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Naples honours tenor Caruso with museum.
Italy's first national museum devoted to the great tenor Enrico Caruso opened in Naples on Wednesday, 150 years after the opera legend was born in the Italian city.
Housed in...
Manuscript had been stolen from Venice library.
Italy's culture minister has hailed the return of a precious manuscript in which Christopher Columbus, on his return from the Americas, announces the discovery of the New...
Large pine trees fall on doorstep of city hall.
A large pine tree fell in the heart of Rome's city centre early on Thursday morning, one week after a similar incident occurred nearby.
The tree collapsed in Piazza d'...
Zaki had received a three-year sentence on Tuesday.
Egyptian human rights activist Patrick Zaki was pardoned by Egypt's president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi on Wednesday, a day after being handed a three-year jail term on accu...
Mayor of seaside town says swimming fully dressed is "unacceptable".A mayor in northern Italy has criticised the practice of "Muslim foreigners" bathing fully clothed on beaches as "unacceptable", claiming it creates "in...
1500 number was used during covid pandemic.
Italy on Wednesday activated a helpline to provide people with useful tips on how to cope with the heat as well as information about social and health services available aroun...
23 Italian cities on red alert for heatwave on Wednesday.
Electricity consumption in Italy reached peak usage on Tuesday 18 July, hitting a new record for 2023, as people battled the heatwave with air conditioning and e...
80th anniversary of Allied bombing of S. Lorenzo in 1943.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella is to attend a ceremony in Rome on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied bombing of the city's S. Lorenzo dist...
Tourists struggle to buy Colosseum tickets on official website.
Italy's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the online sale of tickets for the Colosseum amid claims they are being bought in bulk by b...
Band pushes back concert times due to heat.
The much-anticipated Muse concert in Rome on Tuesday night will start later than scheduled in a decision taken by the British band in light of the heatwave in the Italian capi...
Brian Molko branded Italian premier 'fascist' and 'racist' during concert near Turin.
The prosecutor's office in Turin has opened an investigation after Brian Molko, the frontman of British band Placebo, insulted Italy'...
Ponza is the largest of the Pontine Islands, the string of tiny islands located off the coast of the Lazio region in Italy.Ponza is a popular summer vacation destination for Italians, especially Romans and Neapolitans, a...
Tourists continue to deface ancient landmark despite public outrage.
In recent days two teenage tourists vandalised the Colosseum by carving their names into the monument, weeks after a similar incident sparked outrage...
Flights suspended at Catania until 19 July.
Catania airport on the Italian island of Sicily has suspended all flights until 14.00 on Wednesday 19 July after a major fire broke out late on Sunday night.
An investigati...
Pompeii high-speed service runs once a month.
Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday inaugurated a new direct high-speed train linking Rome and Pompeii with a non-stop rail service for the first time.
Cultur...
Incident occurs weeks after high-profile act of vandalism at ancient site.
A young Swiss tourist faces charges after she was caught carving the first letter of her name into the Colosseum on Friday, in the latest act of...
New life for former MAS building near Piazza Vittorio.
Once famed for its cut-price clothes, the former MAS store in Rome's Esquilino district is to be transformed into the headquarters of a prestigious fashion academy....
ITA Airways cancels 133 flights on Saturday due to strike.
Air travellers in Italy face major disruption on Saturday 15 July due to a nationwide strike by airport ground staff, with baggage handling and check-in service...
No injuries or damage in incident.
A large pine tree in Rome's central Piazza Venezia fell on Thursday, crashing to the ground into Piazza S. Marco after its roots gave way.
Despite the busy location in front of the...
Son of Italy's last king causes storm with Juan Carlos comments.
A new Netflix series on the last heir to Italy's defunct throne includes an explosive claim by the 86-year-old prince about Spain's former king Juan Carlo...
Rome-Pompeii train will launch on 16 July.
Italy has unveiled a direct train service between Rome and Pompeii, connecting the Italian capital to the famed archaeological park with a non-stop rail link for the first time...
Rome E-Prix 2023 moves to summer slot.
Formula E returns to Rome on 15-16 July 2023 with drivers battling it out in battery-powered cars on the streets of the city's southern EUR district.
This will be the fifth time...
Pistoletto's Venus of the Rags was installed two weeks ago.
A public art installation by the celebrated Italian contemporary artist Michelangelo Pistoletto was completely destroyed by fire in Naples early on Wednesday 1...
Sanremo winner to perform at Circus Maximus.
Italian singer-songwriter Marco Mengoni, who won this year's Sanremo Music Festival, will play a concert at the Circus Maximus in Rome on Saturday 15 July.
The event, whic...
Rome included in 'bollino rosso' heatwave warning.
The Italian health ministry has issued a red alert heatwave warning for eight major cities on Tuesday 11 July, as temperatures tip 40°C.
The cities included in the l...
Italian culture minister satisfied with new ticket system.
The Pantheon has taken in almost €200,000 in ticket sales since a new ticketing system was introduced at the Rome landmark a week ago, Italy's culture minister...
Rail strike on Thursday to be followed by airport strike on Saturday.
Travellers in Italy face major disruption this week due to two nationwide public transport strikes affecting train services and airports, on 13 and 1...
Tycoon grandfather of kidnapped teen refused at first to pay ransom.
John Paul Getty III, the 16-year-old grandson of the American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, was abducted by criminals in Rome's central Piazza Farnese in...
Globe Theatre in Villa Borghese still off-limits after stairway collapsed last year.
Rome's annual Shakespeare festival returns to Villa Borghese this summer but not to the Globe Theatre which remains sealed off followi...
Art Nouveau Week marked in Italy and across Europe.
Italy celebrates its Art Nouveau architecture and design with guided tours of Liberty landmarks as part of the fifth edition of the Art Nouveau Week, from 8-14 July 20...
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