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Notices were published in foreign and Italian papers on 23 September asking for new bids for Alitalia, Italy
Researchers at the University of Padova have discovered the remains of ancient Altinum near present-day Marco Polo airport on the mainland north of Venice. Abandonded in the seventh century in the wake of the Hun invasio...
Thinking about the present political situation in Italy a scene from the 1998 film
At Piazza S. Egidio in Trastevere, where I lived for 20 years, the residents are having an extended honeymoon. For almost a year now, perhaps even a bit longer, the illegal peddlers who used to set up their stands there...
A bread strike has been called for Thursday 18 September to protest against the rising cost of living and in particular against the escalating prices of essential goods such as bread despite dropping wheat prices. For th...
A bread strike has been called for Thursday 18 September to protest against the rising cost of living and in particular against the escalating prices of essential goods such as bread despite dropping wheat prices. For th...
On 15 September the new parking rules announced in early August go into effect. The parking ticket machines (
The Italian education system has received a critical review from the 2008
The plan to build a 700-place multi-level car park in the underbelly of the Pincio, the hill overlooking Piazza del Popolo, has been called off. The mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno announced his decision on 10 September, p...
How risky is it to park in Rome without buying a parking ticket? Surprise, surprise, not very. According to a report made by the city
Long-awaited street repairs on Via Nazionale are creating traffic pileups on one of Rome
During Ramadan bus 230, which usually only runs on Fridays, will run every day. This bus route runs between Piazza Euclide in Parioli and the Mosque in nearby Acqua Acetosa. Bus 230 will run every day of Ramadan, which t...
From 5 September night time traffic restrictions in areas known as the ZTL (Zona Traffico Limitato) will begin again in the historical centre, Testaccio, and Monti. They have been enforced in S. Lorenzo since 3 September...
During Ramadan bus 230, which usually only runs on Fridays, will run every day. This bus route runs between Piazza Euclide in Parioli and the Mosque in nearby Acqua Acetosa. Bus 230 will run every day of Ramadan, which t...
The government has announced new measures to control football violence as a result of the first episodes of the season at the Napoli-Roma Serie A match played in Rome on Sunday 31 August.
Napoli fans will now be banned...
The first new bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice for 70 years will not be inaugurated by the Italian president as originally planned because of criticism from the city
Italy is heading for a good olive oil harvest this year, according to data from Ismea, the Italian marketing and research organisation, for Italy
Almost a thousand foreign child victims of the modern slave trade sought and received assistance in Italy between 2000 and 2007, according to a report prepared by the Italian branch of international charity
The 65th Venice International Film Festival opens on 27 August with the world premi
Daniel Rudolf Anrig, aged 36, is to replace Elmar Theodor Maeder as head of the Pope
There is no good reason for the explosive rise in the cost of pasta, farmers association Coldiretti has said. The Italian treasury announced on 20 August that pasta prices rose by 30 per cent in the first six months of 2...
Rome is mourning the loss of Franco Sensi, president of football club A.S. Roma and one of the most important figures in the local and national sporting world. Sensi passed away on 17 August at the age of 82 after a long...
Rome risks losing its prestigious tennis event, the Italian Open, according to Angelo Binaghi, president of the Italian tennis federation unless city council releases funds for the remodernisation of the tennis centre at...
An answer to the decline in the number of tourists visiting Rome is a Disneyland-style theme park dedicated to life in the ancient city, according to deputy mayor, Mauro Cutrufo.
After years of increases in the number...
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