Sgarbi faces calls to resign after outburst at museum event.
A prominent Italian politician and art critic is facing calls to resign over a vulgar outburst during a cultural event at the MAXXI national museum of contemp...
Tourists pay entry fee to Pantheon from 3 July 2023.
The Pantheon, Italy's most visited landmark, is bringing in a €5 entry fee for tourists this summer however the site will remain free for Rome residents.
The Panth...
Annual campaign urges Romans not to leave their dogs behind over summer holidays.
Rome has launched an awareness campaign calling on the capital’s residents not to abandon their pets as they set off on vacation this sum...
Amerigo Vespucci sets off on world tour.
Italy's Amerigo Vespucci tall ship will set sail from the northern port of Genova on 1 July on a round-the-world tour to promote Italian food, wine, culture and design.
Durin...
US media reports plan to stage fight in Colosseum.
Italy's culture ministry has dismissed US media reports that it has proposed the Colosseum as a venue for a cage fight between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuck...
Tiberis to stay open from June to September 2023.
Tiberis, Rome's artificial beach on the banks of the river Tiber, has reopened for the sixth summer in a row, the city has annnounced.
The free beach, located on reclai...
Viral video of tourist carving names into Colosseum wall sparked outrage.
Italian police have identified the tourist allegedly responsible for defacing the Colosseum last week after a viral video of the incident sparked...
Quake felt in Florence and across Tuscany.
In an incredible coincidence, the testing of a new earthquake alert message in Italy's Tuscany region on Wednesday was followed minutes later by a real earthquake.
Tuscan re...
Italy moves to tighten road safety rules.
The Italian government on Tuesday announced a series of reforms to the country's highway code including a crackdown on those driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol....
Army general previously served as emergency covid chief.
The Italian cabinet on Tuesday named General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo as extraordinary commissioner tasked with overseeing the reconstruction of the northern Emi...