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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...
The capital celebrates its 2,765th birthday on Saturday 21 April, based on the legendary foundation of Rome by Romulus in 753 BC, with a number of events taking place across the capital.
Members of historical dramatic s...
The world premiere of Woody Allen's latest movie "To Rome with Love" was screened at Rome's Auditorium Parco della Musica on 13 April. Along with the director, the film's all-star cast lined up on the red carpet before v...
Thanks to a small group of creative and industrious craft brewers, the city of Rome has become the crux of a fast-growing trend in the experimentation, production, marketing and consumption of original beer. In a country...
When mining magnate and philanthropist Solomon R. Guggenheim established a foundation in 1937 to foster an appreciation of modern art, a global art empire was born. In 1943, Guggenheim commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to...
The capital's Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo presents an exhibition of art work by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, from 14 April to 9 September.
Entitled "Imaginary Realms", the show comprises deco...
The exhibition "Luoghi, figure, nature morte" at Rome's municipal Galleria d
The 14th edition of Settimana della Cultura, which provides free admission to museums and offers guided tours around a variety of cultural sites in Rome and across Italy, takes place from 14-22 April.
Some of the Rome...
The Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, as well as the Quirinal Palace, are closed on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, 8-9 April.
Wanted in Rome has compiled a list of the museums, galleries and sites open in the cap...
The new-look, pedestrianised Piazza S. Silvestro was inaugurated on 1 April at a ceremony attended by the mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno and the architect responsible for the square
The question of what came before the Romans is as irrelevant to some as to what occurred before time. however the Etruscan civilisation that pre-dates the Roman one contributes to what many either take for granted or err...
14 paintings by Irish artist Michelle Rogers have finally been released by Italian police after being held for two years as evidence in an investigation involving her gallerist Massimo Micucci.
In February 2010, the...
Wanted in Rome has compiled a list of English-language religious services in Rome during Easter Week.
VATICAN EASTER CEREMONIES
5 April. Chrismal Mass, Vatican Basilica, 09.30. Mass of the Lord's Supper, Basilica o...
Rome's newly-appointed superintendent of archaeological heritage, Maria Rosaria Barbera, has ordered the expulsion of all costumed centurions from the area around the Colosseum.
Barbera has also ordered licensed vend...
The annual "Earth Hour" event takes place in Rome on Saturday 31 March at 20.30. Backed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) the global initiative involves famous buildings around the world turning off their lights for one h...
There will be new hours for the limited traffic zone (ZTL) in the capital
The 15th edition of the Festival di Pasqua takes place from 31 March to 8 April, and this year its sacred music programme is dedicated to Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi.
Founded in 1998 by director Enrico Castigli...
Work to reduce noise and vibration caused by the Metro A line will begin on 10 April and last for 40 days, resulting in decreased opening hours.
The works, which will be carried out at night, will see the metro closi...
The Sala Accademica of the Conservatory of S. Cecilia hosts "Musica a Rome...per Roma", a series of free concerts between 22 March and 30 October.
Organised in collaboration between S. Cecilia and the capital, the eve...
Rome celebrates World Theatre Day on 27 March with several initiatives taking place in the capital's theatres.
The UNESCO-backed event was first held in Vienna in 1961 and highlights the cultural and social importance...
“Cy’s death is a blow and quite haunts me. Ceccobelli was here and told me about his funeral at Chiesa Nuova, OUR CHURCH. I wondered why he came to Rome to die. Then it dawned on me that he wanted to be near Keats. It wa...
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