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Carlo Verdone to attend Rome ceremony. Rome will remember Mario Brega by unveiling a plaque in his honour on Saturday 25 March, the day in which the legendary Roman actor would have turned 100. The commemorative plaq...
Coming back to Soho House Rome one year after its opening, it seems it’s lost its exotic air.  After a summer of watching it splattered across our Instagram feed, the ten-story industrial building made of travertine, loo...
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Parents complained over "pornographic" statue. A school principal in Florida has been fired following parental complaints that children were exposed to pornography after being shown Michelangelo’s iconic statue of David...
Italy celebrates Father of the Italian language. Italy marks the fourth edition of Dantedì, the national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, on Saturday 25 March. The annual event in honour of the mediaeval poet and ph...
Historic sites across Italy open for 2023 edition of Giornate FAI di Primavera. Around 750 noted Italian buildings and historic sites open their doors to the public on the weekend of 25-26 March as part of the annual Sp...
Traffic restrictions on five Sundays to combat air pollution in Rome. Rome has banned motorists from driving within the fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 26 March from 07.30 to 12.30 and from 16.30 until 20.30. The...
Italy's bid underlines close links between culture, food and lifestyle. Italy is bidding to have Italian cuisine inserted on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage, the government announced in Rome on Thursday....
Starbucks' arrival in Rome follows months of rumours. Starbucks is preparing to open a new outlet opposite the Italian parliament in central Rome, as the American multinational coffee chain continues to expand in Italy....
Rome marks the 79th anniversary of the Fosse Ardeatine massacre. On 24 March 1944 the Nazi forces then occupying Rome carried out one of the most horrific atrocities against civilians during the second world war in Ital...
Bridget Riley ceiling to be unveiled on 4 May. The British School at Rome (BSR) will unveil the first ceiling painting by Bridget Riley, the celebrated English artist known for her op art paintings, on 4 May. Riley,...
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Rome flower garden returns for sixth edition. TuliPark, which allows visitors to pick their own tulips for purchase, reopens in Rome on 23 March. There will be tens of thousands of tulips from more than 100 different...
What to buy a house in Italy for 1 Euro? Here is how your dream can come true.  Nothing in this modern world is free, but the inspiration to rehabilitate an ancient Italian home comes at the initial expense of 1€. Fo...
The legality and discourse of cannabis in Italy is filled with ambiguity. No one quite knows what the laws truly are and how they differentiate. In Italy, they are in two main groups: medical and recreational use. Each i...
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma presents Caracalla Festival 2023. Rome's opera house, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, has unveiled a bumper programme for its summer festival among the ancient Roman ruins at the Baths of Caracalla....
2,500 England fans expected in Naples. Naples has banned the sale of alcohol in the area around the Maradona Stadium on Thursday ahead of the Italy-England match when both nations kick off their European Championship qu...
Rome university retains top place for Classics in world rankings. La Sapienza in Rome has been rated the top university in the world for Classical Studies and Ancient History, for the third year in a row, in the 2023 ed...
Rome's Jewish community slams anti-Semitic chants at derby. The football fan immortalised at Rome's Olympic Stadium on Sunday wearing the 'Hitlerson' shirt with the number 88, a reference to the Nazi salute, has been id...
Hackers target ATAC website. The website of Rome's municipal public transport provider ATAC was down on Wednesday morning due to "technical problems following a cyber attack", the city's mobility service announced. T...
Villa Wolkonsky can be visited on 25-26 March. Villa Wolkonsky, the official residence of the British ambassador to Italy, will open its doors to the public for the first time ever as part of the annual Spring Days init...
Dylan bans cell phones at Italian concerts. Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is to perform five concerts in Italy this summer, in Milan, Lucca, Perugia and Rome, with tickets for some of the shows already on sale....
Milan rally to recall innocent mafia victims. Italy on Tuesday marks the Day of Remembrance for Innocent Victims of the Mafia, a national day held each year on 21 March. Thousands of people from all over Italy are ex...
American tourist handed €470 traffic ticket. Florence police fined an American tourist €470 for driving a Ferrari in the city's famed Piazza della Signoria in the historic centre on Monday, Italian media reports.   Th...
Works on Museo della Shoah could start this spring. Italy's right-wing government has approved plans to build a Holocaust Museum in Rome, allocating €10 million for the project which was first proposed two decades ago....
Top things to do in the Italian capital when it’s raining. Rome is a vast treasure trove of archaeological wonders and cultural heritage, much of it in the open-air and best explored by foot. However despite the impr...
Manufactured and distributed in every region of Italy, the wine production business is quite significant. Here is a list of some the top wine producers in Italy that you should look out for when buying your next bottle!...
Anarchists claim Italian postal van blaze. A fire destroyed 16 postal vans at a depot in Rome's suburbs on Friday night in an alleged act of arson claimed by supporters of jailed Italian anarchist Alfredo Cospito. "W...
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