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How to get to and what to see in Orvieto. The hilltop city makes a delightful day trip from Rome. Situated in the province of Terni in south-west Umbria, Orvieto stands on the summit of a large outcrop of volcanic tufa r...
Er Giro de Peppe challenges players to find parking in Rome.
The challenge of finding a parking space in Rome is the subject of a fun new board game launched in the Italian capital in time for the Christmas market.
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Centuries-old tree to stay in forest after last-minute reprieve.
The majestic silver fir that had been destined to become the Vatican's Christmas tree in St Peter's Square this year has been spared from the chop after a...
Gemmato claims comments about vaccines were taken out of context.
Italian health undersecretary Marcello Gemmato on Tuesday hit back at calls for his resignation after saying there was no proof that the covid situation...
Rome city museums stay open late for Musei in Musica 2022.
Musei in Musica returns to the capital on Saturday 19 November, with many of Rome's city museums staying open from 20.00 until 02.00 to host concerts and live p...
Here are our suggestions on where to find the best pizza in Rome. Quite what the Italians manage to achieve from a circle of bread and cheese is still something of a wonder to we stranieri. And like an amply-stuffed crus...
Museo della Scienza to be located in Flaminio area.
Rome has launched an international design competition to create a Museum of Science in the Flaminio district, the city's mayor Roberto Gualtieri announced on Monday....
Azzurri stun with first ever victory over Wallabies.
Italy's rugby team made sporting history by defeating Australia 28-27 in the Autumn Nations Series at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence on Saturday.
It was t...
Science meets fun at the Museo delle Ilusioni in Rome.
Rome's newest museum, the Museo delle Illusioni or Museum of Illusions, opened to the public for the first time on Saturday 12 November.
The new museum, located...
Lucamaleonte creates latest Rome mural for AS Roma.
Rome paid tribute to the celebrated Italian composer Ennio Morricone with a large-scale mural on what would have been the maestro's 94th birthday.
The mural dedicat...
France suspends deal to take in thousands of asylum seekers.The diplomatic spat between Paris and Rome over migrants escalated on Thursday when the French government suspended a plan to take 3,500 asylum seekers currentl...
Italian premier gave the good news personally to Rome woman's parents.Alessia Piperno, a 30-year-old Italian woman detained in Iran since September, has been released from prison and will soon return to Rome, the prime m...
Trieste Synagogue vandalised on anniversary of Kristallnacht.
A police investigation is underway after an anti-Semitic message was sprayed across the front of the Synagogue in the north Italian city of Trieste.
The m...
Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia wants to take club all the way to Serie B.
The grandson of Italy’s last king is seeking to buy Savoia, an historic Italian football club near Naples that bears his family's name and royal cr...
Rossi receives Lupa Capitolina from mayor of Rome.
Italian rock legend Vasco Rossi received Rome's top honour from the capital's mayor Roberto Gualtieri during a ceremony at city hall on Wednesday 9 November.
Gualtie...
A guide to some of the most beautiful and fascinating fountains that you can find in Rome.
Water was a sacred gift from the gods for ancient Romans. The word fountain, “fontana” in Italian, is rooted in the name of the...
Earthquake was felt in Rome and across central Italy.
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the Adriatic coast near Pesaro in Italy's central Marche region early on Wednesday 9 November.
The earthquake occurred at 07...
Italy's bid to host Euro 2032 gets support of sports minister.The Italian government’s new sports minister Andrea Abodi has written to European soccer's governing body UEFA in support of Italy’s bid to host the 2032 Euro...
San Casciano discovery hailed as "most important since Riace Bronzes".
Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed 24 ancient bronze statues at the San Casciano dei Bagni thermal bath site in a discovery described as "except...
Altars of water: exploring the aqueducts of ancient Rome.South of Giulio Agricola metro stop stretches one of Rome's best kept secrets – il Parco degli acquedotti – as majestic in its way as the Colosseum but hardly a to...
2022 report sees gap between Italy's north and south widen further.
There was good news for the north Italian province of Trento in this year's Quality of Life in Italy report, conducted by ItaliaOggi magazine and La Sa...
Italy's prime minister slams stunt as "vandalism, pure and simple".
Italian climate activists who threw vegetable soup over a Van Gogh painting at an exhibition in Rome on Friday risk hefty fines and up to five years in...
Where does tiramisu come from and what is the original recipe?
Sugar, marscapone cheese, coffee, ladyfingers, eggs and cocoa. The recipe for this dessert might be based on a few simple ingredients, but its origins are...
Remembrance Day service at Commonwealth Cemetery in Rome.
A Remembrance Day service will be held on the morning of Friday 11 November at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in the Testaccio area of Rome....
Rome strike to affect bus, metro, tram and light rail services.
Commuters in Rome face a four-hour public transport strike on Friday 11 November, from 08.30-12.30.
The strike will affect Rome's network of buses, tram...
Humanity 1 refuses to leave until Italy allows everyone to disembark.
Italy's new right-wing government is in a standoff with a German-registered migrant rescue ship, Humanity 1, after refusing to allow 35 passengers to...
Two separate peace rallies will be held in Italy on Saturday.Rome will host a major rally on the afternoon of Saturday 5 November calling for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and the establishment of international peace...
Activists strike at Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome.
Climate activists threw vegetable soup over a Van Gogh painting in Rome on Friday afternoon, according to Italian news reports.
The work, titled The Sower and protected...
Christmas tree in Piazza S. Pietro to be lit up on 3 December.
This year's Christmas tree in the Vatican will be a 30-m high silver fir from the small mountain village of Rosello in Italy's central Abruzzo region.
Th...
Next edition of Domenica al Museo comes amid debate about free museums.
State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will open their doors for free on Sunday 6 November as part of the monthly Domenica...
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