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The demonstration in defence of freedom of the press scheduled for 19 September in Rome has been put off until 3 October in sign of respect for the six Italian soldiers killed in Afghanistan on 17 September.
The protest...
On Sunday 20 September there will be a night of flamenco music and dancing in Piazza Navona.
If all goes to plan at the end of September the first batch of anti-seismic houses under construction near L
The foreign media have had only one Italian story for the last four months: Silvio Berlusconi
There is good news for mobile telephone subscribers who want to transfer their number smoothly and quickly from one operator to another after the council of state, Italy
Rome state schools will be opening their doors to students on 14 and 15 September. Infants, primary pupils and secondary school pupils in grade one will start on 14 September. Secondary pupils from grade two and up will...
On 9 September police evicted around 200 immigrants and homeless people squatting in a building on Via Salaria, causing heavy traffic throughout the area.
The structure, a former paper museum located at number 971, belo...
Rome is marking the eighth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States with a series of events across the capital.
A new memorial to the victims of the attacks in New York, Washingto...
From 10 to 20 September the Fondazione Musica di Roma presents the third edition of
This September the Rome branch of the Catholic relief agency Caritas will be running free training classes for non-European citizens from developing world countries who have a permit to stay in Italy but are not here und...
After the success of the evening opening in July the Vatican Museums have announced openings every Friday evening throughout September (4, 11, 18 and 25) and October (2, 9, 16, 23 and 30) from 19.00 until 23.00, with the...
Traditional incandescent light bulbs are to be phased out over the next three years under an EU directive to reduce energy consumption and reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions.
The first light bulb to disappear will...
The 66th Venice International Film Festival opens on 2 September at 19.00 with a special ceremony hosted by Italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta. The opening will be followed by the world premi
Two new United States ambassadors arrived to take up their posts in Rome at the end of August, David H Thorne as ambassador to the Italian state and Miguel Humberto Diaz as ambassador to the Holy See.
Thorne is no stran...
On the evening of 28 August crowds of faithful will gather at the 13th-century basilica of S. Maria di Collemaggio in L
Rome is a more expensive place to live than it was three years ago according to the latest UBS Price and Earnings report. The data released by the Swiss bank shows that it is now even more expensive than London.
The 200...
Unless there are unexpected developments Riccardo Muti should become the principal director at Rome
The city of Rome has set up a website with a list of shops and services that will remain open for business during the month of August. The list includes green grocers, supermarkets, pharmacies, repair services (plumbers,...
Families employing one or more illegal immigrants to help in the home or look after an elderly relative can legalize their immigration status under new rules approved by parliament in early August.
The amnesty costs
This is the first edition of Wanted in Rome to be published in August. When we first started 25 years ago it would never have occurred to us to publish at the height of summer. Our children were young and, like everyone...
In the past, August had the reputation of being one of the least enjoyable months on the Roman calendar. The sweltering heat and exodus of local residents to the seaside or the mountains brought the city to a halt. Today...
Lights out. Now finally the lights have been switched off on the G8 in L
With SPQR written on every manhole cover, it is fascinating to assume that under the ground Rome is teeming with statues. Who knows how many creamy-limbed nymphs, satyrs, gods, goddesses, muses
Regional environmental protection agency Arpa Lazio has published an interactive map indicating which of the region
Archaeologists with the American Institute for Roman Culture (AIRC) have unearthed a statue of Marsyas, a figure from Greek mythology, during excavations at Villa delle Vignacce in Rome
Rome public transport company ATAC has inaugurated a new terminus at Termini station for the 5 and 14 tram lines, which connect the southeastern suburbs along the Via Prenestina to the main train station.
The new termin...
Roughly eight million vehicles are expected to be on the roads over the weekend of 1-2 August as the summer holiday season begins in earnest. The company in charge of most Italian motorways, ANAS, says most of the traffi...
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