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Tourist said he did not know about Rome's "urban decorum" rules.
A 55-year-old American tourist was fined €450 for sitting at an historic fountain in Rome's central Monti quarter to enjoy a gelato and a beer.
The inc...
Rome's state and city-run museums free on first Sunday of the month.
State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will be open for free on Sunday 4 September thanks to the Domenica al Museo initiative...
Feyenoord fans vandalised Bernini fountain in 2015.
Rome authorities have banned the sale of tickets to fans of Dutch football club Feyenoord ahead of the UEFA Cup match against Lazio scheduled at the Stadio Olimpico on...
US soldier lost his dog tag in Italy 78 years ago.
Two metal detector enthusiasts in Italy discovered a missing identity tag belonging to a World War II-era American soldier on a beach near Rome.
The unexpected disco...
Museum discounts for under 25s, free entry for under 18s.
Italy's state museums, archaeological sites and monuments offer visitors aged 18 to 25 a special reduced admission fee of €2.
The discount is valid for all ci...
Italy chooses talks with Certares-led group over MSC-Luthansa bid.
Italy's treasury has chosen to enter exclusive talks for the sale of a majority stake in ITA Airways with a consortium led by US private equity fund Cer...
Italian politicians embrace TikTok during election campaign.
Silvio Berlusconi, the 85-year-old leader of Italy's centre-right Forza Italia party and former Italian premier, made his debut on TikTok on Thursday ahead of...
Rome activates phone number to report hornet sightings.
After the seagulls and wild boar, Rome is grappling with its latest "invasion" from the animal world: the Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis).
The large insects...
Starbucks lands in the city of Romeo and Juliet after recent openings in Turin and Rome.
Starbucks is preparing to open an outlet in the centre of Verona, four years after the American multinational coffee chain launche...
Hollywood stars arrive in Italy for 2022 edition of Venice Film Festival.
The 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year, will be held in the lagoon city from 31 August unt...
Italy's bars and restaurants face crippling energy bills.
An historic pizzeria in Naples has published a "provocative" receipt charging customers a nominal contribution towards its gas bills as energy prices in Italy co...
Blasphemy is an administrative offence in Italy.
Italian police fined a businessman from Florence for using blasphemous language at a food festival in the Grosseto area of Tuscany, according to news reports in Italy....
Incident north of Rome was caught on camera.
A motorist has been fined €8,000 by Italian police after making a U-turn on the A1 motorway north of Rome.
The driver, described in Italian news reports as "foreign", was ca...
Italy will no longer require masks in schools as new academic year begins.Italy's health minister Roberto Speranza has confirmed that students will not be obliged to wear masks in the classroom when schools reopen in Sep...
"Pancetta or Guanciale" tweet becomes an instant meme in Italy.
Enrico Letta, leader of Italy's centre-left Partito Democratico and former Italian premier, on Friday posted an ironic image on Twitter evoking the great I...
Capital to cut number of scooters on streets in major overhaul.
Rome's city administration has published the tenders for the selection of three electric scooter companies which will begin operating in the capital under...
Ferrovie dello Stato connects its high-speed rail network to 4G and plans to upgrade and extend internet coverage across all regional trains.
Italy's national state-owned railway holding company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS...
Move comes amid surging gas prices elsewhere in Italy and Europe.
The Basilicata region in southern Italy is to make gas free for all residents thanks to an agreement between regional authorities and energy companies ac...
Italian business owners say they are forced to either up their prices or shut down.
Bars and restaurants in Italy are putting their "monster" gas and electricity bills on public display as part of efforts to highlight t...
Jovanotti's beach concerts widely criticised by ecologists.
Italian singer Lorenzo Cherubini, better known as Jovanotti, faces accusations from environmentalists that his Jova Beach Party concert tour is damaging the fr...
15-year-old boy was killed after being hit by car near Pordenone.
An American soldier is under house arrest at the Aviano US air force base in Italy's northern Fruili-Venezia region where she faces accusations of fatall...
Ukrainian woman raped on Piacenza street by man from Guinea.
Giorgia Meloni, leader of Italy's far-right Fratelli d'Italia party, has faced harsh criticism for sharing video footage of a woman being raped on a street in...
Masks to only be required for "at-risk" students.Italy's schools have been issued with new covid guidelines by the education ministry as they prepare to reopen in September for the 2022-23 academic year, according to Ita...
Earthquake struck about 80 km south of Palermo.
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 06.52 on the morning of Sunday 21 August in western Sicily, about 80 km south of Palermo.The epicentre of the earthquake, which...
Move follows years of controversy.
An Italian winemaker has announced plans to discontinue a controversial range of wines whose labels feature images of dictators including Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
Vini Lun...
Incident occurred in Turin park named after anti-fascist figure.
A swastika has been sprayed on a plaque dedicated to Tina Anselmi, a member of Italy's Resistance movement during world war two and the first woman to hol...
After Botticelli in Florence, climate activists strike in the Vatican Museums.
Two climate activists linked to the Ultima Generazione group glued their hands to the base of the ancient Laocoön sculpture in the Vatican M...
Storms wreak havoc in northern Italy.
Two people were killed in Italy's central Tuscany region on Thursday as severe storms led to multiple injuries and caused extensive damage to property across northern Italy.
The...
Pool owner denies racist motives.
Video footage showing a family of Nigerian origin being refused entry to a swimming pool in a town in northern Italy has gone viral on social media, sparking accusations of racism.
T...
Trains to Fiumicino airport to be replaced by buses.
Train services from Rome to Fiumicino airport will be suspended from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 August, due to maintenance works, and will be replaced by buses.
The st...
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