At the beginning of August, another hurdle was cleared for making the capital a true city of sport, when ownership of the Foro Italico passed from the government to the Coni sporting services group. T...
Piazza del Colosseo gets a facelift.
Piazza del Colosseo and the surrounding roads are getting a new layer of make-up this summer. Work on tarmacking the ancient square began on 9 August and will also involve resurfacing the road from Vi...
Thunder damage to ancient statue.
After a period of exceptionally hot weather, Rome was struck by thunderstorms of unusual violence. During the storms a whirlwind funnelled into the Colosseum and dashed one of the leading works on dis...
Jewish catacombs for facelift.
The Jewish catacombs are set to become the new archaeological wonder of Rome following a 1.4 million grant from Italys Ministero dei beni culturali (ministry of cultural heritage). First unearthed in...
Constantine dug out of a sewer.
Ancient statue unearthed in Rome.
Even after centuries of plunder by popes, princes and foreign invaders, archaeological treasures are still being unearthed in Romes historic centre. Ongoing excavati...
"An attempt to open up the Czech Republics rich culture to a new audience" this is how director Miloslav Hirsch has described the aim of the new Czech Cultural Institute.
The institute will offer a...
Festival offers feast of films.
The United States, Britain, Holland, Finland and Spain are among 24 nations contributing to the second international "Rome art documentary festival" a platform for films and documentaries.
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Rome Independent Film Festival.
The Rome Independent Film Festival (RIFF) will take place from 15-21 April at the Nuovo Olimpia cinema in Via in Lucina 16/g. Over 50 films will be shown from all over the world including the Czech Re...
19-20 March FAI, Fondo per lambiente italiano, is opening more than 400 different places free of charge to the public in 190 venues all over Italy. Most of these monuments, palaces, churches, gardens...
Lovers of popular music are in for a busy few months, with a series of top-level performers coming up. In the spring Queen will be in Rome on 4 April at Palalottomatico as part of the European tour. T...
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