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Top managers joined in as over 400 inspectors fanned out across Rome
The 26 new papal Swiss Guards who were sworn in on 6 May took their oath of allegiance to the pope in the Paul VI audience hall because of the heavy rain. Usually the colourful ceremony takes place in the open.
There...
Rome's Colosseum is open to visitors on Thursday and Saturday nights from 20.20 to midnight, until 6 October.
Now in its third year, "La Luna sul Colosseo" includes a visit to the amphitheatre's underground section an...
New flower gardens have been inaugurated among the ruins on the Palatine Hill in an attempt to recreate the colourful gardens of 2,000 years ago.
Entitled "Orti e giardini. Il cuore di Roma antica", the visit traces ant...
The 69th Master Series tennis tournament takes place in Rome's Foro Italico from 12-20 May, and features the world's greatest tennis stars.
The top-ranking male players taking part in the prestigious sporting event ar...
The bus service to beaches along the coast from Ostia south to Torvaianica started again on 1 May.
During the week the 070 Express runs from the Fermi bus station in EUR through Casalpalocco and Castel Porziano to the...
The International Festival of Literature takes place from 16 May to 21 June at the Basilica of Massenzio in the Roman Forum.
The popular annual initiative celebrates the written word with a host of authors who are inv...
The American Academy in Rome is master-minding a conference in Rome 3-4 May on translating English, Italian and Polish poetry with a series of readings, conversations and discussions.
Introductory article by Karl Kirch...
Many of Rome's museums, galleries and contemporary buildings to which there is normally limited public access are open free of charge over the weekend of 5-6 May.
Dedicated to Rome's varied and sometimes hidden archi...
The last line of a poem by Italian poet Giovanni Giudici (1924-2011) entitled
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19 May 2012. Museums, galleries, monuments and archaeological sites in Rome and throughout Italy open their doors to the public free of charge on the night of Saturday 19...
This 1 May sees the return of the initiative launched by the ministry of heritage and culture which allows visitors enter all state museums, monuments and archaeological sites for just
Rome's beach designated exclusively for dogs and their owners reopens on 1 May. The 7,000 sqm stretch of sand known as Bau beach is located near Fiumicino airport in the Maccarese area west of the city and can be reached...
On 1 May every year Italy dedicates a public holiday to its workers. In Rome buses and trams will run from 08.30 to 13.00 and from 16.30 to 21.00, with the usual night hour services during the nights either side of the h...
What picture does Velletri conjure up in your mind? Someone well-versed in church history may know that 13 Velletri bishops subsequently became popes – quite a record for a small town bordering on the infamous Pont...
A while ago I was struck by the unusual plan of the town of St Andrews in Scotland. It has three broad roads, North Street, Market Street, and South Street, running, almost parallel towards the cathedral, founded in 1162...
Rome's Metro B will be closed from 18.30 on Saturday 28 April and all day Sunday 29 April, reopening on Monday 30 April at 05.30.
The closure is to allow for upgrading works on the line between the Bologna and Conca...
An investigation has been launched after two high-speed Frecciarossa Trenitalia trains collided near the entrance to Termini Station on 26 April.
The incident, which happened at 19.00, involved a train arriving from...
A 24-hour public transport strike has been scheduled for Rome on Monday 30 April, from 08.30 to 17.00 and from 20.00 until end of service.
Organised by trade unions, the protest involves all of Rome
The opening hours of Rome's Metro A will return to normal from Saturday 28 April, opening from 05.30-23.30 from Sunday to Thursday, and from 05.30-01.30 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Since 10 April the metro line has been...
The city of Rome has voted that new cycling lanes must be provided in each of the capital
Australians and New Zealanders are commemorating Anzac Day on Wednesday 25 April with remembrance services in Rome and Milan.
In Rome there is a memorial service at the Rome War Cemetery, Via Nicola Zabaglia in the Pi...
Italy's new high-speed train service made its inaugural voyage on 20 April, from Naples to Milan.
Operated by Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), a private company headed by Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemol...
Rome's bus company ATAC is to lease 399 new buses, all of which will be in operation by 2014.
The vehicles will come in three sizes: 130 of the 18-metre buses, 169 of 12-m type and 100 of the smaller 7.5-m buses. T...
A number of Rome's public transport companies are scheduled to strike on Friday 20 April.
Rome's bus company ATAC is striking from 08.30 to 17.00 and from 20.00 until end of service. Organised by trade unions, the prot...
From 4 May the Vatican Museums open their doors every Friday evening from 19.00-23.00, with last admission at 21.30.
The late Friday openings run until 13 July, and then from 7 September until 26 October. Now in its...
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