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The 38th Rome-Ostia half marathon (21 km) takes place on Sunday 26 February.
Organisers are expecting some 13,000 participants, a far cry from the 313 runners who took part in the inaugural race in 1974.
The half...
Two bookshops in Rome and Milan are among the 20 most beautiful bookshops in the world according to the US cultural website flavorwire.com.
Second top of the list is Rome
....uses fellowship to make much out of "nothing".
When Joseph Brodsky Memorial Fellow Dmitry Kaminker arrived at the American Academy in Rome (AAR) in September 2011 from St Petersburg, he often introduced himself as...
For the second day running the most polluting vehicles are banned from circulating within Rome's fascia verde (green belt) inside the Raccordo Anulare ring road. The ban on 21 February is from 07.30 until 20.30.
The...
Rome taxi cooperative Samarcanda (065551) will offer totally free wi-fi connection in all of their 350 cabs from Monday 20 February, Customers need only ask the driver for the password to connect their laptop or tablet...
Many an Italian graduate in English arrives in London only to be surrounded by deepest Cockney, prompting doubts as to whether they have arrived in the right country. Native English speakers, visiting some bar in Pigneto...
The National Etruscan museum in Rome’s Villa Giulia inaugurated four new exhibition spaces in mid-January dedicated to the ancient city of Veio, as well as opening the nearby Villa Poniatowski. Bought by the state...
The Colosseum restoration contract between the culture ministry and the owner of Tod
Rome has been ruled out of the race to host the 2020 Olympics after a unanimous decision by the government of Italian premier Mario Monti.
Acknowledging that the decision was
Throughout 2012 the Keats-Shelley House, Piazza di Spagna 26, will host regular literary readings in both English and Italian, and often in both languages at the same event.
According to Curator Giuseppe Albano,
Italian state-run museums and art galleries are offering couples two tickets for the price of one in honour of St Valentine
Residents in large cities like Rome and Milan have until 29 February to submit their Census 2011 forms and avoid a heavy fine.
For residents in towns or villages with population under 150,000 the deadlines are already...
For the Six Nations rugby match between Italy and England on Saturday 11 February, there will be extra transport to and from the Stadio Olimpico between 14.30 and 23.00.
There will be added services of the 910 Termini...
The prolonged cold throughout Europe is causing Italy difficulties with its gas supplies from Russia.
The chief executive of Italy
Schools will be closed in Rome again on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 February In view of the predicted heavy snow in the city this weekend. Italy
As Rome prepares for further snow this weekend, the majority of the capital
The fourth edition of Carnevale Romano has been organised by Rome's city council to celebrate the traditional carnival season. Taking place from 11-21 February, the carnival brings parades, theatre, music and colour to t...
A three-day conference to launch a global initiative to protect children and vulnerable adults from abuse in the Catholic Church opens at the Pontifical Gregorian University on 6 February.
Rome is not enforcing its limited traffic zones (ZTL) in the historic centre and Trastevere on 6 February to facilitate drivers making their way through icy conditions in the capital. It is obligatory for cars in circula...
As Rome awoke to a thick blanket of snow, up to 10 cm in some areas, many of those in the S. Pietro district made their way to St Peter
Schools in Rome will stay closed also on Monday, mayor Gianni Alemanno has announced.
The prefect will make the same decision for public administration offices, but those providing essential services will remain open,...
On 7 February, the day of the anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth in 1812, the classic film Great Expectations (1946), directed by David Lean, will be shown at the Keats-Shelley House, Piazza di Spagna 26 at 14.30 (11...
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