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Nationalists clash with Europhiles in Italy as parliament votes to delay EU law revoking beach concessions for Italy’s private lidos. President Mattarella agrees to enact changes but expresses his concerns. Holiday at t...
Once a sleek newcomer in Rome’s five star hotel market, Rocco Forte’s Hotel de Russie is facing growing competition as a wave of luxury hotel brands move into the city. But the iconic hotel off Piazza del Popolo still be...
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Ribera created the Five Senses series during his four years in Rome. Three years after Caravaggio’s lonely death on a beach outside Porte Ercole, a Spaniard, still in his early twenties, arrived in Rome via Parma where...
Iranian diaspora in Rome mobilises against regime.ROME: On a Saturday afternoon in late January, a group of plain-clothes officers stand guard in front of the Iranian embassy's high wrought iron gates on Via Nomentana in...
Thursfield spoke to Wanted in Rome before stepping down after 15 years as director. On a rainy day in December, Rome's Non-Catholic Cemetery is quiet. This hallowed graveyard in the city's Testaccio district is the fina...
Italy gets two nominations in 2023 Oscars. Oscar season has arrived. Yet Italy’s pared back representation in this year’s nominations - which were announced on Tuesday - does little to deter from the fact that Italian c...
The Italian flag, or “Il Tricolore,” is one of the most recognisable flags in the world. With its trio of green, white, and red splashed across Italian restaurant signs all over the world and printed on T-shirts in tour...
Rome’s new wave of five-star hotels to bring investment, jobs and high-end luxury to Italian capital. With its tropical beach resorts and soothing spas, Bangkok-based hotel brand Six Senses has made a name for itself by...
If you have been to Napoli, you've surely noticed Mount Vesuvius towering over the city. The mountain is an unmistakable landmark of the Bay of Naples, and its beauty is captivating. However, it is as beautiful and spe...
Where to Ski near Rome. The mountains in central Italy offer skiers in Rome a closer alternative to the Alps. There are many skiing resorts within an easy drive of Rome along the Apennines in Lazio and Abruzzo. Each reso...
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St Francis is best associated with Assisi but there are also important sites in Lazio where he left his mark. Greek is no longer spoken in upper Sabina, as it might have been more than a thousand years ago if the legend...
Rome's independent English bookshops survive and, some, even flourish. A few months ago, with the closure of the celebrated Feltrinelli in the Galleria Sordi on Rome's Via del Corso, local Italian newspapers published d...
A guide on what to see and what to do in Val d'Orcia.A Unesco heritage site since 1991, Val d'Orcia was considered by Renaissance artists to be the place that most perfectly expresses the balance between Man and Nature....
This autumn marks the half-centenary of John Cabot University of Rome. We sat down with the university’s president, Franco Pavoncello, to discuss the university’s achievements, his vision for the future, the difficulties...
Rome's environment councillor, Sabrina Alfonsi, says city looks worse than it is in reality. Sabrina Alfonsi, Rome's councillor with responsibility for the environment, responds to Wanted in Rome’s questions about the c...
From 'backuppato' to 'zoomando': anglicisms as language enrichment or self-harm? As an alternative to foreign travel, one could take a pleasure (or horror?) tour along the frontiers where English and Italian meet, all w...
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