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Sangiuliano says Circus Maximus was not suitable venue for Travis Scott concert.
Italy's culture minister has waded into the debate over the concert by American rapper Travis Scott at the Circus Maximus on Monday night,...
Sora Lella (1915-1993) has a special place in Romans' hearts.
Elena Fabrizi, popularly known as Sora Lella, was an Italian actress, cook, restaurateur, television personality and legendary Roman character.
Born in th...
Rome landmark is "not stadium or concert hall".
Rome's Circus Maximus is being put at risk by rock concerts held in the ancient Roman venue, according to the director of the Colosseum archaeological park.
"The Circus...
Naples honours tenor Caruso with museum.
Italy's first national museum devoted to the great tenor Enrico Caruso opened in Naples on Wednesday, 150 years after the opera legend was born in the Italian city.
Housed in...
Pistoletto's Venus of the Rags was installed two weeks ago.
A public art installation by the celebrated Italian contemporary artist Michelangelo Pistoletto was completely destroyed by fire in Naples early on Wednesday 1...
Globe Theatre in Villa Borghese still off-limits after stairway collapsed last year.
Rome's annual Shakespeare festival returns to Villa Borghese this summer but not to the Globe Theatre which remains sealed off followi...
Art Nouveau Week marked in Italy and across Europe.
Italy celebrates its Art Nouveau architecture and design with guided tours of Liberty landmarks as part of the fifth edition of the Art Nouveau Week, from 8-14 July 20...
Strega Prize won by the late Ada D'Adamo.
Italian culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano is under fire after implying that he had not read the books shortlisted for the Strega Prize, Italy's top literary award, despite ha...
Discovery made in central Piazza Augusto Imperatore.
A marble head was unearthed during works in the historic centre of Rome on Thursday, the city's mayor Roberto Gualtieri announced on Twitter, posting a photograph of...
Rome hosts music festival overlooking the Colosseum.
A music festival offers open-air jazz and blues concerts with panoramic views of the Colosseum by night this summer, until 15 October 2023.
Jazz & Image Live...
2023 edition of Rome's open-air literature festival will be held in Stadio Palatino.
Rome's international literature festival returns for its 22nd edition this summer, taking place in the spectacular setting of the Pala...
Discovery made during cleaning of lake floor.
A marble head has been found in Lago di Nemi, leading to speculation that it could once have decorated Emperor Caligula's ships best associated with the small volcanic lake...
Joyce may have been inspired to write The Dead during his unhappy time in Rome.
Rome was rather tense in 1906. Pope Pius X, still smarting from his loss of the papal states some 30 years earlier, refused to move beyond...
Tourists to be charged €5 entry fee to Pantheon.
Visitors to the Pantheon in Rome will be charged an entry fee from 1 July, Italy's culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano confirmed on Sunday.
The minister, speaking to...
A quick guide to Rome's summer concerts in 2023.
Rome's live music scene was kickstarted this summer by Bruce Springsteen who played to a capacity crowd in the Circus Maximus on 21 May.
It was the first of multiple o...
Siena unveils "the most beautiful, largest and most magnificent floor that ever was made".
Each year the Italian city of Siena unveils the extraordinary inlaid marble mosaic floors of the city's cathedral as part of an...
Rome's Cinema in Piazza festival returns in 2023 with free films, big names and three locations.
Rome film fans can look forward to watching movies on the big screen under the stars again this summer with the return of...
Rino Gaetano died in Rome on 2 June 1981.
Italy remembers the popular singer-songwriter Rino Gaetano, 42 years after his untimely death at the age of 30, with live music events on 2 and 3 June.
An annual live music f...
Glass lift completed after five years of works.
The Colosseum on Tuesday inaugurated an elevator to make the site more accessible for people with mobility difficulties as well as offering panoramic views over the Rome l...
Portoghesi designed the Mosque of Rome.
Paolo Portoghesi, the renowned Italian architect, died on Tuesday 30 May aged 92.
The leading theorist of postmodern architecture in Italy died at his home in Calcata near Rome...
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