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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...
Firefighters brought under control a bushfire that raged in northern Rome on the evening of 30 July. The fire broke out in the hill-top Monte Ciocci park in the area of Piazzale Ammiraglio Bergamini, located between the...
Animal rights activists and politicians have called on Rome's mayor Gianni Alemanno to take action after a number of recent incidents involving the maltreatment of horses used to draw the carriages known as "botticelle"...
The Colosseum is leaning almost as much as the Tower of Pisa according to the findings of in-depth surveys before restoration work starts on monument.
The south of the structure is 40 cms off the horizontal because of...
“I just wanted to see Rome,” is what the 11-year old boy is reported to have said when he was discovered alone and without a passport or ticket on a Jet2 plane from Manchester to Rome on 24 July.
The story...
A critical report about the Irish College leaves Ireland’s famous seminary in Rome facing difficult times ahead.
It was during the preparation for the millennium celebrations of 2000 that the Pontifical Irish Co...
An exciting initiative encourages artists to leave their mark on the walls of the Swiss Institute of Rome
While the capital’s modern galleries strive to retain their cutting-edge credentials, the Swiss Institute...
Sustainable management is needed for Italy's smaller sites.
Nestling in the hills 10km north of Viterbo in northern Lazio there is a largely forgotten but nonetheless impressive Roman theatre: the theatre of Ferento....
New speed cameras go into operation on three sections of Italy’s provincial roads for the first time on 27 July.
The system, called Vergilius, is similar to Tutor, already in operation on national motorways. How...
Opponents of low-cost flights at Ciampino, Rome’s second airport, are hoping that its closure for nine days at the end of September will work to their advantage.
Flights to Ciampino will be suspended from 24 Sep...
Passengers on Tram 8 can expect disruption to the service from Stazione Trastevere into Largo Argentina until 5 August.
Buses will operate instead of trams along the route for the next two weeks, mainly because of wo...
There should be fewer tables and umbrellas in Piazza Navona from 23 July according to new regulations passed in April by the city government.
Places to eat and drink should be limited to the pavements in front of the...
The Festa de' Noantri, an important annual festival, takes place in the Rome district of Trastevere on Saturday 21 July. Central to the festival, which dates back to the start of the 16th century and whose name "Noantri"...
A new law states that from 26 June 2012 minors under 18 years of age can only travel abroad if they hold an individual passport or an individual identity card recognised by customs officials in the country to which they...
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