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At the moment Rome is offering some of the most stimulating historical art shows in the world. That its private galleries have always concerned themselves with live contemporary shows is known only to a few elect who are...
Colours have always marked Italian politics so finding an unattached one for the Popolo Viola was not easy. The grassroots movement that began in 2009 took purple so as not to be too obviously colour-coded. It is a touch...
Ravenna, the northern Italian city famed for its Byzantine mosaics, makes an unusual, but not inappropriate, venue for a current exhibition on the British Pre-Raphaelite movement. As Christopher Newall, a leading expert...
What a wonderful period this is. The air teases our senses with the smells and fragrances of spring and the roses are in full bloom. Here are some of the many interesting gardens that are open to the public in and near R...
Work is due to start on the interchange between metro lines A and B at Termini Station on 10 April.
Entrance to and exit from the metro lines will be affected. Access will only be available from two points: the lower f...
The Vatican Museums start their late evening openings again on Friday 9 April and they will continue every Friday evening until 9 July and then again from 3 September until 29 October. The late opening time is from 19.00...
American architect Richard Meier has approved plans to tear down part of a wall adjoining his modern Ara Pacis Museum complex that was included in his original design.
The wall in question divides the busy Lungotever...
Do you want to see the Caravaggio exhibition at the ex Scuderie del Quirinale but can
Thousands of faithful are to join Pope Benedict XVI at the Colosseum on 2 April for the annual Good Friday Via Crucis starting at 21.15.
The meditations and prayers have been prepared by Cardinal Camillo Ruini, former...
On 21 March 2010 Lady Susana Walton passed away peacefully at her home on the island of Ischia at the age of 83. Lady Walton was the owner and creator of La Mortella, private gardens located in Forio, Ischia. She was men...
Imagine being a Rome taxi driver. You sit around in taxi ranks, sometimes for an hour or two, trying to keep your place in a non-existent line.* At last someone jumps into your vehicle, certainly in a hurry. You are told...
Some places are so beautiful that they can only be described by a story. The island of Ischia is one of those places. Legend has it that after creating the universe, in a moment of passion God created Ischia, the island...
No matter where you stop to eat in Rome, you will find wonderful food. And the small, often family-run trattoria may be serving dishes that are not all that different to what was in vogue 2,000 years ago. You can find hi...
Centre-right parties have taken 7 out of the 13 regions that went to the polls on 28 and 29 March, including four regions that were previously governed by the centre-left. They are Lazio, Piedmont, Campania and Calabria....
Part of Roman Emperor Nero's Domus Aurea, or Golden House, has collapsed. 60 sqm of ceiling from the structure known as Trajan's gallery have caved in as a result of seepage from the recent heavy rains.
Workers were un...
From 9 April the Centrale Montemartini, in the Ostiense, which already houses a part of Capitoline Museums
Clocks go forward by one hour on the night of 27-28 March, heralding the start of daylight saving time in the Central European Time (CET) zones.
You may lose an hour of sleep but this is compensated by the longer days t...
For the first time this year Italy is taking part in celebrations for World Theatre Day on 27 March with events and initiatives targeting young people in particular.
State broadcaster RAI3 will be transmitting a film o...
Normal services will be running on 24 March on the metro, the Roma - Ostia Lido, Roma - Giardinetti and Roma - Civitacastellana - Viterbo railway lines and bus routes in southern Rome following the cancellation of three...
A new centre for 24-hour video surveillance of Rome has been opened in Piazza Giovanni da Verrazzano. The Sala Sistema Roma, housed in a former cigarette factory, was opened by the mayor, Gianni Alemanno, who described t...
On 27 and 28 March nearly 600 libraries, stately homes, archaeological sites and religious buildings all over the country are open to the public free of charge for the 18th annual spring open day organised by the Fondo A...
There may be disruptions to public transport services in Rome on 24 March due to three separate strikes by local transport workers.
Commuters can expect disruptions on the metro A and B lines and on the Roma-Ostia Lido,...
The 2010 Rome marathon takes place on Sunday 21 March. Over 15,000 competitors from 83 nations, including 80 differently abled athletes, will start the 16th edition of the city
The city council has introduced a new service allowing Rome residents to obtain certificates via email through its website. In all 16 certificates are available on-line including residency, marriage, birth, citizenship a...
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