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Italian railway infrastructure manager RFI suspends contract with private company blamed for bringing Rome's rail network to its knees.
Italy's transport minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday blamed a private company for...
Rome rail chaos leads to train cancellations and delays across Italy.
Italy's transport minister Matteo Salvini faced heavy criticism on Wednesday after the suspension of rail traffic between two of Rome's main train st...
Guide to Thermal Baths Near Rome: A Relaxing Escape from City Life
While Rome's bustling streets and historic monuments offer endless excitement, sometimes a little relaxation is in order. Fortunately, just a short trip...
Italy has marked Festa dei Nonni annually since 2006.
Italy celebrates Festa dei Nonni to mark the important role of grandparents in families and society in general, with a a series of initiatives across the country on...
Italy faces series of strikes affecting transport and travel in October.
People travelling and commuting in Italy face disruption in October due to a series of strikes affecting air travel, trains and local public trans...
Where to find Rome's landmark coffee bars.
Italy is known for its rich coffee culture and traditions centred around the simple pleasure of enjoying an espresso or cappuccino at the bar.
Coffee is deeply entwined in t...
Ottobrate romane tradition began as day trips to Roman countryside.
The expression "ottobrata romana" generally conjures up images of basking in Rome's Indian summer sunshine in October.
However the phrase has its or...
A local's guide to what's on in Rome in October.
October is one of the best times to visit the Eternal City.
The capital traditionally enjoys an "Indian summer" known as the Ottobrata Romana, a period of usually balm...
New stamp issued on Berlusconi's birthday.
Italy has issued a postage stamp in honour of the late four-time former prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi who died last year aged 86.
The Italian postal serv...
Nazi troops killed at least 770 civilians at Monte Sole in the largest massacre of civilians by the Waffen SS in western Europe during world war two.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella will be joined by his German coun...
Rome Film Festival 2024 dedicated to Mastroianni.
Italy is celebrating the centenary of the birth of legendary Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni whose career spanned more than five decades, up to his death in 1996....
Salvini slams "shameful" move to challenge new name of Milan airport.
Milan's city council has voted to appeal against the Italian government's controversial decision to rename Malpensa airport after the late former pri...
Visit Baths of Caracalla by the light of the moon.
Rome's majestic Baths of Caracalla will open to visitors for night tours on nine dates between 28 September and 31 October, the city announced on Friday.
The first o...
Gilmour returns to Circus Maximus after eight years.
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour will perform six sold-out concerts at Rome's Circus Maximus in September and October, his first live shows in Italy for eight years...
“Come and read a book in the heart of the city”.
Rome launches its first Reading Party, an event in which people meet to read together in silence, at the Casa delle Letterature on Friday 27 September from 18.00 to 20.00...
G7 agriculture ministers meet in Sicily from 26-27 September.
Italy's agriculture minister Francesco Lollobrigida will host the Group of Seven (G7) Agriculture Summit in the Sicilian city of Syracuse on Thursday and Fri...
Rome rallies banned for "public security" reasons.
Rome police chiefs have banned two pro-Palestinian rallies from taking place on the streets of the Italian capital on Saturday 5 October, citing public security concern...
Citizenship reform petition reaches 500,000 signatures.
A petition in Italy calling for a referendum to make it easier for foreigners to claim Italian citizenship has reached the half a million signatures needed to trig...
Plaque unveiled in honour of Mandela in Villa Ada.
Rome has named a piazza in the Villa Ada park in honour of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president and the man who guided his country out of apartheid....
Italy marks Giornate Europee del Patrimonio.
Italy will host a nationwide programme of cultural events to mark the 2024 edition of European Heritage Days on the weekend of 28-29 September.
Under the theme Heritage of...
Wine windows make a comeback in Tuscany.
Florence's wine windows, whose origins date back to the 16th century and the rule of Cosimo I de' Medici, have been enjoying a Renaissance in recent years.
The curious traditi...
Major search operation underway for baby and grandmother in Pisa province.
Firefighters on Tuesday continued a search for a five-month-old baby and his grandmother missing after floods hit Italy's central Tuscany region...
ITA Airways cancels 28 flights due to strike action.
Air travellers in Italy face disruption on Tuesday 24 September due to a 24-hour strike by airport staff and baggage handlers at some of the country's main airports....
Final death toll of Saviano disaster rises to four.
Four people from the same family, including two young siblings, died after a two-storey apartment building collapsed in the town of Saviano, near Naples, early on Sund...
Police hunt for the criminals who killed Ricky.
Rome police are hunting for the burglars responsible for throwing a dog to its death from the sixth floor of an apartment block after a failed robbery on Friday.
The do...
Roma CEO Souloukou resigns in fallout from De Rossi sacking.
Roma fans angry at the dismissal of Daniele De Rossi as head coach protested at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Sunday as the club secured its first win of the...
Backlash from Roma fans after De Rossi dismissal.
Roma CEO Lina Souloukou has been assigned police protection amid a backlash from the club's supporters after Daniele De Rossi was sacked as head coach, according to Ital...
Viggo Mortensen also to receive career award at Festa del Cinema di Roma.
Hollywood actor Johnny Depp will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 2024 Rome Film Festival which takes place in the Italian ca...
Italy pays tribute to Sophia Loren in Rome.
Hollywood legend Sophia Loren will mark her 90th birthday on Friday with a gala event and a party in Rome, surrounded by her family, friends and special guests.
The Oscar-w...
Giuli hosts G7 Culture Summit in Naples.
Italy's new culture minister Alessandro Giuli will host the Group of Seven (G7) Culture Summit in Naples on Friday and Saturday, with events scheduled to take place in nearby Pom...
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