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Christmas in Rome sees return of market stalls and carousel in Piazza Navona.
Rome's popular Christmas market returns to Piazza Navona this festive season from 8 December - a public holiday in Italy for the Feast of the...
A quick guide to the best Christmas markets in Rome over the 2024 festive season.Piazza Navona: Festa della BefanaRome's popular Christmas market in Piazza Navona takes place from 8 December to 6 January. The stalls sell...
Una Poltrona per Due to hit Italian cinemas in December.
Trading Places, the American comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, returns to the big screen in Italy four decades after its release in Italian cinemas....
Christmas trees are sold at select garden centres, markets and florists in Rome.
Rome residents who wish to create Christmas magic in their home can find trees of various sizes for sale in numerous outlets around the ca...
Thanksgiving in Italy in 2024: a quick guide.
Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Italy however a growing number of restaurants and bars in major Italian cities mark the annual American holiday with a traditional menu....
A local's guide to what's on in Rome in December.
December is perhaps the most magical time to visit Rome as the Eternal City prepares for the festive season with twinkling decorations, church concerts and Christmas mar...
Each year people sponsor lights from the famous Christmas tree display in central Italy.
The "world's largest Christmas tree" is lit up each year on the slopes of Monte Ingino, overlooking the mediaeval town of Gubbio i...
Survey reveals that the American custom has strong appeal for shops and consumers in Italy.
Italian consumers will spend an average of €273 in this year's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, according to a survey by...
Italy is famed for beautiful Christmas markets that bring magic to the festive holiday season.
The tradition of Christmas markets is centuries-old, dating back to the Middle Ages. A document written in Dresden in 1434...
Rome jumps to 24th position, rising 31 places in the last two years.
There was good news for the north Italian province of Milan in this year's Quality of Life in Italy report, carried out by ItaliaOggi in collaboration...
Starbucks opens seventh store in Rome.
Starbucks will open a new flagship store in Rome's historic centre on Saturday, as the American multinational coffee chain continues to expand in Italy.
The new Starbucks, the s...
Rome mayor awards Venditti with Lupa Capitolina
Italian singer-songwriter and pianist Antonello Venditti received Rome's top honour from the capital's mayor Roberto Gualtieri during a ceremony at city hall on Wednesday....
Italy traditionally enjoys an Indian Summer in the days around St Martin's Day - but not this year.
According to popular legend, Italy traditionally enjoys a wave of unseasonably warm weather with a short "Indian summer...
Gladiatore II hits cinemas in Italy on 14 November.
Rome celebrates the release of Gladiator II, director Ridley Scott’s sequel to the acclaimed original film Gladiator, with two special events in the capital.
Trajan...
All Saints’ Day is a public holiday in Italy.
Italy marks All Saints' Day - known in Italian as Ognissanti or Tutti i Santi - with a national public holiday on 1 November.
This year the holiday falls on a Friday mean...
A quick guide to Halloween 2024 for kids and adults in Rome.
Rome embraces the ghoulish festival of Halloween - still a slightly foreign concept in Italy - with themed events and spooky shopfronts becoming increasingly...
Daylight will begin one hour earlier from 27 October 2024.
Italy's clocks go back one hour at 03.00 on the night between Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 October 2024, bringing an end to daylight saving time, or 'summer' time....
On World Pasta Day, a survey ranks the Top 10 most popular pasta dishes with tourists in Italy.
World Pasta Day, a day when pasta fans gather in restaurants, at home or online to celebrate their favourite dish, has been...
Books return to Galleria Alberto Sordi in Rome.
Mondadori, the largest publishing company in Italy, will open a new bookshop at the Galleria Alberto Sordi shopping mall in the historic centre of Rome on Thursday.
Th...
No changes in Italy's top names for girls and boys.The most popular baby names chosen by new parents in Italy in 2023 were once again Sofia and Leonardo, according to a report by national statistics office ISTAT.
Sofia,...
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