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All forms of street trading are to be banned in areas of archaeological and historic importance in Rome's city centre, according to new regulations approved by Italy's culture minister Lorenzo Ornaghi.
The ban include...
The mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno has banned camping out as well as stopping to consume food or drink on streets around the historic centre, as part of "urgent measures to guarantee the protection of valuable areas"....
The "completed" version of Rome's controversial statue of Blessed John Paul II in front of Termini station is to be unveiled for the second time on 1 October.
Located in Piazza dei Cinquecento, the work of noted Itali...
The city of Rome presents "Riprendiamoci la notte" (Take back the night), a series of cultural events every weekend from 14 September to 26 October. Aimed at the city's youth, the events include music, dance, theatre, sp...
A demolition team has begun pulling down Testaccio's old open air food market in Piazza Testaccio, following its relocation to nearby modern premises. This could be the final chapter in the story of the Testaccio landmar...
The thousands of "love locks" that festooned the railings and lampposts of Ponte Milvio bridge in Rome were removed on 10 September, following an order by the city's mayor Gianni Alemanno last December.
The tradition...
Rome has prohibited the take-away sale of alcohol from bars and clubs from 23.00 until close of business, seven days a week, effective from 3 August until 30 September. It is also illegal to consume alcohol between 23.00...
Firefighters brought under control a bushfire that raged in northern Rome on the evening of 30 July. The fire broke out in the hill-top Monte Ciocci park in the area of Piazzale Ammiraglio Bergamini, located between the...
The Colosseum is leaning almost as much as the Tower of Pisa according to the findings of in-depth surveys before restoration work starts on monument.
The south of the structure is 40 cms off the horizontal because of...
There should be fewer tables and umbrellas in Piazza Navona from 23 July according to new regulations passed in April by the city government.
Places to eat and drink should be limited to the pavements in front of the...
On 28 May the mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno presented the new design for the restyling of the area around the Ara Pacis museum complex, scheduled to begin in October.
Central to the scheme is the construction of a wi...
Rome's anti-alcohol measures have been suspended by Lazio's administrative court, the Tribunale Amminstrativo Regionale (TAR).
The court ruled to drop the long-standing edict of the Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno, whose...
On 1 May every year Italy dedicates a public holiday to its workers. In Rome buses and trams will run from 08.30 to 13.00 and from 16.30 to 21.00, with the usual night hour services during the nights either side of the h...
The capital celebrates its 2,765th birthday on Saturday 21 April, based on the legendary foundation of Rome by Romulus in 753 BC, with a number of events taking place across the capital.
Members of historical dramatic s...
The new-look, pedestrianised Piazza S. Silvestro was inaugurated on 1 April at a ceremony attended by the mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno and the architect responsible for the square
Rome's newly-appointed superintendent of archaeological heritage, Maria Rosaria Barbera, has ordered the expulsion of all costumed centurions from the area around the Colosseum.
Barbera has also ordered licensed vend...
The city has announced free admission for women to civic museums on 8 March. The participating institutions are the Capitoline Museums, Capitoline Museums Centrale Montemartini; Markets of Trajan, the Ara Pacis museum, M...
Parking permits and ZTL (limited traffic zone) passes for Rome residents can now be requested online, meaning it is no longer necessary to go in person to the headquarters of the Agenzia per la Mobilit
A number of events are scheduled in Rome in the days around International Women's Day on 8 March. The traditional gift to women on the day in Italy is a sprig of the bright yellow mimosa flower.
6 March. The American...
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