Sicily's arancini enter Oxford English Dictionary
Sicilian speciality listed in prestigious English dictionary.
Arancini, Italy's deep-fried rice balls, have been listed in the revised 2019 edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Arancini, amon...
Daylight will begin one hour earlier from 27 October.
Clocks go back one hour at 03.00 on the night between Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 October 2019, bringing an end to daylight saving time, or 'summer...
Internet hunt for wedding proposal couple at Rome's Trevi Fountain
Tourist inadvertently captures engagement scene at Trevi Fountain.
A Canadian tourist has sparked an internet hunt for a couple after accidentally capturing the moment of their engagement at the Trev...
Five Italian bars make top 100 world list: three in Rome, two in Milan.
Two bars in Rome made The World's 50 Best Bars, the prestigious international list which is viewed as the "Oscars" of the bar w...
Rome man evades house arrest to escape wife
Man under house arrest hands himself in to Rome police.
A 49-year-old Rome man under house arrest presented himself at his local police station, telling officers that prison was preferable to staying...
Nicholas Green - The boy who changed Italians
At the end of September 1994 a seven-year old American boy, Nicholas Green (9 Sept 1987 – 1 Oct 1994), was shot and killed in an attempted automobile robbery on the autostrada in Calabria.
Following...
Netflix to sponsor Rome Christmas tree again
Netflix brings Christmas cheer to Rome for the second time.
American media-services provider Netflix is to sponsor Rome's 2019 Christmas tree, for the second consecutive year, according to Italian ne...
Filetti di baccalà: Rome's deep-fried cod fillets
Rome has a restaurant dedicated entirely to the popular Roman speciality.
Salted, battered and deep-fried, the filetto di baccalà is a much-loved Roman speciality, popular as an antipasto before pizz...
Rome tour company offers Instagram Boyfriend
Rome Instagram package costs €599 for three hours.
A tour company in Rome is offering an "Instagram Boyfriend" for hire.
The package provides tourists with professional photographers to follow the...
Rome shuts up shop for Ferragosto on 15 August.
Each year Italy marks the national holiday of Ferragosto on 15 August, the feast of the Assumption, the day when Catholics believe the Virgin Mary asce...
Superyacht comes to Rome coast
Mega yacht belonging to Russian billionaire arrives at Ostia.
A 143m-high superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko has docked off the Ostia coast near Rome on 25 July.
Currently...
Vatican to open tombs in Orlandi search
Orlandi family hope to solve 36-year old mystery.The Vatican has ordered the opening of two tombs in a cemetery adjacent to St Peter's in the latest effort to solve the mystery surrounding Emanuela Or...
UK pensioner sets satnav for Rome but ends up in Germany
Driver ends up more than 1,000 km off course.An 81-year-old motorist who left his Newcastle home to make a pilgrimage to see the pope ended up in Germany after inadvertently typing "Rom" instead of "R...
Festa della Repubblica in Rome
Highlight of national celebrations is Frecce Tricolori aeronautical display in Rome.
The 73rd celebration of the Festa della Repubblica marking Italy’s national day takes place in Rome and across Ita...
Cervara di Roma: artists' hilltop village
The natural beauty of Cervara has attracted artists for centuries.
Perched among the Simbruini mountains along the border between the regions of Lazio and Abruzzo, Cervara di Roma is located about 70...
Man drove down stairs of Rome metro station
Incident occurred at EUR Magliana on Rome's Metro B.
A 70-year-old motorist from the Netherlands drove his car, a Skoda Octavia, down the steps of the EUR Magliana station of Rome's Metro B line on F...
For all you beach-lovers here is a selection of resorts within easy reach of Rome. Each one, ordered from north to south, offers either stabilimenti (private beaches with entrance fees and changing fa...
Rome cancels Via Libera due to weather warning from 11-12 May.
Rome's civil protection authority has warned of extreme weather conditions in the capital over the next 24-36 hours.
Heavy rain, thun...
Celebrating Festa della Mamma in Rome.
Mother's Day, known in Italian as Festa della Mamma, is celebrated in Italy on Sunday 12 May 2019. In Rome there are numerous activities aimed at families wishi...
Lazio awarded nine blue flag beaches
385 bandiera blu beaches in Italy in 2019.
Nine beaches in the Lazio region have been awarded the 2019 bandiera blu (blue flag) status for high water quality standards.
The number of Lazio beaches...
