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Skulls and bones of Capuchin friars on Via Veneto in Rome.
The vaults and walls of the crypt in the Capuchin Church of S. Maria della Concezione on Rome's Via Veneto are decorated with the bones and skulls of some 3,700...
Rottweiler plunged around 10 metres and died from impact.
A pregnant woman was hit and seriously injured by a Rottweiler dog that fell out of a third-floor building in the centre of Rome on Friday.
The woman, a 28-ye...
Mayor under fire from Rome motorists as 10-year project gets underway.
Rome's mayor has come under criticism from Roman drivers over the intense traffic in the city centre following the partial closure of Piazza Venezia...
Farnese Nymphaeum has been closed for decades.
The Ninfeo della Pioggia or Rain Nymphaeum on Rome's Palatine Hill will reopen to the public on 1 November following extensive restoration works by the Colosseum Archaeolog...
Giambruno will retain editorial role in talk show.
Italian television journalist Andrea Giambruno, former partner of Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni, has stood down as the host of talk show Diario del giorno in the wake...
Rome's EUR circuit no longer suitable for electric car race.
Formula E organisers have dropped Rome as a race venue from its 2024 calendar, citing the EUR circuit as no longer suitable for the more powerful Gen3 cars....
Bologna moves traffic away from Torre della Garisenda.
Italy culture officials have raised concerns over the safety of the Garisenda Tower in Bologna as authorities in the northern Italian city closed off streets around...
Circus Maximus event on 4 November cancelled.
Italy has scaled back its celebrations in Rome to mark national unity and the armed forces on 4 November, cancelling a planned military event at the Circus Maximus for "secu...
Staino was best known as the creator of Bobo.
Italian figures from the world of politics and culture on Saturday paid tribute to Sergio Staino, the leftist cartoonist and journalist who died in a hospital in Florence at...
Split follows series of embarrassing off-air remarks by TV presenter Giambruno.
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday announced the end of her relationship with television journalist Andrea Giambruno.
"My r...
Strike to affect Italy's public transport, schools and flights.
A national general strike scheduled in Italy on Friday 20 October is set to disrupt the country's education, health and transport sectors, including rail a...
New tariffs to take effect from 1 January.
The Vatican Museums is to raise the price of its ordinary full entry tickets to €20, up from €17, with effect from 1 January 2024.
There will be no change to the reduced far...
Italy chosen for Prime Air service in late 2024.
Amazon will start using drones to deliver packages in Italy by the end of 2024 as the online retail giant expands its Prime Air service, the company announced on Wednesda...
Palazzo Venezia side of piazza to close from 21 October.
Rome will partly close the central Piazza Venezia from Saturday 21 October to facilitate construction works for the Metro C subway station, in a move that will af...
Rome first capital city in world to confer honour on Assange.
Rome city councillors on Tuesday approved a motion to grant honorary citizenship to imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, weeks after Naples voted to...
Rome artists participate in 2023 edition of Rome Art Week.
The eighth edition of Rome Art Week (RAW), the contemporary art festival of free cultural events in Roman galleries and studios, takes place across the capital...
More than 3,000 people used high-speed rail link in first three months.
Italy's state railway company will offer its direct train service between Rome and Pompeii on Sundays throughout 2024, culture minister Gennaro San...
Colosseum combats ticket touts with new measures.
Italy's Colosseum is introducing tickets with the names of visitors to tackle the widespread practice of tickets being bought up by bots and resold at inflated prices....
Nazi raid in Rome's Jewish district took place 80 years ago today.Rome on Monday commemorates the 80th anniversary of the deportation of more than 1,000 of the city’s Jews to the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz.
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Festa del Cinema di Roma returns to Italian capital.
The 2023 Rome Film Fest runs from 18-29 October, offering cinema fans 12 days of movie premieres, screenings and special events.
The film festival will be based at...
Palazzo San Felice to host Library of Archaeology and Art History.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella on Thursday inaugurated construction works on Rome's new Library of Archaeology and Art History at Palazzo San Felic...
Nobody injured in Rome bus depot fire.
Rome police are investigating the cause of a massive fire that destroyed six buses belonging to the Roma TPL public transport company at dawn on Friday 13 October.
Two teams of...
Autumn on its way after extra warm Ottobrata.
Italy is set to usher in a wave of cold, rainy weather this weekend after enjoying an extended 'Ottobrata' with higher than usual temperatures for October, forecasters said....
Rome up against Riyadh and Busan for Expo 2030.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday added his voice to Rome's bid to host Expo 2030, addressing the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in Paris by vid...
Vasari Corridor has been closed since 2016.The Vasari Corridor in Florence is scheduled to reopen to the public in May 2024 on completion of major renovation works, Uffizi director Eike Schmidt said on Wednesday.
The wo...
Farm food festival to be held in Circus Maximus.
Thousands of farmers from across Italy will showcase their food produce and traditions of farm life at the Circus Maximus in Rome over the weekend of 13-15 October.
Th...
Landmark sports facility to host volleyball and basketball once again.
Rome will reopen the Palazzetto dello Sport indoor arena in the Flaminio district on Sunday following extensive renovation works and a closure of fi...
UEFA to select five stadiums in Italy as Euro 2032 venues.
Italy and Turkey have been confirmed as hosts of the 2032 European Championship, the European soccer governing body UEFA announced on Tuesday.
"The joint bid...
Rome to unveil winning design in February 2024.
Rome has launched an international design competition to create a New Archaeological Walk, reimagining the public spaces and pedestrian routes linking the city's ancient R...
Where to post souvenir postcards from Vatican City with Vatican stamps.
While on vacation in Rome many tourists enquire about sending a postcard from Vatican City with a Vatican stamp, either as a souvenir for themselve...
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