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From handcrafts to vintage, Rome's Christmas markets help to create a festive atmosphere in the city each December. The capital's best known Christmas market, the Befana at Piazza Navona, returns in December - not witho...
Starbucks to open outlets at Termini and Piazza di Spagna in spring 2018. Starbucks, the US-based chain of coffee shops, is reportedly set to launch two outlets in Rome next spring: one at Termini station and the other...
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Tredicine family awarded multiple licences for Befana market in Piazza Navona. The Befana Christmas market returns to Piazza Navona after three years following the awarding of 48 operating licenses by the city administr...
Weather alert remains in place as parts of capital still under water. Several underpasses and low-lying areas of Rome remain flooded following violent rain storms which swept across Italy on Sunday 10 September. In add...
Rumours suggest Bar Perù has been bought by Chinese investors.Bar Perù, Wanted in Rome's local bar, remains closed since it shut for summer holidays in late July, six weeks ago now.Rumours suggest that this neighbourhood...
Abbey Theatre Located a short walk from Piazza Navona in Rome's historic centre, the Abbey Theatre offers a wide selection of drinks as well as Irish, Italian and international bar food throughout the day. The pub shows...
Drinking ban covers every district of Rome except Ottavia where mayor lives.Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has introduced an order banning the sale and consumption of alcohol in public places at night in an attempt to curb an...
Rome celebrates its Sts Peter and Paul with public holiday and fireworks at Piazza del Popolo. Rome celebrates its patron saints, Peter and Paul, with a public holiday in the capital on Thursday 29 June. All public of...
Raggi says she is “slowly changing the whole system” in Rome. Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has awarded herself "7.5 out of 10" after reporters asked her how she would evaluate her first year in office. The mayor, a me...
Rome mayor bans eating and drinking at city's historic fountains. Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has signed a new order banning eating and drinking at the city's historic fountains as part of a move to protect the city's...
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Major traffic problems expected in Rome on 24 May. Rome security chiefs have four route options available for each journey being taken in the city by the US president Donald Trump who lands in Fiumicino airport at 18....
Rome mayor awards Vio for campaign against cyberbullying. Rome mayor Virginia Raggi presented Paralympic fencing gold medallist Bebe Vio with an award on 17 May in recognition of her role in a campaign against cyberbu...
Circo Massimo area on alert. An explosion occurred outside the post office on Rome's Via Marmorata, where the Aventino and Testaccio districts meet, just before 10.00 on 12 May. No injuries have been reported afte...
Free Primo Maggio concert in Rome on Monday 1 May. On 1 May every year Italy dedicates a public holiday to its workers in celebration of the Festa dei Lavoratori. The holiday is marked in Rome with a large, free Ma...
Trastevere residents complain of excessive noise. Residents of Rome's Trastevere district have filed a complaint with the capital's prosecutor over the excessive noise levels in their neighbourhood at night. The re...
Controversy over Rome’s LED street lights rumbles on. Street lights removed recently from Rome's streets to make way for LED lighting can be bought for €70 each at the capital's Porta Portese flea market, reports Ital...
€450 fines for tourists caught in Rome fountains over Easter weekend. Two Californian tourists, a male and female in their early 20s, were fined €450 each after climbing into Rome's Trevi Fountain on 17 April. The...
Azaleas return to Spanish Steps for first time since 2015. The Spanish Steps, which link Piazza di Spagna with the church of Trinità de’ Monti, are currently in full bloom with dozens of azalea plants. An annual tr...
Bomb squads on duty as Rome prepares for Via Crucis at Colosseum. The Colosseum will close to visitors at 13.00 on 14 April for security reasons ahead of the traditional Good Friday Via Crucis ceremony, led by Pope Fr...
Italian detained by police following daylight incident in Rome fountain. A naked man paraded through the waters of Rome's Trevi Fountain during the afternoon on 12 April before being detained by police. The man cla...
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