The Rome city authorities have launched 15 broadband wireless points, called hot spots in the Villa Borghese park, from where the public may connect to the internet. At the launch city mayor, Walter Veltroni, he said tha...
In Greenland, the polar ice-cap, now 11,000 years old, has begun breaking up at as a result of global-warming and is now pouring 12 cubic miles of freed water into the north Atlantic every year, raising sea-levels around...
Lazios regional government is setting up a film commission to encourage production companies to make movies in the countryside around the capital. The city of Rome has always been a favourite location for film makers and...
Some 24 per cent of young Italians are unemployed, according to the latest report from the Assembly of European Regions (AER). In terms of 18-30 year olds, Italy is well behind the EU jobless average (19 per cent), thoug...
The world fireworks championships called Caput Lucis will be held for the third year running at Valmontone to the south of Rome from 3-7 August. The competition at Valmontone begins on Thurs. 4 August when pyrotechnists...
The Fondazione Symbola, which promotes Italian quality, is trying to encourage the development and production of high-quality inimitable Italian goods and services, and the movement appears to be gaining support.
The fo...
The Jewish catacombs are set to become the new archaeological wonder of Rome following a 1.4 million grant from Italys Ministero dei beni culturali (ministry of cultural heritage). First unearthed in 1918, forgotten for...
Works on the road surface of Via del Tritone between Largo Chigi and Largo Tritone, one of the busiest intersection in Romes historic centre, started at the beginning of August. The works, which are due to be completed i...
Ancient statue unearthed in Rome.
Even after centuries of plunder by popes, princes and foreign invaders, archaeological treasures are still being unearthed in Romes historic centre. Ongoing excavations in Trajans Forum...
Italy has charged a man wanted by the London police in connection with the failed bombing attempts on the London underground on 21 July. The suspect, known in Italy as Hamdi Issac, but called Osman Hussain in the United...
The next American Club International Happy Hour is on 5 August between 18.00 and 20.00, and continues on the first Friday of each month in the gardens of the Rose Gardens Hotel. Entry is free and drinks half price.
It will eventually be the first new bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice for more than 150 years. Designed by the famous Spanish architect, Santiago Calatrava, who has already created bridges for London, Buenos Aires an...
A small sprint to St peters while learning the history of Berninis colonnade? A stretch on Piazza di Spagna while learning the secrets of the Barcaccia fountain? A jog along Via dei Fori Imperiali surrounded by two thous...
More than 13 million Italians live in condominiums, and in each one of these, of which there are more than 830,000, the various owners hold regular meetings, usually presided over by the building administrator. Such meet...
Lazios regional government has released funds to the Rome city council to improve housing and living conditions in some of the most under-privileged areas of the city. The money will be spent on providing economical hous...
13 Aug-5 Oct 2005. What was once a small but lovely end-of-summer music festival with intimate aperitifs after the concerts has blossomed into a vast event taking in the Tuscia region from mid-summer on. Many top-quality...
A customer service position is available at a Rome-based tour agency from October 1st to November 1st 7:00 am to 9:00 am). Candidates must be English speakers, preferably with expe...
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