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Ask any child to draw a picture of Santa Claus and youll get the stereotype image of a jolly old gentleman, with a long white beard, rosy cheeks, a red coat and a team of reindeer. He has his headquarters in the snowy pl...
Programmes at many of Romes foreign cultural academies and institutes are put on hold over the festive period, but a number of exhibitions are open and offer respite to weary Christmas shoppers and socialites.
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Watch out folks here comes another THEME show, a very good one at that even if its exhibited in dead-black halls like funeral parlours. Who are the decorators who always insist on lugubrious windowless interiors and cru...
The winter solstice, usually around 21 December, is when the sun is lowest in the sky and the hours of daylight are at a minimum for the year. It is also the foundation of the celebrations which we now recognise as Chris...
A guide to some of the most Christmas present-friendly shops in town, guaranteed to make you leave the premises with at least one parcel in your hand.
Perfume and cosmetics shops
Profumerie in Rome are ubiquitous, bu...
All Saints Anglican ChurchVia del Babuino 153/b, tel. 0636001881.
19 Dec. - Nine lessons and carols, 18.00.21 Dec. - Christmas concert by the New Chamber Singers, 20.30.24 Dec.- Childrens Christmas liturgy, 17.00;Euchar...
There are several Park and ride car parks near the city centre with good bus and metro connections. Parking costs 0.77 for a full ten hours, then 1.55 per hour thereafter. For further information, contact STA tel. 06571...
The city authorities in Florence have ruled that from 1 January 2005 they will not renew entry permits for the historic centre to sports utility vehicles (SUV), jeeps, and four wheel drive cars which weigh more than Kg18...
The Italian constitutional court has decided in favour of the Tuscan regional government in a dispute with the central government in Rome over the new regional statute or citizens charter, approved by the regional counci...
Activities for children are on offer at the Russkij Festival at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome until the 31 December.
Children over three years old can listen to traditional Russian fables at the Ludoteca "Lu...
The Rome city council has once again announced that it will try to clean up Piazza di Spagna. The council plans to enlarge the pavements, allow only small electric buses and city taxis to cross the square and to get rid...
Kruder and Dorfmeister from Austria, are due back in Rome on 15 Dec. Two of the worlds most famous djs are offering a demonstration of electronic music, not in a club or on the dance floor but in a concert hall, at the A...
Traffic in Rome at Christmas goes from chaotic to mad and every year the city authorities do their best to encourage residents to leave their cars at home.
This year, the four public transport companies, ATAC, Met.Ro, S...
The Rome city council has approved new measures to raise money to help to pay for a 60 million shortfall for public transport in the city.
The new rules include an annual payment of 36 to be made by all residents in the...
When the Italian federation of paediatricians met in Rome recently it painted a mixed picture of the state of health of the nation's children. The incidence of asthma and food allergies in babies between 12 and 23 months...
The presidents of 42 Italian series A and B football clubs met at the end of November in a second attempt to elect a president for FIFA, the Italian football federation. At the first attempt on 5 November the outgoing pr...
The Rome city authorities have approved new rulings concerning the final destination of ashes following cremation. Previously ashes could only be kept in consecrated ground, in an authorised cemetery. The new ruling allo...
Wed 8 Dec is the Italian public holiday for the religious feast of the Immaculate Conception. It is the day when the pope traditionally visits Piazza Mignanelli near Piazza di Spagna to pray at the foot of the monument...
The Economy Book and Video Center has announced that it will close on 31 Dec after almost 40 years of serving the English-speaking community in and around Rome. All stock, including cards, books and videos, is being sold...
Volunteers who work for the Italian association against Leucemia (AIL) will be present in 3,000 Italian squares on 10, 11, and 12 Dec selling poinsettias to raise money for medical research into blood-related illnesses....
In the next few weeks olive oil presses all over Italy will be working day and night to process what the Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori (CIA) says will be a very high-quality crop. The CIA also believes that the oli...
Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of light celebrated for eight days in the Hebrew month of Kislev (usually mid to late Dec). It commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees o...
La Scala opera theatre in Milan, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, will re-open on 7 December following three years of reconstruction. The stage has been completely modernised and a 56 m tower has been bu...
Quick counters have been introduced for travellers arriving at the railway station less than 15 minutes before their train departs. Trenitalia has opened counters at the following stations: Roma Termini, Napoli Centrale...
The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) shop in Via Torino 96 is selling Christmas cards Mon-Fri 09.30-18.20. Cards may also be ordered on-line at www.prodottiunicef.it. For information, tel. 0647809264.
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Whisper it softly if youre among their fans, but Roma and Lazio may have a lot more in common than either would care to admit.
After reasonable success in the 2003-04 season, both now find themselves in troubled times....
The Teatro dellOpera in Rome the second most prestigious opera house in Italy after La Scala in Milan has just staged a miracle never before performed in its 124-year history. However, its superintendent and chief-cond...
Sabina is a beautiful country retreat within easy reach of Rome
Just ten years ago there was nothing here, says Luciana Pancera. She points to the rolling green countryside stretching out as far as the eye can s...
It may be autumn but the colours of Italian politics are strong and dramatic. The seasonal appointment to pass the budget has drawn into relief all the divisions in the government coalition and has even threatened to bri...
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