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A mysterious statue of Livia Drusilla appeared overnight among Rome's monuments to the great Roman emperors.
When a statue depicting Livia Drusilla, Rome's first empress, appeared overnight near the Colosseum this weeke...
An investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding the death of the young mother in a textile factory accident in Tuscany.
A mural dedicated to Luana D'Orazio, the young factory worker who died in a workpla...
Italian government under rising pressure to push back or scrap curfew as Italy opens up to foreign tourists.
Italy could revise its nationwide covid curfew on 16 May, according to the country's foreign minister Luigi Di...
Rome street artist pays homage to Special One with mural in Testaccio.
José Mourinho, the incoming manager of Italian Serie A football team AS Roma, has been immortalised in a mural in Rome.
The mural, by Roman stree...
Rome has a restaurant dedicated entirely to the popular Roman speciality.
Salted, battered and deep-fried, the filetto di baccalà is a much-loved Roman speciality, popular as an antipasto before pizza, or as a substanti...
Faithful can begin attending papal audience in person from 12 May.
Pope Francis will resume his weekly in-person audience with the faithful, beginning on Wednesday 12 May, the Vatican press office has announced.
The...
Italy's mass vaccination progamme on its smaller islands is part of a 'covid-free' plan to help kickstart tourism this summer.
Italy begins a mass vaccination campaign on the resident populations of its smaller islands...
Onlookers surprised to see public city bus join funeral procession in Rome suburb.
It is not every day that a public bus joins in the funeral cortege of a private citizen but this is what happened in a Rome suburb on th...
Museums are an integral part of Italian culture and an invaluable attraction for tourism.
When we think of Italian museums, we will probably remember the Vatican Museums, the Borghese Galleries of Rome, and the Uffizi...
The Colosseum is open to visitors seven days a week.
The Colosseum has extended the end date of its exhibition highlighting the history of the long-standing relationship between Rome and Pompeii, until 27 June.
The e...
Italy's travel pass will be valid also for non-EU citizens, says Italian tourism minister.
Italy's new covid-19 'green' travel pass will be valid also for non-EU citizens, tourism minister Massimo Garavaglia said yester...
The Italian Aperitivo is a cultural tradition that usually takes place between 18:00 and 20:00.
It is an event that serves as an appetizer to dinner with the purpose of socializing with friends while drinking sunset-hu...
Two Americans have been handed Italy's toughest punishment possible for the murder of a policeman in 2019 in a case that shook the nation.
An Italian court has sentenced two American students to life in prison for the m...
Street artist Jorit commemorates Bobby Sands 40 years after death of IRA hunger striker.
A mural of Bobby Sands, the leader of the IRA hunger strike in 1981, will be unveiled in Rome this week, 40 years after his death....
On the 18th of April, European club football appeared as though it was about to undergo one of the biggest changes ever: the European Super LeagueWhile rumors had been swirling about a potential breakaway "superleague" a...
Mourinho's use of Roman dialect sparks confusion in the UK.José Mourinho will take over as manager of Italian Serie A football team AS Roma next season, succeeding Paulo Fonseca, in a move confirmed by the Rome club yest...
Italy will reopen to vaccinated, recovered or covid-negative tourists as country prepares to introduce travel pass in mid-May.
Italian premier Mario Draghi has invited tourists to book their summer holidays in Italy, an...
Mourinho to replace Fonseca as manager of the Serie A side.
José Mourinho has been appointed as the new manager of AS Roma and will take over from Paulo Fonseca when he steps down from the Italian club at the end of the...
Pentecost tradition in Rome is cancelled in 2021 due to covid-19.
The spectacular tradition of rose petals fluttering down through the oculus of the Pantheon, which normally takes place on the Feast of Pentecost, has be...
Staff at Rome's Colosseum mourn Nerina the cat who enthralled millions of tourists down through the years.
"In loving memory of Nerina who loved and protected the Colosseum," reads a social media post, accompanied by a...
Uffizi opens new rooms and displays frescoes uncovered during covid-19 shutdown.
When the Uffizi Gallery reopens in Florence on 4 May, after months of closure due to Italy's covid-19 restrictions, visitors will be greet...
Italian firm wins contract to build Colosseum's hi-tech arena floor, with a completion date of 2023.
Rome's Colosseum will have a new retractable arena floor within the next two years thanks to a hi-tech project unveile...
Vatican will remove visitors who do not respect covid-19 rules.
The Vatican Museums reopen on Monday 3 May, with a promise to enforce strict rules designed to curb the spread of covid-19.
Visiting the Vatican Museu...
Italy's historic railways and ancient pilgrimage paths to get major boost from the nation's massive post-covid recovery fund.
Italy is to invest €435 million in a "new form of railway tourism" - including vintage steam...
Life in Rome has been turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic, with the Eternal City seeming almost deserted without its usual hordes of tourists.
We look at some of the many things that make Rome unique, to remi...
Pair of Northern Bald Ibises make a nest on the roof of the Wind Tre building in Rome.
Two Northern Bald Ibises - one of the world's most endangered species of bird - are nesting on the roof of a telecommunications com...
Sarcastic post by Rome mayoral candidate goes viral but city says project is work in progress.
A newly asphalted bicycle track along Rome's river Tiber has become the target of derision since it was highlighted by a pro...
Here is the ultimate guide to the best museums in Florence.
Florence houses some of the most renowned museums and art galleries worldwide. Here is a list of the top museums in the city.
Florence is an open-air muse...
Chance discovery made during construction works in Isernia.
A marble head of the Emperor Augustus has been unearthed in Isernia, a town in the south-central Italian region of Molise.
The archaeological discovery was...
Capitoline Museums remount index finger on ancient bronze hand of Constantine after 500 years.
Rome's colossal bronze hand of Roman emperor Constantine has had its index finger remounted after the missing fragment was s...
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