place in Rome's Piazza del Popolo in late July.
The future bride Alessandra – oblivious to what was about to happen – was enjoying her birthday with her famil...
Long-awaited plans to restore Rome's Colosseum were presented by Italian culture minister Lorenzo Ornaghi and the mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno on 31 July.
The controversial plan, which is to take two and a half years...
Ruins of the Vergine Aqueduct, one of the most important in ancient Rome, have been discovered under the former Rinascente building off Via del Corso, now the home of Spanish retail giant Zara.
Archaeologists came acr...
As of 1 August, tickets for Rome’s bus, metro and tram issued prior to the introduction of the new 100-minute €1.50 tickets on 25 May are no longer valid.
However until 31 October, the old 75-minute €1...
Could these photos of road works along Via delle Botteghe Oscure indicate that there are some interesting ruins underneath the surface?
The works, on the stretch of road between Largo Argentina and Piazza Venezia, are...
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