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Rome city mayor, Walter Veltroni, is well known for his enthusiasm for the cinema and he has now revealed that he has recently played a part in the new Disney cartoon, Chicken Little, amici per la pelle which has just be...
Public transport will be free for all residents of Rome and Lazio over 70 or who are war invalids and who have an annual income of 15,000 or less for a trial period, in December and January.
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Earlier this year the Italian courts decided that laws removing points from licences for driving offences was unconstitutional and that the law needed amending. On 16 November the centre-right government presented these...
The amount of counterfeit goods intercepted by Italian customs authorities at Romes Fiumicino airport and other arrival points in Lazio has risen by 1,300 per cent over the last two years. Despite the record seizures, ma...
Rome is the only Italian city still to feature in the top ten European tourist destinations, according to research carried out by Italys Buon Viaggio Network. Paris retained the number three spot, although Madrid and Lon...
On 16 November the Italian senate, the upper house of the parliament, voted in favour of a contentious devolution bill entailing the first changes to the countrys constitution since its drafting in 1947. However, as the...
A unique treasure has been found in archaeological excavations just beside the Via dei Fori Imperiali near the Basilica dei SS Cosma e Damiano. The ivory bust, 25 cm high, is thought to be that of a Roman emperor carved...
Four workmen were arrested in Rome on 14 November, accused of stealing part of the money thrown into the Trevi fountain by tourists. When they were stopped they were found to have two buckets full of coins in their vehic...
135 people have been arrested in Rome for running a counterfeit ring which has sold up to 3,000 fake identity cards for up to 20,000 each. The investigators estimate the gang has netted some 2.5 million since starting op...
Tragedy and death were never far away in the works of Federico Garcia Lorca, and in this production Beppe Menegatti has taken the stirring gypsy play Nozze di Sangue (Blood Wedding Bodas de Sangre) the poet wrote in 193...
A group of expatriate musicians is aiming to repeat the success of their first concert in Rome if not the circumstances.
The Exiles comprise two Americans and two Britons who play a range of rock music including The E...
The Rome city council has an office responsible for keeping the city tidy and clean, Lufficio per il Decor Urbano, and they are beginning an autumn campaign to remind the Romans about the new rules about dividing their r...
Rehearsals are under way for the Christmas pantomime at All Saints Anglican Church in Rome.
This years production is "Jack and the Beanstalk", with performances on 10 and 11 Dec at 14.30 and 18.00. Tickets are 10 for ad...
According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the earliest form of golf is attributed to the Romans. Over 2,000 years ago, as Rome expanded its borders as far north as Britannia, invading armies carried with them a home-gro...
Rome has a wealth of information contained in its over 700 libraries. Not only does the capital have world-class collections, first editions and original manuscripts, but many are also housed in historic buildings and be...
There is a good reason why Italy has managed to resist the globalisation and homogenisation of food better than other European countries, and that is the Italians firm conviction that whatever is produced locally is bett...
As the suns rays beat down benevolently on the new and modern municipal dog pound at Muratella in Via della Magliana, the plight of its canine residents seems almost endurable. It is of course anything but. As Sonia Giac...
I came here to work, like all Romanians. The situation is difficult back home. What can I say? Ciodaru Barbus explanation for being in Rome could be that of any of the capitals 59,547 Romanians, who represent 20 per cent...
The hill town of Zagarolo in the province of Rome is to be the home of the first Jewish university in Italy. The Palazzo Rospigliosi, built in the town in the 16th century, will become the Italian headquarters of Touro C...
The Teatro Olimpico in the Flaminia area of Rome has reopened after a six-month restoration project by a team of four architects, Francesca Argentero, Barbara Deledda, Carlotta Montefoschi and Martina Murzi. The work has...
Rome is going through a Renaissance, according to a new book published by Il Sole 24 Ore journalist Massimo Mascini, who claims that the capital is home of Italys best success stories. In his book Futuro Italiano, he tra...
Fifty additional police and traffic wardens took to the streets of central Rome last Tuesday and will be on duty every day from 07.00 to 21.00 until the festive period ends. The extra personnel are part of a seasonal tas...
The 4th-century BC Asteas vase from Campania, a 6th-century BC funerary stele from Selinunte in Sicily and a precious Etruscan bronze candelabra are the first returns on a long list of historical works of art that Italy...
The world roller-skating championships will take place at Palalottomatica in the EUR area of Rome from 17-27 November. More than 1,000 competitors from 35 countries are expected to take part. Italians currently hold seve...
A treat is in store for lovers of gold and jewellery at a special exhibition from 11 November-26 February entitled I Castellani e oreficeria archeologica italiana.
In the second half of the 19th century, the rich in Rom...
Lucky parents can receive a 1000 baby bonus for every child born or adopted in 2005 (and not just for second children as first planned), alongside a cheque for 160 for any children under three years of age (those born or...
Fifteen teams of Italians, specialists in fine art and archaeological restoration are at work in seven countries in the Middle and Far East, thanks to an international convention, signed 1972, for the protection of the w...
Striking Italian journalists brought news agencies, printing presses and radio and television broadcasting to a halt this Wednesday and Thursday. Members of the FNSI, the main journalists union, organised a two-day strik...
Giancarlo DAlessandro, the Rome city councillor responsible for public works, has asked the citys electricity utility, ACEA, to prepare a plan to economise on Romes street lighting and on public lighting in general.
Th...
An autumn campaign is about to promote Roman food. Some 50 restaurants will offer a three-course lunch or dinner for 19.50. The menus will offer strictly local, old-fashioned specialities such as artichokes prepared in t...
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