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Italy's museums open for free on first Sunday of each month.
State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will open their doors for free on Sunday 5 January as part of the monthly Domenica al Museo in...
Thousands of international students travel to Italy's capital every year to deep dive into the art and language and soak up the history.
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La Befana, which coincides with the feast of the Epiphany on 6 January, is a public holiday in Italy.
Italians celebrate the religious feast of the Epiphany, or the more popular folklore version of La Befana, on 6 Janua...
American marching bands, cheerleaders and folk musicians celebrate New Year's Day 2025 with a major parade in Rome.Thousands of performers including some of America's best-known high school marching bands will stage a pa...
A local's guide to what's on in Rome in January.
January is traditionally a quieter time to visit Rome however this time around it promises to be much busier than usual as the Vatican's Jubilee Year gets underway.
Th...
The annual dates to look out for on your calendar in Italy and a brief look at the reasons behind the national holidays.
Italy has a total of 11 annual public holidays, in addition to feast days for local patron saints...
Celebrating New Year in Rome: events, parties and traditions.
Rome will ring in 2025 with a free New Year's concert at the Circus Maximus with a line-up including Gabry Ponte, Culture Club with Boy George, and PFM. The...
How to celebrate New Year Italian style.Staying in Rome for New Year's Eve? Well, the Italians may not have Auld Lang Syne or New Year's resolutions, but they have plenty of other peculiar traditions to make up for it. A...
Winter sales begin in Rome and Milan on 4 January.
Italy's post-Christmas sales begin in most regions on 4 January 2025, apart from Valle d'Aosta and Alto Adige where winter sales start on 2 January and 8 January respec...
The Ancient Civilization's Echoes in Italy's Greek Temples.
Known for its Roman history, Italy is home to some of the most impressive Greek temples outside of Greece.
They provide a unique window into the ancient Gre...
Cardinal Baldo Reina, vicar of Rome, opens Holy Door at Lateran Basilica.
Rome unveiled the new-look piazza in front of the papal Archbasilica of St John Lateran on Saturday as part of works for the Vatican's Jubilee Ye...
Rome bans firecrackers and bangers over New Year.
Rome has banned the use of firecrackers, bangers, rockets and other explosive material from 00.01 on 31 December until midnight on 6 January 2025.
Those who fail to c...
Cecilia Sala detained at Evin prison in Tehran.
Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Saturday that the case of the Italian journalist Cecilia Sala imprisoned in Iran is "complicated" but said he hoped she wou...
City reveals new concert line-up to ring in 2025 after Tony Effe fiasco.
Rome has announced a new line-up for a free New Year's Eve concert at the Circus Maximus after the original headline acts walked out amid a contro...
Daredevil divers to plunge into Rome's river Tiber on 1 January 2025.
For almost 80 years, daredevil divers have thrilled crowds in Rome with a peculiar New Year's Day tradition known as the Tuffo nel Tevere.
Each ye...
Public transport timetable in Rome on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day 2025.
Rome's buses and trams will run until 21.00 on New Year's Eve, with all metro services operating until 02.30 (early hours of 1 January 2025)....
At the center of the debate, an uncomfortable question resided: Is Italy racist?In early November 2019, Louis Pisano, a Milan-based Black social media influencer and writer, went on an Instagram rant condemning the telev...
Pontiff brings message of hope to prisoners at Rebibbia.
Pope Francis opened a Holy Door at Rome's Rebibbia prison on Thursday as part of ceremonies to mark the Vatican's Jubilee Year which the pontiff launched on Chris...
Christmas blessing at St Peter's follows launch of Jubilee Year in Rome.
Pope Francis on Christmas Day will impart his traditional blessing Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) at midday from the balcony above St Pe...
Holy Year ceremony to take place at St Peter's.
Pope Francis will inaugurate the Vatican's Jubilee Year 2025 by opening the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica on Tuesday, Christmas Eve, at 19.00 Rome time.
The solemn e...
It wouldn't be Christmas in Italy without Una Poltrona per Due on tv.
Italy is home to some of the world's oldest and most spectacular Christmas traditions that have illuminated and enriched the Italian festive season f...
English-language religious services in Rome for the 2024 Christmas season.
A quick guide with the times of Christmas religious services and Masses in English in Rome for 2024. For the programme of Pope Francis' Christma...
Passetto del Borgo reopens on the eve of Jubilee Year.
A centuries-old fortified passage between the Vatican and Castel Sant'Angelo reopened to the public on Monday with a new programme of special guided tours.
The P...
The spectacle of bagpipe-playing shepherds still exists in Naples and Rome.
Dressed in traditional sheepskin and woollen cloaks with peaked hats, the zampognari pipers come into the city from their mountain homes, perfo...
Meloni joins Gualtieri at opening of Piazza Pia on eve of Jubilee Year.
Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated a newly-pedestrianised square and underpass near the Vatican on Monday as Rome completed its bigg...
Controversy surrounds fans’ celebration of Floriani Mussolini's goal.
Italy's football federation on Monday launched an investigation after supporters of Serie B club Juve Stabia celebrated a goal scored by Benito Musso...
What Italians Eat for Christmas: A Feast of Tradition and Regional Delights
Italy is a country where food serves as more than sustenance — it’s a vital part of cultural identity, a symbol of togetherness and a source of...
Works conclude at Trevi Fountain in time for the Vatican's Jubilee Year.
Rome refilled the Trevi Fountain with water on Sunday, after completing maintenance works, with new limited access for visitors.
Under the tria...
Fertitta owns Houston Rockets and Landry’s.
US president-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said he will nominate billionaire Tilman Fertitta as Washington's new ambassador to Italy.
Fertitta, 67, owns the Houston Rocke...
Italian culture minister inaugurates landmark.
The Vasari Corridor in Florence opens to the general public, for the first time, on Saturday 21 December after eight years of major renovation works.
The Florentine land...
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