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Discovery includes exceptional mosaic from second century BC.
A newly discovered ancient Roman domus, unearthed between Rome's Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum, was unveiled by the Italian culture ministry on Tuesday....
Jesolo hosts 12 giant sand sculptures this Christmas
Sculptors from around the world return to Jesolo, a seaside resort near Venice in north-east Italy, for an annual sand festival dedicated to religious art.
The 202...
Unions confirm strike 10 days before Christmas.
Trade unions have confirmed a 24-hour public transport strike in Italy on Friday 15 December, after postponing a protest originally scheduled for Monday 27 November.
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Hotels in Rome expect tourism surge over festive season.
Rome hotels are expecting to see a 30 per cent increase in arrivals this Christmas, compared to last year, with bookings for New Year in Rome set to be up 20 per...
Garrone movie is also in the running for an Oscar.
The migration-themed Italian movie Io Capitano by renowned director Matteo Garrone is up for a Golden Globe award in January, organisers announced on Monday.
Based o...
Who and what did Italians search for most on Google in 2023?
Sport, politics and celebrities all feature highly in the most searched topics on Google in Italy over the past year, the internet search engine said on Monda...
17 people received minor injuries in train crash.
An investigation is underway after two trains crashed into each other at low speed in Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region on Sunday night, injuring 17 people.
The...
Protests in Venice, Milan, Rome, Turin and Bologna.
Rivers and canals in several major Italian cities on Saturday were dyed green by the Extinction Rebellion (XR) group as part of a protest calling for action to tackle...
Vatican lights up Christmas tree on Saturday.
The Vatican will unveil this year's Nativity scene and light up its Christmas tree at a ceremony in St Peter's Square on Saturday 9 December at 17.00.
The Vatican's mange...
All patients evacuated from Tivoli hospital.
Three people died after a large fire broke out on Friday night at a hospital in Tivoli, a town located about 30km east of Rome, with around 200 patients evacuated.
The fir...
Dior also lights up streets in Rome suburbs.
French luxury fashion house Dior has sponsored a dazzling gold and white Christmas tree at the top of the Spanish Steps in Rome.
The 15-metre high tree - created by Rome-b...
"Enough is enough" says Venice mayor.
A group of climate activists on Thursday splattered mud onto the façade of St Mark's Basilica in Venice as part of a protest they termed "a fire alarm".
The protestors used fire...
Culture minister hails news as "great success" for Italy.
Italian opera singing has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the UN cultural agency announced on Wednesday.
Culture mi...
Public transport services at risk from 09.00-13.00.
Commuters in Rome and the surrounding Lazio region face disruption to public transport services due to a regional four-hour strike on Thursday 7 December.
The strik...
City announces new rubbish collection measures for festive season.
Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri on Tuesday unveiled new-look rubbish bins which will be placed along streets across the capital in the coming months.
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Gondola capsized after tourists ignored gondolier.
A group of tourists travelling in a gondola in Venice ended up in the waters of a canal after refusing to sit still and stop moving around to take selfies.
The incid...
Metro A resumes full service in time for Christmas
Rome's Metro A subway line will resume its full service on Friday, on completion of major overnight works that began 18 months ago, the city confirmed on Wednesday....
Christmas Coca-Cola Truck comes to Rome for the seventh year in a row.
Coca-Cola once again supports Banco Alimentare, the non-profit organisation which has distributed surplus food to people in need across Italy for th...
Vatican to light up Christmas tree and Nativity Scene on 9 December.
This Christmas in St Peter's Square, the Vatican will evoke the first living Nativity scene of St Francis on the 800th anniversary of its creation in...
Where to Ski near Rome. The mountains in central Italy offer skiers in Rome a closer alternative to the Alps. There are many skiing resorts within an easy drive of Rome along the Apennines in Lazio and Abruzzo. Each reso...
A guide on what to see and what to do in Val d'Orcia.A Unesco heritage site since 1991, Val d'Orcia was considered by Renaissance artists to be the place that most perfectly expresses the balance between Man and Nature....
Festa dell'Immacolata is a public holiday in Italy.
Rome marks the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Friday 8 December - a Catholic holy day and a national public holiday in Italy - with a series of traditions and s...
Medics protest over provisions in 2024 budget bill.
Doctors in Italy are to stage a nationwide 24-hour strike on 5 December in protest over measures affecting the public health sector, including pension cuts, in the gov...
84 historic sites in Lazio region open to visitors this weekend.
The Lazio region around Rome opens the doors of historic private homes and important cultural sites that are normally closed to the public on the weekend...
Rome holds 2023 edition of Maritozzo Day.
Maritozzo Day, Rome's annual tribute to the maritozzo, takes place in the capital on Saturday 2 December.
Now in its seventh edition, Maritozzo Day is devoted to celebrating...
Rome's Stazione Termini welcomes Eataly.
Eataly, the chain of high-end Made in Italy food halls, on Friday opened a new outlet in Rome's central Termini station, the city announced.
The 700-sqm store, located in the ...
Outcry after Italian ski resort dropped Cervinia.
The famed ski resort of Cervinia in northern Italy on Thursday reverted to its pre-Fascist era name of Le Breuil before doing an about-turn following political pressure....
Italian state had lost track of Botticelli work valued at €100 million.
A painting by Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli, said to have been missing from state records for 50 years, has been recovered from a private ho...
Unions demand greater safety on railway lines.
Railway workers in Italy will stage an eight-hour general strike on Thursday 30 November, from 09.00 to 17.00, to protest against Tuesday's fatal train crash in Calabria....
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