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A mix of traditional and unusual Christmas trees around Rome
In addition to the Christmas lights around the streets of central Rome, the capital is enlivened by a number of Christmas trees over the festive period....
The popular Bartaruga bar in Piazza Mattei in Rome's Ghetto district has recently closed down.
Bartaruga was known for its baroque interior with velvet couches, chandeliers and opulent murals, as well as its piano pla...
Discounts for those who visit both Eataly and city-run museums
A new agreement signed by Eataly and Zètema, the association that promotes Rome's city museums, aims to foster links between Italian food and the c...
Rainbow lights on Rome's Via del Corso spark row The gay-friendly rainbow theme for the Christmas lights on Rome's Via del Corso has sparked a political debate since the street was illuminated on 6 December.
The mult...
A Roman Christmas involves food, family and traditional festivities
The festive season in Rome begins with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December when Pope Francis lays a floral wreath at the statue of t...
Mayor orders removal of sampietrini from busy roads in centre of Rome
The mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino has announced plans to remove the cobblestones, known locally as sampietrini, from the faster roads in the city ce...
A 50-sqm lake has been discovered under Trastevere train station in the Monteverde district of Rome, according to the blog of the local branch of political party Sinistra, Ecologia, Libertà (SEL). The discov...
Loose cornice prompts safety measures outside trendy Rome bar
Rome's fashionable Bar della Pace has been cordoned off for safety reasons after a piece of masonry became dislodged from the façade, landing on a c...
Pedestrians can now walk through Trajan's Markets once more
Via Alessandrina, which runs alongside Via dei Fori Imperali through Trajan's Markets, reopened to the public on 28 October.
It had been closed for about...
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally became an honorary citizen of Rome on 27 October, 19 years after the honour was awarded to her by former Rome mayor Francesco Rutelli in 1994.
The Nobel peace laureat...
Probe involves contract for Rome buses
The former mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno is under investigation as part of an enquiry into the alleged bribery of city and regional officials in return for the granting of bus co...
Central government to assist Rome in managing its finances
Italy's finance ministry has played down the enthusiasm of Rome mayor Ignazio Marino who said on 4 October that central government would intervene to help the...
Rome's Tridente area gets restyling for festive season
Piazza di Spagna is to become fully pedestrianised by Christmas, according to a report in Rome's daily newspaper Il Messaggero.
The project will involve numero...
Rat catchers are busy catching rodents and making money in Rome
Rome has approved €400,000 to be spent on addressing the city's rat problem, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. It is common knowl...
The whole of Via dei Fori Imperiali, from Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum, is to be a pedestrian zone from 15-18 August to mark the public holiday of Ferragosto.
The area closed to cars (ZTL) in the historic centre of...
Ahead of the introduction of the new traffic system at the Colosseum on 3 August, the mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino said it his "dream" of creating the "total pedestrianisation of the Roman Forum” during his adminis...
The following article was sent to Wanted in Rome by one of its readers, before the current heat wave, John Manisco, who recounts his first attempt at cycling across Rome.
I irresponsibly decided to bicycle to my 87-ye...
The Festa de' Noantri, an important annual festival, takes place in the Rome district of Trastevere until 29 July. Central to the festival, which dates back to the start of the 16th century and whose name "Noantri" (noi...
Rome's historic Bar della Pace near Piazza Navona is at risk of closure over difficulties relating to the renewal of its lease.
In recent days residents, tourists and representatives from citizens' associations...
On Saturday 29 June Rome celebrates its patron saints Peter and Paul with a public holiday in the capital. All public offices will be shut as will some shops while supermarkets may close at lunchtime.
There are liturg...
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