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Rome-Pompeii train to launch on 16 July.
Italy is to launch a direct train service between Rome and Pompeii from 16 July, culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said on Sunday.
The minister, speaking to veteran televis...
Tourists to be charged €5 entry fee to Pantheon.
Visitors to the Pantheon in Rome will be charged an entry fee from 1 July, Italy's culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano confirmed on Sunday.
The minister, speaking to...
Crowe announces Italy tour dates in Italian.
Hollywood star Russell Crowe is travelling to Italy with his band Indoor Garden Party, performing a series of concerts in Italian cities at the end of June.
The concert to...
Rome premiere for This World Can't Tear Me Down.
Several thousand people attended the Rome preview on Thursday night of a new Netflix series by Zerocalcare ahead of its international release on the streaming platform on...
Move follows high-profile murder of Giulia Tramontana.
The Italian cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill containing a series of proposals designed to combat violence against women and to strengthen measures already in pl...
Bulgari Hotel overlooks Mausoleum of Augustus.
Luxury jeweller Bulgari inaugurated a five-star hotel facing the newly restored Mausoleum of Augustus in the historic centre of Rome on Thursday night, following several ye...
Raffaella Carrà features on collector coin.
Italy has minted a special edition €5 coin in tribute to Raffaella Carrà, the Italian singer, dancer, actress and popular television host who died in Rome two years ago aged 7...
Gilda Sportiello makes history in Rome.
Italian MP Gilda Sportiello has become the first politician to breastfeed in the nation's parliament.
Sportiello, a member of the populist Movimento 5 Stelle, fed her newborn b...
Rome's rose garden to stay open an extra week.
Rome has extended by one week the closure of the Roseto Comunale, the municipal rose garden on the Aventine Hill, keeping it open until 17 June.
The garden, which opened...
Pontiff admitted to Gemelli hospital in Rome.
Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Wednesday to undergo intestinal surgery and is expected to be hospitalised for several days, the Vatican said.
The...
Rome mayor says city will sponsor Roma Pride.
The right-wing regional administration of the Lazio region around the Italian capital has pulled its sponsorship from this weekend's Roma Pride march over its opposition to...
ITA Airways cancels 116 flights due to Sunday's strike action.
Air travellers in Italy face flight disruption on Sunday 4 June due to strikes by airport ground handling staff and employees from several airlines.
The...
Rome mayor to join Roma Pride celebrations.
Rome will see a return of the Roma Pride parade through the streets of the Italian capital on Saturday 10 June 2023.
The parade will depart from Piazza della Repubblica at...
Glass lift completed after five years of works.
The Colosseum on Tuesday inaugurated an elevator to make the site more accessible for people with mobility difficulties as well as offering panoramic views over the Rome l...
Bobby stayed by owner's side until the end.
A heartbreaking photograph of a dog huddled beside its beloved owner's coffin during her funeral has gone viral in Italy.
The image was posted on social media by the Cappel...
Portoghesi designed the Mosque of Rome.
Paolo Portoghesi, the renowned Italian architect, died on Tuesday 30 May aged 92.
The leading theorist of postmodern architecture in Italy died at his home in Calcata near Rome...
Festa della Repubblica was added to Italy's list of free museum dates earlier this year.
State museums and archaeological sites across Italy will open their doors for free on Sunday 4 June as part of the monthly Domenic...
Rome rehearses for Festa della Repubblica parade.
Italian authorities will carry out rehearsals on Monday night for the military parade in Rome to mark Festa della Repubblica on Friday 2 June.
The rehearsals for the...
Bride got police escort to her wedding in Rome.
Rome police came to the rescue of a bride who was unable to get to her wedding ceremony due to traffic restrictions for the grand finale of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday....
Giro d'Italia to result in street closures in Rome.
Rome will host the final stage of this year's Giro d'Italia on Sunday 28 May, leading to traffic diversions and street closures around the city this weekend.
The 10...
Pay phones to remain in Italy's hospitals and prisons.
Public pay phones on the streets of Italy will soon become a thing of the past after a decision was taken to begin the process of removing the more than 16,000 phon...
Marta's story sparks social media debate in Rome.
The story of an AS Roma fan who is skipping his daughter's graduation in Rome to attend the Europa League final in Budapest has sparked much debate on social media in It...
New Starbucks outlet is second in Rome, with another set to open soon.
Italy's newest Starbucks opened at Termini train station in Rome on Thursday, two weeks after the American multinational coffee chain launched in th...
Public transport to be affected by strike in various Italian cities but not Rome.
A nationwide general strike scheduled in Italy on Friday 26 May is set to disrupt education, transport and health services, in both the p...
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma presents Caracalla Festival 2023.
Rome's opera house, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, is staging a bumper programme for its summer festival among the ancient Roman ruins at the Baths of Caracalla....
Lamborghini cancels 60th birthday celebrations.
Lamborghini, the Italian luxury sports car company, has donated €1 million to a relief fund for the Emilia-Romagna region where floods have caused widespread devastation a...
Temporary price hike to restore cultural heritage damaged by floods.
Italy is to raise the price of state museum tickets by €1 to help finance the restoration of cultural heritage sites damaged by the recent floods in t...
Meloni unveils emergency relief package.
The Italian cabinet of premier Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday approved emergency funds of more than €2 billion for areas in the Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions devastated by floods....
AS Roma Women win Scudetto for first time.
Rome honoured AS Roma women's team with a prestigious award at city hall on Monday after a historic Serie A victory last month saw them crowned champions of Italy.
The team,...
Climate protesters turn waters of famed Rome fountain black.
Italy's culture minister blasted the "reckless actions" of climate activists who poured diluted charcoal into the waters of Rome's landmark Trevi Fountain on...
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