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A national 24 hour public transport strike is scheduled for Friday 22 July. The protest takes place from 08.30-17.00 and from 20.00 until the end of service.
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A colossal 2,000 year-old statue of the Roman emperor Caligula portrayed as Greek god Zeus has been unveiled at the ministry for cultural heritage on Rome
The cost of travelling on public transport in Rome in 2012 may rise after the board of ATAC, the city's public transport provider, approved measures that would see the
Cultural association EOS is giving guided tours of Rome by night during the summer, until 28 September. The tours take place in collaboration with the city and alternate between Italian (Tues, Fri, Sun) and English (Mon,...
In an agreement between the city and charity organisation Caritas, one million ATAC tickets are to be printed with the image of Blessed John Paul II, to raise funds for the renovation of the Caritas canteen and counselli...
Motorcycles and scooters from all over the city can now park free of charge in the city
Come July and August, most of us are in need of the cool of an outdoor pool to relax by. But Rome isn’t awash with them and most are part of privately-owned swimming and sports clubs or upmarket hotels. Expect to p...
The stations between Saxa Rubra and Montebello on the Rome to Civita Castellana-Viterbo route are closed from 4 July until 3 September. The two-month programme of works is part of the upgrading of the Roma to Viterbo lin...
Rome is in shock after the recent shooting in the central Prati district of the city where a 33-year old Roman, Flavio Simmi, was riddled with ten bullets in front of his partner. The victim leaves two small children. Th...
Bartolomeo Pietromarchi has succeeded Luca Massimo Barbero as the new director of MACRO, Rome
Once again, prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is going to have a very difficult summer. For 17 years it has been unwise (and incorrect) to write him off, but now the wind really does seem to have turned. On other occasion...
Unlike the great collections of the past, put together by churchmen and aristocrats, the St
A remote cork oak forest south of Rome has been undisturbed for centuries.
The little-known S. Vito cork oak forest of Monte S. Biagio, bordering the Monte Aurunci Park, is a treasure of nature that has been preserved...
Commuters in Rome's suburbs are facing a public transport strike on Friday 8 July from 8.30 to 16.30. The protest, organised by trade unions FILT-CGIL, CISL-Fit, Uiltrasporti, UGL Transport, is expected to affect six sub...
The Nymphaeum at Pincio, at the edge of Villa Borghese overlooking Piazza del Popolo, is to be restored by the city at a cost of about
The Vatican has unveiled a new online news portal called News.va.
Pope Benedict XVI launched the service with the world
Bargain hunters besieged luxury shops in the historic centre of Rome when the summer sales opened on Saturday 2 July. Shoppers, many of them foreign tourists, were hunting for discounts of up to 50 per cent on quality it...
Rome launches a campaign on 1 July to help elderly people to avoid the worst effects of the summer heat. The plan includes the provision of bicycle-ambulances operated by Red Cross volunteers in the city
The Vatican Museums have opened a room dedicated to Henri Matisse which includes the French artist
In his first conference as director general elect of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jos
Civic museums in Rome are open every Saturday night from 25 June to 3 September from 20.00 until midnight.
Special events take place in most of the museums during the late openings, meaning that visitors can combine...
The city of Rome is to add 36 new bike-sharing points to its existing 34. It plans to put out to tender the management of Rome
Against a backdrop of discrimination and forced re-housing, the Roma community plays an important role in recycling in Rome Rudi Salkanovic is one of Rome
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