Rome boasts the second oldest rose trial in the world, after Bagatelle in Paris. This year the roses will be judged on Saturday, 17 May by a panel of international Judges as well as the judges of the local ermanent commission. Premio Roma consists of a gold, silver and bronze medal as well as a...

Italy is often a difficult country to understand. Usually it is so conscious of its image abroad that any report in the foreign press can cause soul searching in the national media for days. On most occasions the country appears to care excessively about its bella figura, about how it is seen by ...

9 May marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Aldo Moro. The two-time prime minister and leader of Democrazia Cristiana (DC) was kidnapped and his five bodyguards slain in Rome’s Via Fani on 16 March 1978 in circumstances that are still unclear. He was then held by Red Brigades terrorists unti...

Top five for dining al fresco We can’t head into warmer weather without a word on al fresco dining, a pastime where Rome, surely, comes into its own. Of course, we all have our favourite eating spots for hot summer evenings, but it never hurts to have a few more in reserve. Here are five of the ...

Just over three years ago in February 2005 a law banning smoking in all public indoor spaces including bars, restaurants, clubs and work places came into force throughout Italy. In January this year the successes and failures of the legislation were evaluated at a conference in Rome entitled “T...

Rome’s Foro Italico becomes the centre of attention in May when it plays host to the Internazionali BNL d’Italia tennis championship, commonly known as the Rome Masters. The tournament is divided into two weeks of tennis action. Between 5 and 11 May the men take centre stage, before moving aside...

Rome’s Nuvola (Cloud) is at last taking shape. After years of delay, the capital’s visionary new conference centre has finally obtained the go-ahead. Anyone passing the former site of the Agip petrol station and parking space just beyond the Marconi obelisk on Via Cristoforo Colombo, EUR’s main t...

On 27 June 2007 Wanted in Rome published an article on accidents in the workplace. “Three people are killed in work-related accidents every day in Italy but the issue is given relatively little media attention,” ran the subtitle. This may have been the case ten months ago, but it certainly isn’t ...

Although not 100 per cent grammatical, the play on the name Alitalia – Always Late In Takeoff, Always Late In Arrival – was the way Anglo-Saxons used to joke about Italy’s national airline; that is when foreigners (and hundreds of thousands of Italians as well) weren’t moaning about the constant ...

There are good reasons to enroll your child in a dance class. “Dancing enhances motor skills, balance, coordination and sense of rhythm,” says Simona Lovreglio, a children’s dance instructor at the Centro Studi Danza Roma. Dance also improves a child’s sense of space. “Small children don’t have a...