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Its like a cheese cutter, isnt it? The two stone cutters laughed and nodded. In the middle-distance, silhouetted against a blue April sky, the town of Tivoli was tumbling over its hill. Around us, down on the plain in Ba...
The Czech Cultural Institute opened in Rome last month, making it the republics 19th foreign cultural institute in Europe and the United States. Director Miloslav Hirsch already has four exhibitions, two conferences, thr...
Italys financial world has been tossed into a frenzy* by recent bids from outsiders to take over two domestic banks, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) and Antonveneta. The bids from Spains Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria...
This is a marvellous production of this much-loved opera. Da Ponte created a delightfully witty libretto from the very slenderest of plots, observing human behaviour, as in all great comedy, with profundity, sympathy and...
The Rome city councillor responsible for public works has announced plans for three new bridges over the river Tiber. They will be sited on the stretch of river between EUR and the sea. The first bridge will connect Osti...
Per grazia ricevuta: the words of Pasquino a limbless ancient Roman statue, plucked from the mud during renovation work near Piazza Navona in 1501 on the death of Pope John Paul II.
For centuries, Pasquino has been t...
One of Florences most delightful and exclusive gardens is tucked away in a corner of Piazzale Michelangelo. Every day, droves of tour buses converge on the vast terrace overlooking the city to let their occupants enjoy t...
Prior to a few weeks ago, my knowledge of martial arts was based exclusively on the films Enter The Dragon, The Karate Kid, and the complete works of Chuck Norris. Naturally, it was a pleasure to take several lessons at...
Investment in the stock market has bounced back in the past few years, but bricks and mortar are still the most popular investment for most Italians. This is confirmed by the rise in mortgage lending, with the annual fig...
The leading names in world tennis including Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and Tim Henman are taking part in the TIM Masters tournament at the Foro Italico in Rome until Sunday 15 May. For tickets, information of players, da...
The province of Rome has announced that it will reopen its library in Palazzo Valentini this autumn after a two-year closure for renovations. The library, founded in 1912 and housed in the 15th-century building that is t...
The spectacular Iris garden run by the Societ dellIris in Florence will be open to the public this year from 30 April-20 May for the XVIX annual Iris competition. Competitors have to send the rhizomes to t...
May Day, the workers' holiday, falls on a Sunday this year so there will be no extra holiday in Italy, but the annual trades union sponsored concert will be held as usual at the Piazza S. Giovanni in Rome.
The three tra...
Italy's infamous cassonetti, the large rubbish bins that seem to litter the streets of its towns and cities, may soon be a thing of the past. Many councils have adopted a system of door-to-door refuse collection, involvi...
Turandot, Puccinis last opera and one that can be said to be the last great opera ever composed, was left unfinished at the composers death in 1924. Although composition was suddenly interrupted before what Puccini had p...
There were 5,428 successful cases of medically-assisted procreation in Italy last year, according to data published by the Istituto Superiore della Sanit (National Institute for Health). Some 33,000 couples joined assist...
If by chance you happen to visit the Ligurian coast on 30 April, turn the wheel of your car off the motorway at Varazze and drive down the hill onto the ancient Via Aurelia. Along this Roman road, which in the past conne...
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi says he is forming his third government to serve until the end of the legislature in 2006. He hopes that he will have obtained a vote of confidence for his new team in both houses...
The price for the 12,000 beach concessions along 915 kms of Italys coastline could go up if the new minister for the treasury, Giulio Tremonti, has his way. The concessions (for rights to put up, for example, snack bars,...
The last piece of the Obelisk of Axum has finally been transported from Rome to Ethiopia in a giant Ukrainian Antonov aircraft. This finally brings a difficult operation to an end about 18 months after the obelisk was fi...
The transport commission of the European Union (EU) has approved Italys plan for the salvage of its troubled airline Alitalia . It has now completed an inquiry into the proposed 1,2 billion recapitalisation and is satisf...
Romes 12th municipality has unveiled plans to install roadside electronic information points in the EUR area in the south of Rome. They will provide hourly news updates on traffic, weather, opening hours for public offic...
Some say that marriage is on the decline, but Italians over the age of 40 are bucking the trend.
According to the Italian institute for statistics, ISTAT, 29,818 men and 16,037 women between the ages of 40 and 75 marrie...
Maintenance has begun on roads throughout Rome. More than 96 roads are due for attention in the first phase of works, which should be completed by September. Repairs were urgently needed before the heavy rain of the past...
The Italian minister for the environment has agreed to offer financial incentives to those who buy a new motorino mopeds most commonly owned by Italians. Anyone buying one of the new Euro 2 mopeds, which have been in...
The 60th anniversary of the liberation of Italy will be celebrated in Rome with a series of events and encounters, many of which will involve school children. Announcing the programme the city mayor, Walter Veltroni, ex...
The Mass in St Peter's square in Rome for the installation of the new pope, Benedict XVI, will take place at 10.00 on Sunday 24 April. More than 500,000 pilgrims are expected to attend the Mass. Special security measures...
The Vatican museums will be closed on Sunday 24 April to mark the inauguration of the new pope, Benedict XVI. The Sistine Chapel will reopen to the public on Monday 25 April.
Stphane Lissner, has been appointed as the new superintendent at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan in place of Mauro Mieli. Lissner, who is French, has been artistic director of the Aix-en-Provence Festival and the Vienna F...
Inaugurated just three years ago, Romes Auditorium Parco della Musica recently published its balance sheet for 2004. The venue managed to generate pre-tax profits of 300,000 and self-finance covered 50 per cent of its op...
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