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Thanksgiving in Italy in 2024: a quick guide.
Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Italy however a growing number of restaurants and bars in major Italian cities mark the annual American holiday with a traditional menu....
Rome inaugurates new exhibition space on Via del Corso.
An iconic painting by Marc Chagall will go on public display in Rome from 27 November until 27 January as part of cultural celebrations for the Vatican's Jubilee Y...
A local's guide to what's on in Rome in December.
December is perhaps the most magical time to visit Rome as the Eternal City prepares for the festive season with twinkling decorations, church concerts and Christmas mar...
Pope to inaugurate livestream service on 2 December.
The Vatican is to install a live webcam at St Peter's Tomb as part of a series of technological initiatives being undertaken by the Holy See for the Jubilee Year 2025...
Protesters in Rome and Palermo march against femicide.
Italy’s anti-violence helpline 1522 received 48,000 calls and text messages in the first nine months of 2024, an increase of 57 per cent compared to the same period...
Walkout by railway workers is one of a series of strikes in Italy in November.
Train passengers in Italy face disruption to rail services on the weekend of 23-24 November due to a 24-hour strike by railway staff, affect...
Each year people sponsor lights from the famous Christmas tree display in central Italy.
The "world's largest Christmas tree" is lit up each year on the slopes of Monte Ingino, overlooking the mediaeval town of Gubbio i...
Palazzo Barberini displays rare Caravaggio portrait until February.
A rarely-seen painting by Italian Baroque genius Caravaggio goes on public display, for the first time, at Rome's Palazzo Barberini gallery this weeken...
Extinction Rebellion stage protest in Rome.
Activists linked to the Extinction Rebellion environmental group dumped a truckload of manure outside Italy's interior ministry in Rome on Friday as part of a demonstration....
Allianz Stadium to host first rugby match.
Italy's national rugby team is to play against New Zealand's All Blacks in a test match at Turin's Allianz Stadium on Saturday 23 November 2024.
The game, hailed as a landma...
Robin Hood activists strike again in Rome.
A group of anonymous activists sabotaged key locks used for short-term rentals on streets around Rome on Wednesday night in a new protest against overtourism.
The protesters...
New penalties in Italy for drivers who abandon pets.Italy's parliament on Wednesday approved a series of amendments to the Highway Code including tougher penalties for motorists who abandon their dogs by the roadside. Th...
Christmas tree will stay in place until 12 January.
The Vatican's Christmas tree arrived in St Peter's Square on Thursday amid controversy, after an appeal to Pope Francis to spare the 200-year-old fir was ignored.
M...
Salvini's Highway Code reforms to become law.
Italy has updated its Highway Code with new rules requiring electric scooter users to wear helmets, get licence plates and be insured, following final approval by the parlia...
The recovered Etruscan artefacts, looted by tomb raiders in Città della Pieve, date to the third century BC.
Italian art police have seized a significant collection of Etruscan artefacts, worth at least €8 million, that...
Secret Italy: step back in time and explore the Sabina countryside
Whoever said the only great countryside in Italy is in Umbria and Tuscany surely hasn’t been to Sabina. I’m talking about the little known countryside r...
Survey reveals that the American custom has strong appeal for shops and consumers in Italy.
Italian consumers will spend an average of €273 in this year's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, according to a survey by...
Centre-left retains Emilia-Romagna and makes comeback in Umbria.
Italy's centre-left celebrated wins in two regional elections in Umbria and Emilia-Romagna on Monday in a setback for premier Giorgia Meloni and her right...
Italy is famed for beautiful Christmas markets that bring magic to the festive holiday season.
The tradition of Christmas markets is centuries-old, dating back to the Middle Ages. A document written in Dresden in 1434...
Rome jumps to 24th position, rising 31 places in the last two years.
There was good news for the north Italian province of Milan in this year's Quality of Life in Italy report, carried out by ItaliaOggi in collaboration...
Gualtieri says Piazza Pia "symbol" of Jubilee Year.
A new underpass under construction near St Peter's is set to open on 20 December, in time for the Vatican's Jubilee Year 2025, the mayor of Rome confirmed on Thursday....
Starbucks opens seventh store in Rome.
Starbucks will open a new flagship store in Rome's historic centre on Saturday, as the American multinational coffee chain continues to expand in Italy.
The new Starbucks, the s...
Students in Turin burn effigy of Italian education minister.
Clashes broke out between students and riot police during a 'No Meloni Day' protest against the right-wing Italian government in the northern city of Turin on...
Regional elections take place in Umbria and Emilia-Romagna on 17-18 November.
Voters in the Italian regions of Umbria and Emilia-Romagna head to the polls this weekend for regional elections in a key test for premier Gi...
Rome culture chief slams "theme park" deal.
The Colosseum has defended a new deal with Airbnb that would open the ancient amphiteatre to mock gladiator combat, amid a controversy over the proposal in Rome.
The exclus...
Ranieri takes over from Juric as Roma's third manager of the season.
Veteran Italian football manager Claudio Ranieri is coming out of retirement to return as head coach at AS Roma, the Rome Serie A club confirmed on Th...
Cemetery seeks €300,000 in online appeal after fallen tree leads to its closure.
Rome's Non-Catholic Cemetery has launched an online fundraiser to seek financial assistance after a large pine tree fell inside its walls,...
Airbnb donates $1.5 million to Colosseum as Gladiator II hits cinemas.
Rome's Colosseum will offer a handful of people the unique chance to engage in a staged gladiator combat experience in the ancient arena thanks to a...
Rome mayor awards Venditti with Lupa Capitolina
Italian singer-songwriter and pianist Antonello Venditti received Rome's top honour from the capital's mayor Roberto Gualtieri during a ceremony at city hall on Wednesday....
Italy is "a great democratic country", Mattarella stated, after Musk said "These judges need to go".
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella has rebuked Elon Musk for criticising Italian judges after a Rome court dealt a fr...
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