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The neighborhood of Ostia is one of Rome’s most important and yet easily forgotten districts. Seated on the coast, just south of the airport town of Fiumicino and next to the mouth of the Tiber, the history of Ostia is a...
"Fourth Oscar" for Rambaldi's puppy mascot who will accompany the Italian team in the Euro 2020 campaign.
Italy has unveiled the mascot of the national football team, a Maremmano-Abruzzese sheepdog puppy designed by the...
Enrico Michetti is the centrodestra candidate for mayor of Rome, running alongside Simonetta Matone.
The leaders of Italy's centre-right parties have agreed on lawyer and radio broadcaster Enrico Michetti as their cand...
Holidaymakers on extended vacations away from home will have option of getting second dose of covid-19 vaccine in Italy's regions but only in exceptional cases.
Health authorities in Italy's regions will be entitled to...
Irish low-cost airline tackles competition from Wizz Air in Rome as aviation industry begins long road to recovery after covid-19 crisis.
Ryanair is to double the number of planes it has based at Rome's Fiumicino airpor...
Italian postal service cheers on Italy in Euro 2020 tournament.
The Rome headquarters of Poste Italiane has rolled out a giant tricolour in a patriotic act ahead of the Euro 2020 football championship which kicks off in...
Top 10 Italian proverbs.
Whether it’s about daily habits, manners or human nature in general, Italians have some very classic proverbs that seem to fit any circumstance.
Some of them very international, some more...
First discovery on Tiber riverbed by new underwater heritage protection unit.
Three massive Roman columns have been discovered at the bottom of the river Tiber by underwater archaeologists together with carabinieri dive...
Lazio region holds 'Open Day Junior' with Pfizer vaccine.
The Lazio region around Rome is holding an 'Open Day Junior' initiative with the Pfizer anti-covid vaccine being offered to 12 to 16-year olds.
The open days...
Rainstorm, hailstones lead to floods and transport problems in Rome.
A violent rainstorm caused havoc on the streets of Rome on Tuesday afternoon, leading to widespread flooding, particularly in the northern parts of th...
Globe's first theatre festival without Gigi Proietti.
Rome’s annual Shakespearean festival at the city's Globe Theatre in Villa Borghese returns for its 18th edition, from 30 June to 10 October 2021.
During the festi...
Italy to host four Euro 2020 matches in Rome.
Euro 2020 is finally here, a year late due to covid-19, with Rome among the 11 host cities staging the 51 fixtures of the long-awaited European football championship.
The...
Damien Hirst sculptures and paintings to be displayed alongside Galleria Borghese's priceless collection in Rome.
Galleria Borghese - home to masterpieces by Bernini, Canova and Caravaggio - will present the works of co...
Italy's target is to vaccinate 54.3 million people by September.
Italy is aiming to vaccinate more than 54 million people against covid-19 by September, the government's coronavirus emergency commissioner General France...
Nightly curfew in Italy's 'yellow' covid-19 zones moves to midnight as the nation's vaccination campaign hits record levels.
Italy's curfew will be pushed back to midnight from 7 June in a further step towards scrapping...
Florence mayor plays violin for Sophia Loren.
Oscar-winning Italian actress Sophia Loren received the keys to Florence at a ceremony in Palazzo Vecchio on 5 June.
After conferring the honour, Florence mayor Dario Nar...
Soldier's letter reaches his family 78 years after he died on the battlefield in Russia.
A letter written by a young Italian soldier on the Russian Front during world war two has been delivered to his niece 78 years aft...
Rome buses continue to catch fire.
A bus operated by Rome's public transport company ATAC burst into flames while in service in the Flaminio area of the capital at around 10.30 this morning, 4 June.
There was nobody in...
Tourists returning to Rome will notice many changes when they travel to the Italian capital.
The last year and or so has taken its toll on Rome, turning a usually bustling city into what felt like a ghost town at the he...
After Milan and Turin, LeasysGO! launches in the Italian capital.
LeasysGO! has become the latest car-sharing company to launch in Rome, offering drivers a completely electric service.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi welco...
Italy pins Palme d'Or hopes on Nanni Moretti's new movie Tre piani.
Tre piani (Three floors) by Italian director Nanni Moretti has been nominated for the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organisers announ...
Wanted in Rome interviews Antonio Barreca, director general of Federturismo, one of the key figures in Italy's travel and tourism industry.
by Marco Venturini
What is the current situation of tourism in Italy?
The h...
Cinema in Piazza festival returns to Rome this summer with free films, big names and a new location.
Rome film fans can look forward to watching movies on the big screen under the stars again this summer with the return...
Italian regions get green light to extend covid-19 vaccine appointments to everybody aged over 16 from today.
Italy's regions can make covid-19 vaccination appointments available to all people aged over 16 from Thursday...
Festa della Repubblica military parade in Rome cancelled for second year due to covid-19.
Italy celebrates Festa della Repubblica, Italy's Republic Day, with a national public holiday on Wednesday 2 June 2021.
This y...
Ciampi's name spelt wrong on city plaque.
A ceremony in Rome to name part of the capital after former Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi did not go according to plan this morning over a misspelling on the plaque....
Italy takes another step towards normality as people can once again drink coffee at the bar.
Italy's restaurants and bars can open for indoor service as well as outdoors from 1 June, in another step towards normality as...
Mafia turncoat who revealed secrets of Cosa Nostra has been freed from Rome prison.
There was anger and disbelief in Italy last night at the news that one of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra's most infamous killers has walked f...
AIFA gives green light for covid-19 vaccine to be used on 12 to 15-year olds.
The Italian drug regulator (AIFA) has approved the Pfizer-BioNtech coronavirus vaccine for 12 to 15-year olds, according to a statement relea...
Italy's streaming platform for Italian culture becomes a reality.
Italy launched ITsART - an ambitious streaming project known as the 'Netflix of Italian Culture' - on 31 May.
The online platform gives access to Ital...
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