Top news stories from Italy this week.
Italy's main news headlines from 28 September - 4 October 2024.
Train chaos in Italy: A nationwide train disruption, caused by an electrical fault in Rome, led to calls for the re...
Tragic incident resulted in distruption to rail services.
A railway worker was killed after being hit by a train between Bologna and Venice in northern Italy early on Friday, resulting in disruption to high-speed, Inter...
Works to continue in subway station until end of November.
Rome reopened the central Spagna subway station on the Metro A line on Friday after an 80-day closure for major renovation works ahead of the Vatican's Jubilee...
FAI opens historic sites in Italy on 12-13 October.
More than 700 noted Italian buildings and historic sites open to the public for free on the weekend of 12-13 October as part of the annual Giornate FAI d'Autunno event...
Starbucks gets ready to open sixth store in Rome.Starbucks is preparing to open a new outlet in the historic centre of Rome, just off the city's main shopping street, as the American multinational coffee chain continues...
Italian railway infrastructure manager RFI suspends contract with private company blamed for bringing Rome's rail network to its knees.
Italy's transport minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday blamed a private company for...
Rome holds sixth edition of Tevere Day.
The 2024 edition of Tevere Day, a week-long festival of free events in celebration of Rome's river Tiber, will take place from 7-13 October.
Now in its sixth year, Tevere Day w...
Rome rail chaos leads to train cancellations and delays across Italy.
Italy's transport minister Matteo Salvini faced heavy criticism on Wednesday after the suspension of rail traffic between two of Rome's main train st...
Guide to Thermal Baths Near Rome: A Relaxing Escape from City Life
While Rome's bustling streets and historic monuments offer endless excitement, sometimes a little relaxation is in order. Fortunately, just a short trip...
Italy's museums open for free on first Sunday of each month.
State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will open their doors for free on Sunday 6 October as part of the monthly Domenica al Museo in...
Italy has marked Festa dei Nonni annually since 2006.
Italy celebrates Festa dei Nonni to mark the important role of grandparents in families and society in general, with a a series of initiatives across the country on...
Italy faces series of strikes affecting transport and travel in October.
People travelling and commuting in Italy face disruption in October due to a series of strikes affecting air travel, trains and local public trans...
Where to find Rome's landmark coffee bars.
Italy is known for its rich coffee culture and traditions centred around the simple pleasure of enjoying an espresso or cappuccino at the bar.
Coffee is deeply entwined in t...
Ottobrate romane tradition began as day trips to Roman countryside.
The expression "ottobrata romana" generally conjures up images of basking in Rome's Indian summer sunshine in October.
However the phrase has its or...
A local's guide to what's on in Rome in October.
October is one of the best times to visit the Eternal City.
The capital traditionally enjoys an "Indian summer" known as the Ottobrata Romana, a period of usually balm...
New stamp issued on Berlusconi's birthday.
Italy has issued a postage stamp in honour of the late four-time former prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi who died last year aged 86.
The Italian postal serv...
Nazi troops killed at least 770 civilians at Monte Sole in the largest massacre of civilians by the Waffen SS in western Europe during world war two.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella will be joined by his German coun...
Rome Film Festival 2024 dedicated to Mastroianni.
Italy is celebrating the centenary of the birth of legendary Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni whose career spanned more than five decades, up to his death in 1996....
Salvini slams "shameful" move to challenge new name of Milan airport.
Milan's city council has voted to appeal against the Italian government's controversial decision to rename Malpensa airport after the late former pri...
Visit Baths of Caracalla by the light of the moon.
Rome's majestic Baths of Caracalla will open to visitors for night tours on nine dates between 28 September and 31 October, the city announced on Friday.
The first o...
Gilmour returns to Circus Maximus after eight years.
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour will perform six sold-out concerts at Rome's Circus Maximus in September and October, his first live shows in Italy for eight years...
“Come and read a book in the heart of the city”.
Rome launches its first Reading Party, an event in which people meet to read together in silence, at the Casa delle Letterature on Friday 27 September from 18.00 to 20.00...
G7 agriculture ministers meet in Sicily from 26-27 September.
Italy's agriculture minister Francesco Lollobrigida will host the Group of Seven (G7) Agriculture Summit in the Sicilian city of Syracuse on Thursday and Fri...
Rome rallies banned for "public security" reasons.
Rome police chiefs have banned two pro-Palestinian rallies from taking place on the streets of the Italian capital on Saturday 5 October, citing public security concern...
Citizenship reform petition reaches 500,000 signatures.
A petition in Italy calling for a referendum to make it easier for foreigners to claim Italian citizenship has reached the half a million signatures needed to trig...
Plaque unveiled in honour of Mandela in Villa Ada.
Rome has named a piazza in the Villa Ada park in honour of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president and the man who guided his country out of apartheid....
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