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The Japanese Cultural Institute holds another diverse set of events this month drawing on theatre, jazz and film.
Renowned Japanese stage designer Setsu Asakura lectures on her greatest theatre sets on 12 Oct at 18.30....
A draft of measures to clean up Rome and clamp down on litter-bugs has been introduced by the city council and waste disposal unit AMA.
These include
Bookshops across Italy are now selling a biography of Pope Benedict XVI which has been written through the eyes of one of his favourite cats. The Italian author Jeanne Perego has written the 44-page book for children fro...
Work began on 2 October for the new high velocity Tiburtina train station in Rome that will eventually mean passengers can reach Milan from the capital in just three hours, and Naples in one hour and ten minutes. The new...
The government has approved a new package of security measures designed to improve Italy
On Sunday 7 October one of the world's most original flying competitions arrives in Rome. Access is free, next to Eur Palasport and Eur Fermi metro stations.
At 14.00 35 teams of handmade flying machines powered by just...
A train containing 130 works of Italian art sets off on a voyage around the country from Rome
The British Embassy in Rome has issued a reminder to Britons resident in Rome of a European Commission directive that came into force in April regarding the free movement and residence rights of European Union (EU) natio...
Persians, Siberians, Siamese, Abyssinians and Russian sphinxes will be among the 400 cats gathering at the Fiera di Roma on 29-30 September for the Magnificat cat show. As well as the feline beauty competition
On 30 September four drivers and four constructors will be battling it out in the World Superbike championships at the Vallelunga autodrome between Rome and Viterbo. The race could turn out to be crucial for the world ti...
Smoking in Italian train stations is permitted only on the platforms as of 27 September. The new law is part of a larger initiative to clean up the nation
The Palazzo delle Espozioni reopens to the public after five years of restoration work with three major exhibitions on 5 October. Retrospectives of abstract expressionist artist Mark Rothko and American film-maker Stanle...
Dustin Wills is a man in a hurry. In 20 minutes he will jump into a taxi for Fiumicino airport and head home to the United States. The timing is unfortunate
The water clock in the gardens of the Passeggiata del Pincio in Villa Borghese has been restored to full working order after decades of inactivity and was inaugurated by Rome mayor Walter Veltroni on 29 June.
The timepi...
The Greeks did not give a fig whether it was white or not; to them marble was just another handy sculpture material which they painted liberally in bright, almost garish colours after it was hewn to shape. But the origin...
Around 1,000 cultural sites across Italy will open for free over the weekend (29-30 September) for the annual European Heritage Days. This year the ministry of culture has joined up with the Italian National Trust (FAI)...
Monday 8 October, Manzoni station on metro line A reopens after three years of renovations. The station has been closed since January 2005 to upgrade the entire line and improve comfort and safety. Archaeological excavat...
Archaeological excavations are underway at Piazza Augusto Imperatore in the first step of a project to revamp the area that houses the mausoleum of Augustus, built in 28 BC. The initiative will eventually involve restori...
There will be a public transport strike in Rome on Friday 28 September. Bus and tram drivers belonging to the autonomous union Rdb Cub will be on strike for 24 hours, although as always rush hour service will be guarante...
If you have ever tried to wash a car windscreen yourself you will have discovered that it
Hundreds of cheeses have gone on show this weekend in the Piedmont town of Bra for the sixth edition of a bi-annual international festival, this year entitled Cheese 2007. Among the coagulated milk products on display be...
Whitewater sports come to the Tiber on Sunday 23 September with activities that begin at Ponte Fabricio and terminate at the Polizia Fluviale mooring. Parking, information stands and boarding points can be found on the l...
A new 6.2-km cycling path has been inaugurated in Rome linking Testaccio and Trastevere in the centre of Rome with Montagnola and EUR in the south of the city. The new path begins at Ponte Sublicio (where it also connect...
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