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Wax statue ready in about a month The Wax Museum in Rome is preparing a statue of the late former South African president Nelson Mandela for its collection.
The statue, which is currently being modelled in wax by sc...
Proceeds to go to Rome hostel for the homeless A Harley-Davidson presented to Pope Francis last June is up for auction in Paris on 6 February in a bid to raise funds for a Rome soup kitchen charity.
The 1,585cc Harle...
Commemorative events held in towns south of Rome On the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno during world war two, a series of commemorations will be held on 22 January in both neighbouring...
Religious feast forms backdrop to day of festivities and shopping in Rome
On 6 January, Italians celebrate the religious feast of the Epiphany or the more popular one of La Befana. It is a public holiday across Italy...
Extra buses and traffic-free Via dei Fori Imperiali Rome's Via dei Fori Imperiali will be closed to all traffic during the Christmas period from 25 December until 6 January. The measure affects taxis and nine bus lines...
Roman character became famous for stealing the Trevi Fountain coins
Roberto Cercelletta, better known to Romans as "D'Artagnan", the infamous thief of coins from the Trevi Fountain, died in Rome on 18 December. ...
Rome residents can pay tribute to Mandela at South African embassy
The South African embassy in Rome has opened a book of condolences following the death of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president....
The capital's international community is holding a number of events in the run-up to Christmas29-30 Nov. The Swedish Church in Rome is hosting its annual Christmas Bazaar over the last weekend of November. Traditional fo...
Thanksgiving festivities take place in Rome on 28 November
Thanksgiving is not a holiday widely celebrated in Rome, but there are some places where you can get your fill of traditional food and festivities on Thursday...
NoiNo campaign raises awareness of all forms of violence against women
A campaign opposing violence against women has been launched in Rome with the support of the city and the Lazio region, ahead of the United Natio...
The new British consul for Italy, Joyce McDougall, officially took up her post at the British embassy in Rome on 1 November. She is also the consular regional operations manager for Italy and Malta.
McDougall started...
All Saints’ Day, or Ognissanti, on Friday 1 November, is a public holiday in Italy.
The All Saints’ festival is followed by All Souls Day on 2 November, a Catholic tradition of mourning the dearly departed...
Clocks go back one hour at 03.00 on Sunday 27 October, bringing an end to daylight saving time, or “summer” time.
Mornings will be lighter one hour earlier but evenings will be darker earlier. Summer...
Peter McGovern presents his credentials at Rome ceremony
The new Canadian ambassador to Italy Peter McGovern presented his credentials to the Italian president Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on 2 Oc...
Study reveals Rome students pay high rents usually without rental contracts
Only 35 per cent of students renting in the city and province of Rome have legally-binding rental contracts with their landlords, according t...
Three geysers erupt in the Fiumicino area
Experts from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology have been taking sample tests on gas escaping from a newly-formed geyser in the sea just off the port of Fiu...
Tree-felling protest continues in Rome
The protest over tree felling in the S. Giovanni area of Rome stepped up a gear on 23 September when local residents and environmentalists chained themselves to trees in the gree...
Insieme per Roma sponsors public art
A large flight of steps connecting Via di Vigna Murata and Via Luigi Lilio in Rome's EUR district has been transformed by artist Alessandro Sabong who turned the drab open-air sta...
The new United States ambassador to Italy John R. Phillips arrived in Rome on 13 September. Ambassador Phillips succeeds David Thorne, who has completed his four-year term.
Ambassador Phillips, who is of Italian extra...
We would like to draw our readers' attention to this tribute to Seamus Heaney on the American Academy in Rome website.
The tribute is by Karl Kirchwey, director of Creative Writing Program Bryn Mawr College, Philadelp...
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