Investigation into Rome's potholes
City announces €17 million plan to fill 50,000 potholes in Rome.
Rome prosecutors have opened an investigation into the capital's potholes following complaints from consumer associations, according t...
Army clears snow from Rome streets
Commuters advised to limit travel in Rome area on 26 February.
The army has been drafted in to clear snow from the streets of Rome after the capital woke up to a snowfall of around 10 centimetres on...
Soldier kills himself in Rome metro station
On-duty soldier shot himself at Rome's central Barberini station.A police investigation has opened after an Italian soldier killed himself while on duty at Rome's Barberini metro station at 11.00 on T...
Babingtons celebrates 125 years in Rome
English tea rooms at Spanish Steps marks anniversary with series of events.Babingtons, the historic English tea rooms established in Rome in 1893, marked its 125th anniversary with a cocktail party at...
Rome streets cave in again
Woman injured after falling into chasm in Rome's Piazza Bologna area.
A 78-year-old woman was hospitalised after part of the street she was walking on collapsed on Via Catania, near Piazza Bologna...
Rome’s ‘mangy’ Christmas tree gets new life
Rome’s world-famous Christmas tree, affectionately known as Spelacchio, is to be given new life.
Rome's Christmas tree is to be recycled and turned into a wooden cabin for parents and children, with...
Only one public toilet open in Rome
Rome's only public toilet to remain open is in Piazza Vittorio.
Rome has 57 public toilets, located underground and at street level, however all but one of these is now closed according to a report i...
Rome illuminates Palatine hill
Rome's Palatine monuments floodlit after 13 years in the dark.
The archaeological monuments on Rome's Palatine hill are now illuminated at night, after 13 years of darkness, thanks to a new permanent...
Befana in Rome 2018
Public holiday of cultural and religious events, activities for kids and shopping in Rome on 6 January.
Italians celebrate the religious feast of the Epiphany, or the more popular one of La Befana, o...
Rome's dead Christmas tree reported to audit court
Consumer group file report over Rome public funds spent on "dead tree".
Consumer watchdog Codacons has filed a report to the audit court over the use of €48,600 of taxpayers' funds for Rome's lifeles...
Rome's Christmas tree sparks debate
Christmas tree in central Rome ridiculed on social media.For the second year in a row the Christmas tree in Rome's Piazza Venezia has been the subject of ridicule, with Romans christening it Spelacchi...
Rome to have Tiber beach in summer 2018
Mayor of Rome announces plans to redevelop Tiber river.Rome will have an artificial beach on the banks of the river Tiber next summer, according to plans announced by the city's mayor Virginia Raggi o...
Rome Christmas market stalled over security row
Future remains uncertain for Piazza Navona Befana market.
Rome's Befana Christmas market, which was scheduled to return to Piazza Navona after three years on 2 December, has so far failed to open due...
Christmas markets in Rome
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...
Starbucks comes to Rome
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 st...
Controversy over licences for Rome's Christmas market
Tredicine clan 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...
Rome's rose garden opens in October
Municipal rose garden open from 1-15 October.
This year Rome's rose garden is open to the public from 1-15 October, each day from 08.30-18.00.
The Roseto Comunale is home to 1,000 different varietie...
Floods cause havoc in Rome
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 1...
Bar Perù changes hands
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 tha...
Rome's top ten Irish pubs
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 th...
