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Italy holds state funeral for two-time former president Giorgio Napolitano.
Former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano, who died on Friday aged 98, will be buried in Rome's Non-Catholic Cemetery after a secular state f...
Lazio region of Italy reschedules IT-Alert for midday on 27 September.
Italy's new IT-alert system will be tested in the Lazio region around Rome on Wednesday 27 September at midday when the public will receive a "test"...
Pope Francis paid his respects to Napolitano on Sunday.
Italy's former president Giorgio Napolitano, who died on Friday evening aged 98, will receive a secular state funeral in the chamber of deputies in Rome on Tuesday...
Italy hosts the Ryder Cup for first time in history.
Rome will host the golf world’s biggest tournament, the Ryder Cup, at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club from 25 September to 1 October 2023.
The prestigious...
Increased service on Metro B coincides with closure of Metro B1.
Rome is to increase the frequency of subway trains serving the Metro B between Laurentina and Rebibbia to cope with the large crowds expected for the Ryde...
Mafia boss was suffering from cancer.Matteo Messina Denaro, the notorious Sicilian Mafia boss who was arrested in January after 30 years on the run, has died in hospital in central Italy, according to Italian news report...
Napolitano was the first Italian president to be re-elected as head of state.Giorgio Napolitano, who served as president of Italy from 2006 until 2015, died in a Rome clinic on Friday aged 98.
Born in Naples in 1925, Na...
San Casciano bronzes on display at Quirinale.
A trove of ancient bronze statues unearthed last year at the San Casciano thermal bath site in Tuscany can be seen at the Quirinal Palace in Rome until 22 December 2023....
Rome cyclists can lock up bikes at metro stations.
Rome has launched a new app-based service that allows cyclists to store their bikes in lockers at subway stations around the Italian capital.
The system, unveiled on...
Newly restored Roman palace opens to visitors.
The Domus Tiberiana imperial palace on Rome's Palatine Hill reopened to the public on Thursday, after almost 50 years, following a major restoration by the Colosseum Archae...
Garrone movie won critical acclaim for film after its premiere in Venice.
Italy has selected the migration-themed movie Io Capitano by acclaimed director Matteo Garrone as its candidate for Best International Film at th...
IT-Alert test scheduled in Rome and Lazio on Thursday called off.
The testing of Italy's new public alert system in the Lazio region around Rome on Thursday 21 September has been postponed to a later date due to expecte...
New coin celebrates first Ryder Cup in Italy.
Italy's finance ministry has issued a special coin to celebrate the 2023 Ryder Cup which takes place in Rome from 25 September to 1 October.
The three-dimensional coin, c...
No reports of injuries or damage after earthquake.
The Italian regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna were shaken by a 4.8-magnitude earthquake early on Monday 18 September.
The epicentre of the quake was in the Marra...
Restored Domus Tiberiana to reopen to visitors after almost 50 years.
The newly-restored Domus Tiberiana, one of the main imperial palaces on Rome's Palatine Hill, will reopen to the public on 21 September, the Colosseu...
Botero to be laid to rest in Pietrasanta beside his wife.
Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who died in Monaco on Friday at the age of 91, is to be buried in the Tuscany region of Italy, his family announced.
Botero...
Dramatic video footage shows pilot ejecting seconds before plane crash.
A five-year-old girl was killed after one of Italy's Frecce Tricolori aerobatic jets crashed near the northern city of Turin on Saturday afternoon,...
Italian government steps into Colosseum ticket debate.
Italy's culture ministry on Friday said it plans to introduce Colosseum tickets with the names of visitors in a bid to stop the widespread practice of tickets being...
Meloni seeks EU help to block migrant crossings.
The Italian government is ready to introduce "extraordinary measures" to deal with a surge of migrant arrivals, premier Giorgia Meloni pledged in a video on Friday night....
Rome roadworks coincide with back-to-school traffic.
Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri is under fire from motorists whose movement around the city has been slowed down significantly due to major infrastructure projects under...
Venice avoids UNESCO list of heritage sites in danger.
Italian culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano on Thursday hailed the decision by UNESCO not to declare Venice an endangered world heritage site as "a victory for all...
Grand Prix Storico returns to Rome in 2023.
The streets of Rome will host the second edition of Grand Prix Storico di Roma, a showcase of vintage racing cars which can be admired in various locations from 18 to 24 Septe...
Strike to affect local transport services in cities across Italy.
Commuters in Rome and other cities in Italy face disruption to local public transport services due to a national 24-hour strike on Monday 18 September....
Venice day-trippers to pay €5 entry fee.
Venice is to trial a €5 entry fee system for day-trippers in 2024 as officials seek to ease the pressure on the fragile lagoon city from hordes of tourists.
The move, first mo...
The American University of Rome (AUR) recently welcomed its largest-ever incoming class, marking a 25% surge in total enrollment over the past two years and with a student body hailing from over 50 countries.
For AUR'...
Italian stamp honours Elizabeth II on the first anniversary of her death.
Italy has honoured the late Queen Elizabeth II with a new postage stamp issued to mark the first anniversary of her death at Balmoral one year ag...
Rosa Scafa served from 1952 until 1985.
Italian premier Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday led tributes to Rosa Scafa, Italy's first female police officer, who died on Monday at the age of 98.
"Thank you for having served Ita...
O'Leary says Italy's price cap will have opposite effect.
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary on Tuesday slammed Italy’s new cap on airfares as “illegal and completely unenforceable", claiming it will lead to higher prices and...
Cyber attack hits Rome sites operated by Zètema.
A number of websites relating to Rome museums, tourism and cultural services promoted by the Italian capital remain offline following a cyber attack on Monday.
Hackers...
Tourists handed €450 fines for Trevi Fountain stunt.
Two Australian tourists were fined €450 each after Rome police caught them swimming in the waters of the famed Trevi Fountain on Sunday night, Italian media reported....
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