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A quick guide to the best Christmas markets in Rome over the 2024 festive season.
Piazza Navona: Festa della BefanaRome's popular Christmas market in Piazza Navona takes place from 8 December to 6 January. The stalls se...
A listing of some of the best Italian movies ever.
Italian cinema has historically suffered in terms of box office, second always, to France and then to the United States. However, from an artistic point of view, and...
Italy celebrates the legacy of Giacomo Puccini, one of the most acclaimed Italian opera composers of all time, who died on this day in 1924.
Italy is staging a series of special events on Friday to mark the centenary of...
The haunting story of Beatrice Cenci (1577-1599).
The young Roman noblewoman who murdered her abusive father before being beheaded on a bridge in Rome, still fascinates today.
The daughter of Count Francesco Cenci, B...
Rome's 2, 3 and 8 trams to resume operation.
One half of Rome's tram network will resume service on Monday 2 December, after being replaced by buses since the summer to facilitate works at the Porta Maggiore tram depot....
Trade unions call strike in response to budget. Eight-hour strike will affect all public and private sectors. Transport strike action cut to four hours by government.
Two of Italy's biggest trade unions have confirmed t...
Rome enters "season of reopenings", mayor says.
Rome has completed the restoration of three landmark fountains, one in front of the Pantheon and two in Piazza Navona, ahead of the Vatican's Jubilee Year in 2025.
The...
Una Poltrona per Due to hit Italian cinemas in December.
Trading Places, the American comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, returns to the big screen in Italy four decades after its release in Italian cinemas....
Christmas trees are sold at select garden centres, markets and florists in Rome.
Rome residents who wish to create Christmas magic in their home can find trees of various sizes for sale in numerous outlets around the ca...
Traffic restrictions on five Sundays to combat air pollution in Rome.
Rome is to ban motorists from driving within the fascia verde (green belt) on five Sundays between November 2024 and March 2025.
The dates announc...
Thanksgiving in Italy in 2024: a quick guide.
Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Italy however a growing number of restaurants and bars in major Italian cities mark the annual American holiday with a traditional menu....
Rome inaugurates new exhibition space on Via del Corso.
An iconic painting by Marc Chagall will go on public display in Rome from 27 November until 27 January as part of cultural celebrations for the Vatican's Jubilee Y...
A local's guide to what's on in Rome in December.
December is perhaps the most magical time to visit Rome as the Eternal City prepares for the festive season with twinkling decorations, church concerts and Christmas mar...
Pope to inaugurate livestream service on 2 December.
The Vatican is to install a live webcam at St Peter's Tomb as part of a series of technological initiatives being undertaken by the Holy See for the Jubilee Year 2025...
Protesters in Rome and Palermo march against femicide.
Italy’s anti-violence helpline 1522 received 48,000 calls and text messages in the first nine months of 2024, an increase of 57 per cent compared to the same period...
Walkout by railway workers is one of a series of strikes in Italy in November.
Train passengers in Italy face disruption to rail services on the weekend of 23-24 November due to a 24-hour strike by railway staff, affect...
Each year people sponsor lights from the famous Christmas tree display in central Italy.
The "world's largest Christmas tree" is lit up each year on the slopes of Monte Ingino, overlooking the mediaeval town of Gubbio i...
Palazzo Barberini displays rare Caravaggio portrait until February.
A rarely-seen painting by Italian Baroque genius Caravaggio goes on public display, for the first time, at Rome's Palazzo Barberini gallery this weeken...
Extinction Rebellion stage protest in Rome.
Activists linked to the Extinction Rebellion environmental group dumped a truckload of manure outside Italy's interior ministry in Rome on Friday as part of a demonstration....
Allianz Stadium to host first rugby match.
Italy's national rugby team is to play against New Zealand's All Blacks in a test match at Turin's Allianz Stadium on Saturday 23 November 2024.
The game, hailed as a landma...
Robin Hood activists strike again in Rome.
A group of anonymous activists sabotaged key locks used for short-term rentals on streets around Rome on Wednesday night in a new protest against overtourism.
The protesters...
New penalties in Italy for drivers who abandon pets.Italy's parliament on Wednesday approved a series of amendments to the Highway Code including tougher penalties for motorists who abandon their dogs by the roadside. Th...
Christmas tree will stay in place until 12 January.
The Vatican's Christmas tree arrived in St Peter's Square on Thursday amid controversy, after an appeal to Pope Francis to spare the 200-year-old fir was ignored.
M...
Salvini's Highway Code reforms to become law.
Italy has updated its Highway Code with new rules requiring electric scooter users to wear helmets, get licence plates and be insured, following final approval by the parlia...
The recovered Etruscan artefacts, looted by tomb raiders in Città della Pieve, date to the third century BC.
Italian art police have seized a significant collection of Etruscan artefacts, worth at least €8 million, that...
Secret Italy: step back in time and explore the Sabina countryside
Whoever said the only great countryside in Italy is in Umbria and Tuscany surely hasn’t been to Sabina. I’m talking about the little known countryside r...
Survey reveals that the American custom has strong appeal for shops and consumers in Italy.
Italian consumers will spend an average of €273 in this year's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, according to a survey by...
Centre-left retains Emilia-Romagna and makes comeback in Umbria.
Italy's centre-left celebrated wins in two regional elections in Umbria and Emilia-Romagna on Monday in a setback for premier Giorgia Meloni and her right...
Italy is famed for beautiful Christmas markets that bring magic to the festive holiday season.
The tradition of Christmas markets is centuries-old, dating back to the Middle Ages. A document written in Dresden in 1434...
Rome jumps to 24th position, rising 31 places in the last two years.
There was good news for the north Italian province of Milan in this year's Quality of Life in Italy report, carried out by ItaliaOggi in collaboration...
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