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Vezio, who died on 21 April, was the owner of our local bar when Wanted in Rome
Rome's newest bridge across the river Tiber is being inaugurated on 21 April on the occasion of the city's 2,764th anniversary. The Ponte della Musica, or Bridge of Music, connects Piazza G. Da Fabriano and Via Guido Ren...
Restoration works being carried out inside the Colosseum reveal that its true colours are a mixture of warm ochres and pale reds, and not the faded grey and sooty black caused by decades of pollution from heavy traffic....
The annual Good Friday Stations of the Cross ceremony takes place at 21.15 on 22 April at the Colosseum where thousands of faithful are expected to join Pope Benedict XVI. Known in Italy as the Via Crucis, the Stations o...
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A new cultural centre dedicated to the Italian writer Elsa Morante has opened in the Laurentino quarter, one of the most deprived areas of south Rome. The city
The capital celebrates its 2,764th birthday on 21 April, based on the legendary foundation of Rome by Romulus in 753 BC, with a number of events being held in the city prior to the big day.
Members of historical dram...
Rome's beach designated exclusively for dogs and their owners returns this 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...
An extra eight km of coastline in the province of Rome have been deemed safe for swimmers this summer compared with last year. The areas affected range from Civitavecchia north of Rome to Nettuno in the south, while the...
Consumers in Italy have often viewed organic wines with suspicion. Small organic wine producers have thrived anyway, but mainly by exporting to countries where there is more demand for their produce. It seems that the It...
Our trip starts 40km from Rome at the town of Palestrina, which can be reached along either the Via Casilina or the Via Prenestina. If you haven
9 - 17 April. Rome presents the 13th edition of Settimana della Cultura which provides free admission to museums and offers guided tours around a variety of cultural sites throughout Italy.
Some of the highlights on o...
The city of Rome has reintroduced an anti-alcohol order, taking effect from 1 April to 30 June. More stringent than in previous years, in addition to banning take-away sales of alcohol from 23.00 until the close of busin...
11 April. American poet and playwright David Starkey is giving a poetry reading as part of the Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation programme at John Cabot University. Director of the creative writing...
29 March - 23 April. The tenth edition of Trend - New frontiers of the British scene is taking place currently at the Teatro Belli in Trastevere. The month-long festival of British drama provides a bridge between establi...
At least 150 immigrants on their way from Libya to Italy are now feared lost in stormy waters south of the Italian island of Lampedusa.
A boat with probably about 300 people aboard, mostly of Somali and Eritrean orig...
4-7 April. The 2011 Communication & English Department Week begins on 4 April with Black Maria Film and Video Festival which offers a variety of award-winning international, narrative, experimental, documentary and anima...
Italy's home Six Nations matches look set to be played in Florence after the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) lost patience with the owners of Rome's embattled Stadio Flaminio.
After complaining for years over the condi...
The American ambassador to Italy David Thorne, along with the mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno and the president of Lazio region Renata Polverini, worked side by side on the first weekend in April in an anti-graffiti operat...
Two concerts are being staged in Rome on 4 and 6 April to raise funds for the Japanese Red Cross to help Japan after the devastating earthquake and tsunami of 11 March.
In the aftermath of the disaster, Fujiko Hirai,...
An Englishman ended up in hospital on Saturday night after another night of weekend violence and drunkness in Campo de' Fiori, in which a small drinking fountain (or nasone) in front of Giordano Bruno
31 March and 1 April are expected to be two bad days for commuters in Rome unless industrial action by public transport unions is called off at the last moment.
On 31 March there is a strike of regional transport outs...
Perhaps the future of original language films in Rome rests between the projector and those who place passion above profit
As a year of swingeing cuts to Italy’s culture and heritage budgets drew to a clos...
I wait for the last train from Termini on Friday night and a man, probably in his 60s but looking older, asks me if the train goes to Civitavecchia. Yes, I say, it's the last stop. We get on the train and he sits opposit...
The capital hosts the second edition of Restaurant Week from 4-10 April, following the success of its inaugural outing in Rome last November when over 6,000 people dined in the 52 participating eateries. The online resta...
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