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From 10 January it will be illegal to smoke in public places in Italy. Restaurants and bars will only be allowed to let customers smoke in specifically defined, enclosed areas, with strictly controlled ventilation system...
Ten young Britons who had never met before spent New Years Eve in a bizarre hill-top hotel outside the safe hilly country capital of Kandy in Sri Lanka, a town that night festooned with white plastic, cut into strips, wh...
Tim, Vodaphone, Wind and H3G, the four companies controlling the cell-phone networks in Italy, have joined forces to raise money to provide aid to the disaster-struck areas in south east Asia. Cell-phone owners can make...
When the devastating tsunami hit south east Asia on 26 December the Italian department of civil protection, trained to react quickly in case of earthquake and tidal waves, was able to send emergency teams to the worst hi...
The Italian minister for Foreign affairs Gianfranco Fini, has announced that the Italian government intends to cancel the foreign debt owed to Italy by some of the disaster-struck countries around the Indian Ocean; $9,...
In Italy, New Years Eve celebrations include setting off fireworks at midnight, and every year hundreds of people need hospital treatment for burns and other injuries as a result. The production and sale of fireworks is...
On 1 January new legislation comes into force in Italy to make the ski slopes safer. Children up to 14 years old will be obliged to wear a crash helmet while on the slopes and anyone caught ski-ing or snowboarding danger...
To help all those who are trying to trace their loved ones and to have news of friends relations and colleagues in the Indian Ocean area in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and the tsunamis we have opening a...
On New Years Eve in Rome there will be something for all the family. The theme is The city in flight and in three central squares there will be performances by 130 acrobats, jugglers, magicians and trapeze artists. The...
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the collection of Paleo-Christian art in the Vatican Museums, Dr Umberto Utro curator of the museum will be conducting guided tours through the collection i...
Italian pediatricians have expressed alarm over the numbers of prescription drugs given to children under the age of 14. Research conducted in 24 health departments in 6 regions of the country, covering almost a million...
The new financial measures for 2005, which are expected to pass throught the Italian houses of parliament before the end of the year, will bring income tax cuts to around 40 per cent of the tax-paying population. However...
Immigrants in Italy who are waiting for the renewal of a regular permit to stay in the country (permesso di soggiorno) will be allowed to go home for the holiday period and then return to Italy provided they meet certain...
Bologna is the Italian city which, taken all round, has the best quality of life, according to a survey published annually by the business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. The survey looks at various aspects of city life includ...
Museums, monuments and archaeological sites in the city will be open all day on 26 December and 6 January but will be closed on 25 December and 1 January. On 24 December museums will remain open until 14.00.
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The city of Rome will receive special funding of 170 million over the next two years to be spent on improvements to the public transport infrastructure and the restoration and construction of new public buildings. The f...
Il Pipistrello by Johann Strauss (sung in Italian).
Based on a French comedy by Meilhac and Halvy, Le Rveillon (which means midnight supper, particularly on Christmas or New Years eve), Il Pipistrello, with its scintill...
The province of Treviso has bought six small donkeys to crop the verges on the provincial roads and roundabouts. The animals will save the province a considerable sum since cutting the grass mechanically costs 100 milli...
There are currently over 164 nativity scenes on display in Rome until 9 Jan. These presepi are made from an array of different materials and come in a myriad of different styles traditional ones, seashells ones, chocola...
Romes department of commerce is about to sign an agreement with the foreign traders of the Esquilino area that will guarantee the translation of shop signs into Italian. The Esquilino is an area of Rome where there are a...
The Salvation Army is offering emergency support to the homeless during the colder months by distributing hot meals in the evening. Supplies such as sugar, teabags and warm blankets, as well as sleeping bags are needed....
Head for the churches to find Romes real Christmas treat. Here you will discover nativity scenes of every description, from the classic 18th-century Neapolitan model to the more rustic Roman version or the modern city in...
Miss Danehill has now taken the lead, 10 metres in front of Vegas Time. Theyre coming round the bend... The excited commentary is blasting out from the loudspeakers. Close to the winning post, a giant colour TV screen sh...
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...
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