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For the second year running Rome city council has brought together all the music, theatre, dance, exhibitions and other events organised by public and private organisations over the Christmas period.
Music events inclu...
Swedish furniture company IKEA is selling real Christmas trees which can be returned after the festive season in exchange for a store voucher for the same amount. If the tree is returned in good condition it will be repl...
December sees the arrival of the first of eight new trains on Rome
On weekends 12-13 December and again on 19-20 December there are free guided tours of the archaeological area of Largo Argentina in the centre of Rome.
Tours start outside the Teatro Argentina at 15.00, 16.00, 17,00 an...
The Istituto Romano per la Formazione Imprenditoriale (IRFI), the special training agency of Rome
Baby lambs. 450 sheep left Nuoro on the island of Sardinia on 18 November; there were several more when they arrived in L
This beautiful and extraordinary exhibition will revolutionise our attitude towards the antique forever. Through the centuries Greek and Roman art has been leached by time, historical vicissitudes, natural disaster. Stat...
In any other country, the magnificent Reggia di Caserta, residence of the Bourbon kings of Naples, would be considered a
On 3 November 2009 the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in favour of Soila Lautsi in the Lautsi v. Italy case. The court, an international judicial body established in 1959 under the European Convention on Hum...
We can sometimes forget, or be surprised, that in this secular contemporary society, Rome is still a city where religion, or at least the Christian religion, matters. Perhaps it does not always matter in a real spiritual...
We can sometimes forget, or be surprised, that in this secular contemporary society, Rome is still a city where religion, or at least the Christian religion, matters. Perhaps it does not always matter in a real spiritual...
The city police and the local health authorities are carrying out checks on organised pub crawls in Rome.
This follows the death of a young Australian at the end of August whose body was found on the bank of the Tiber...
The province of Rome will have 200 wi-fi hotspots up and running by Christmas 2009 and 500 by the end of 2010, meaning free public internet access in the designated zones. Hot spots will be found in piazzas, parks, libra...
Tuesday 8 December is a public holiday in Rome to celebrate the Roman Catholic feast of the Immaculate Conception. All public offices and schools will be closed although shops will be open to mark the first day of the Ch...
AMA, the municipal company responsible for cleaning and the environment, has announced the launch of its door-to-door rubbish collection service in the Aventino, S. Saba and Testaccio districts and some areas in the hist...
In Italy there are 2.6 million people1 (approximately five per cent of the population) who suffer from different and more or less severe forms of disability. Although a law on disability2 was passed 17 years ago ensuring...
On a sunny afternoon in Monterotondo, north of Rome, Estela (not her real name) will heave her elderly charge down a steep flight of stairs and onto the street outside. They may take a few slow steps together arm in arm...
Our third guide of the year,* The expat guide to Rome, published with this edition of Wanted in Rome, is not so much for people who already know Rome and who have established the necessary support mechanisms for living a...
Proposed legislation capping the length of time it takes to reach a final verdict in the Italian courts has begun its journey through parliament.
Under the bill, all criminal trials of first instance currently underway...
The Roma encampment known as Casilino 700 in Centocelle park in east Rome has been cleared. On 11 November police began the operation to move the camp
The World Summit on Food Security organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations ended on 18 November with little more than a generic agreement to eradicate hunger
Students have returned to the streets in protest over reforms and job cuts in the education sector.
On 17 November, international students
Italy is mobilizing against a move to further privatise the management of water supplies under the terms of a government decree currently before parliament for conversion into law.
Under the new legislation, from 2012...
Have you ever wondered what the ancient Romans ate for dinner? Now here is your chance to find out. Typical
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