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Band pushes back concert times due to heat.
The much-anticipated Muse concert in Rome on Tuesday night will start later than scheduled in a decision taken by the British band in light of the heatwave in the Italian capi...
Brian Molko branded Italian premier 'fascist' and 'racist' during concert near Turin.
The prosecutor's office in Turin has opened an investigation after Brian Molko, the frontman of British band Placebo, insulted Italy'...
Ponza is the largest of the Pontine Islands, the string of tiny islands located off the coast of the Lazio region in Italy.Ponza is a popular summer vacation destination for Italians, especially Romans and Neapolitans, a...
Tourists continue to deface ancient landmark despite public outrage.
In recent days two teenage tourists vandalised the Colosseum by carving their names into the monument, weeks after a similar incident sparked outrage...
Flights suspended at Catania until 19 July.
Catania airport on the Italian island of Sicily has suspended all flights until 14.00 on Wednesday 19 July after a major fire broke out late on Sunday night.
An investigati...
Pompeii high-speed service runs once a month.
Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday inaugurated a new direct high-speed train linking Rome and Pompeii with a non-stop rail service for the first time.
Cultur...
Incident occurs weeks after high-profile act of vandalism at ancient site.
A young Swiss tourist faces charges after she was caught carving the first letter of her name into the Colosseum on Friday, in the latest act of...
New life for former MAS building near Piazza Vittorio.
Once famed for its cut-price clothes, the former MAS store in Rome's Esquilino district is to be transformed into the headquarters of a prestigious fashion academy....
ITA Airways cancels 133 flights on Saturday due to strike.
Air travellers in Italy face major disruption on Saturday 15 July due to a nationwide strike by airport ground staff, with baggage handling and check-in service...
No injuries or damage in incident.
A large pine tree in Rome's central Piazza Venezia fell on Thursday, crashing to the ground into Piazza S. Marco after its roots gave way.
Despite the busy location in front of the...
Son of Italy's last king causes storm with Juan Carlos comments.
A new Netflix series on the last heir to Italy's defunct throne includes an explosive claim by the 86-year-old prince about Spain's former king Juan Carlo...
Rome-Pompeii train will launch on 16 July.
Italy has unveiled a direct train service between Rome and Pompeii, connecting the Italian capital to the famed archaeological park with a non-stop rail link for the first time...
Rome E-Prix 2023 moves to summer slot.
Formula E returns to Rome on 15-16 July 2023 with drivers battling it out in battery-powered cars on the streets of the city's southern EUR district.
This will be the fifth time...
Pistoletto's Venus of the Rags was installed two weeks ago.
A public art installation by the celebrated Italian contemporary artist Michelangelo Pistoletto was completely destroyed by fire in Naples early on Wednesday 1...
Sanremo winner to perform at Circus Maximus.
Italian singer-songwriter Marco Mengoni, who won this year's Sanremo Music Festival, will play a concert at the Circus Maximus in Rome on Saturday 15 July.
The event, whic...
Rome included in 'bollino rosso' heatwave warning.
The Italian health ministry has issued a red alert heatwave warning for eight major cities on Tuesday 11 July, as temperatures tip 40°C.
The cities included in the l...
Italian culture minister satisfied with new ticket system.
The Pantheon has taken in almost €200,000 in ticket sales since a new ticketing system was introduced at the Rome landmark a week ago, Italy's culture minister...
Rail strike on Thursday to be followed by airport strike on Saturday.
Travellers in Italy face major disruption this week due to two nationwide public transport strikes affecting train services and airports, on 13 and 1...
Tycoon grandfather of kidnapped teen refused at first to pay ransom.
John Paul Getty III, the 16-year-old grandson of the American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, was abducted by criminals in Rome's central Piazza Farnese in...
Globe Theatre in Villa Borghese still off-limits after stairway collapsed last year.
Rome's annual Shakespeare festival returns to Villa Borghese this summer but not to the Globe Theatre which remains sealed off followi...
Art Nouveau Week marked in Italy and across Europe.
Italy celebrates its Art Nouveau architecture and design with guided tours of Liberty landmarks as part of the fifth edition of the Art Nouveau Week, from 8-14 July 20...
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...
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