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The National Institute of Geology and Volcanology in Rome is hosting an open day on 11 May from 10.00-20.00, at which guests can view the monitoring room, meet expert seismologists and observe an interactive earthquake e...
The second edition of National Bicycle Day takes place on Sunday 8 May in Rome and over 2,000 towns and cities across Italy. Organised by the ministry of environment in collaboration with the Italian Cycling Federation a...
The fourth edition of the Roma Wine Festival takes place in the capital on the weekend of 7-8 May. The event showcases the best in Italian wine production, and offers enthusiasts the chance to sample a large range of win...
Villa Strohl-Fern, an important centre for many French and Italian artists in the 19th century and early 20th century, is open for guided tours from 8 May until 30 October on alternate Sundays. The 80,000 sqm villa was c...
On 7 May Villa Aldobrandini opens its doors as part of the second round of rarely-accessible Roman art and archaeological tours organised by cultural association Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI), in collaboration with the c...
The Masters Series Rome takes place at the Foro Italico from 9-15 May. One of the most anticipated annual events on the tennis calendar, the Masters welcomes all major male and female tennis world champions. The clay sur...
Motorbikes and scooters are permitted to drive in bus lanes on certain streets in the capital on a trial three-month basis from 3 May.
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The fourth edition of ROMA - The Road to Contemporary Art takes place from 6-8 May at the city gallery for contemporary art, MACRO Testaccio.
The event is organised in collaboration with MAXXI, Rome
A number of strikes involving the public transport and refuse collection sectors are due to take place in Rome on Friday 6 May. The public transport strikes have been called by trades unions on behalf of workers from Ata...
From 6 May the Vatican Museums open their doors every Friday evening from 19.00-23.00, with last admission at 21.30. Running until 28 October, excluding the month of August, the popular initiative is now in its third con...
On 1 May Pope Benedict XVI presided over the beatification of his predecessor John Paul II at a ceremony in St Peter
As the capital welcomes pilgrims from around the world for the beatification of Pope John Paul II on Sunday 1 May, Rome's police chief Antonio Manganelli said that a security plan would be in place during the weekend to...
A large fire at the headquarters of Aruba, one of the largest Italian companies for hosting online services (mail and internet domains among others), is affecting many medium and small companies throughout Italy.
The...
On the occasion of the marriage of His Royal Highness Prince William and Catherine (Kate) Middleton in London
A committee called Roma Capitale del Rugby has been established to keep Rome as the seat of the Six Nations rugby tournament. Recent media reports have suggested that Italy's home Six Nations matches look set to be playe...
Many of those who were in Rome for the funeral of Pope John Paul II six years ago may be hoping that his beatification on 1 May this year will prove to be a re-run of those emotional days surrounding his last hours, his...
Violence against women has made the headlines in Rome several times since the beginning of the year. The media gave considerable coverage to a number of rapes and attacks on women in the city’s streets (one involvi...
At the beginning of this exhibition you are offered large altarpieces, already ambitious, with a certain rhythm that is not fluid, gradually getting more agitated and finally lucidly engaged and grand. You cannot draw yo...
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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.
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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...
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