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Strega Prize won by the late Ada D'Adamo.
Italian culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano is under fire after implying that he had not read the books shortlisted for the Strega Prize, Italy's top literary award, despite ha...
Discovery made in central Piazza Augusto Imperatore.
A marble head was unearthed during works in the historic centre of Rome on Thursday, the city's mayor Roberto Gualtieri announced on Twitter, posting a photograph of...
Rome concert is band's only Italian date on world tour.
Guns N' Roses will perform at the Circus Maximus in Rome on Saturday 8 July, leading to traffic restrictions in the area in the days leading up to the concert....
Unexpected arrival on board Rome-Turin train.
A high-speed train travelling between Rome and Turin was forced to make an emergency stop on Monday as staff and passengers helped a woman on board to give birth.
Soon af...
Italian police tracked down tourist who vandalised Colosseum.
The tourist who carved his name and that of his girlfriend into a wall at the Colosseum, sparking outrage in Italy and around the world, has written a letter...
FAO collaborates with Rome to create tree planting project in Villa Pamphilj.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is to plant a 2.5-hectare space in Rome's Villa Pamphilj park with trees an...
Strike to affect local transport services in cities across Italy.
Commuters in Italy face disruption to local public transport services due to a national 24-hour strike on Friday 7 July, with strike times varying from c...
Rome landmark sells almost 6,000 tickets on first day.
The Pantheon generated more than €20,000 in ticket sales on Monday, with almost 6,000 tickets sold on the first day of a new ticketing system at the Rome landmark....
Sgarbi faces calls to resign after outburst at museum event.
A prominent Italian politician and art critic is facing calls to resign over a vulgar outburst during a cultural event at the MAXXI national museum of contemp...
Tourists pay entry fee to Pantheon from 3 July 2023.
The Pantheon, Italy's most visited landmark, is bringing in a €5 entry fee for tourists this summer however the site will remain free for Rome residents.
The Panth...
Annual campaign urges Romans not to leave their dogs behind over summer holidays.
Rome has launched an awareness campaign calling on the capital’s residents not to abandon their pets as they set off on vacation this sum...
Amerigo Vespucci sets off on world tour.
Italy's Amerigo Vespucci tall ship will set sail from the northern port of Genova on 1 July on a round-the-world tour to promote Italian food, wine, culture and design.
Durin...
US media reports plan to stage fight in Colosseum.
Italy's culture ministry has dismissed US media reports that it has proposed the Colosseum as a venue for a cage fight between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuck...
Tiberis to stay open from June to September 2023.
Tiberis, Rome's artificial beach on the banks of the river Tiber, has reopened for the sixth summer in a row, the city has annnounced.
The free beach, located on reclai...
Viral video of tourist carving names into Colosseum wall sparked outrage.
Italian police have identified the tourist allegedly responsible for defacing the Colosseum last week after a viral video of the incident sparked...
Quake felt in Florence and across Tuscany.
In an incredible coincidence, the testing of a new earthquake alert message in Italy's Tuscany region on Wednesday was followed minutes later by a real earthquake.
Tuscan re...
Italy moves to tighten road safety rules.
The Italian government on Tuesday announced a series of reforms to the country's highway code including a crackdown on those driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol....
Army general previously served as emergency covid chief.
The Italian cabinet on Tuesday named General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo as extraordinary commissioner tasked with overseeing the reconstruction of the northern Emi...
Italian culture minister slams "very serious" act.
Italy's culture minister has condemned the actions of a tourist who was filmed carving the name of his girlfriend into a wall inside the Colosseum in Rome.
Gennaro S...
Discovery made during cleaning of lake floor.
A marble head has been found in Lago di Nemi, leading to speculation that it could once have decorated Emperor Caligula's ships best associated with the small volcanic lake...
Works to take 10 years and cost €700 million.
Rome opened the construction site for the Metro C underground station in the central Piazza Venezia on Thursday, in a €700 million project set to take 10 years to complete....
Italia Loves Romagna concert to be held on 24 June.
Italy will hold a benefit concert in aid of the northern Emilia-Romagna region, which was devastated by floods last month, on Saturday 24 June.
Titled 'Italia Loves...
Italy faces first heatwave of the year on Thursday.
The Italian health ministry has issued an 'orange alert' warning for 14 cities on Thursday 22 June, as the country's first heatwave of the year is set to see temperatu...
Visitors can walk through site where Julius Caesar was killed.
Rome will open the archaeological site in Largo di Torre Argentina to the public for the first time on Tuesday following a major development project sponso...
Blockbuster to hit cinemas in Italy on 12 July.
Rome will host the world premiere of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One at the Auditorium Conciliazione on Monday 19 June.
The movie, the seventh in the Mi...
Pope Francis left hospital on Friday after undergoing a hernia operation and headed to the Vatican, where his health will be under increasing scrutiny ahead of a busy summer.
A smiling Francis left the Gemelli hospital...
Devotees of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi bid him farewell in Milan on Wednesday at a state funeral for the controversial billionaire, which closes a 30-year chapter in the country's history.
The cof...
A showman billionaire who entered politics late and took the fight to the "establishment" with his straight-talking charm, Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi paved the way for right-wing populists....
Silvio Berlusconi died on Monday aged 86.
The Italian government has declared a national day of mourning for former premier Silvio Berlusconi who died in Milan on Monday at the age of 86.
The day of mourning is sched...
Berlusconi was suffering from chronic leukaemia.
Silvio Berlusconi, the former three-time prime minister of Italy, died on Monday 12 June aged 86.
Earlier this year the veteran politician and billionaire media tycoon...
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