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Italy suspends popular Domenica al Museo free openings at Italian state museums.Italy's monthly free openings of state museums and archaeological sites has been suspended indefinitely due to the risks connected with covi...
Tuesday evening sunset tours from 29 September to 10 November.
Rome's Baths of Caracalla is hosting "sunset tours" through the monumental ruins when the site is "illuminated by the golden light of first evening," every...
Snow rarely ever falls this early in the Lazio region.
Snow fell on the hills and mountains in the greater Rome area and in the Lazio region as temperatures plummeted over the weekend, reports Italian newspaper Corriere...
Controversy over Italian school books accused of racism.
A racism row has broken out in Italy in recent days leading the Raffaello publishing group to apologise and withdraw a school textbook from circulation.
The se...
20-year-old Federico Lobuono is the first to challenge Virginia Raggi for Rome's top job.
Federico Lobuono, a 20-year-old entrepreneur, has declared himself a candidate in the race for Rome mayor and in doing so becomes...
Italian health expert urges caution amid talks of reopening stadiums to increasing numbers of fans.
Italy's leaders are divided over plans by sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora to gradually reopen the country's stadiums...
Trump's top envoy to travel to Greece, Italy, Vatican and Croatia.
The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo will travel to Europe this weekend as part of a week-long trip engaging in high-level talks from 27 September unti...
World Health Organization praises Italians for response to covid-19.
Italy has been praised by the World Health Organization (WHO) for its response, by the government and the Italian public, to the coronavirus pandemic....
Weekend of special cultural events in Rome for Giornate Europee del Patrimonio.
Italy hosts a nationwide programme of cultural events to mark the 2020 edition of European Heritage Days which is held in Rome and across E...
Pope Francis accepts the sudden resignation of a senior Vatican cardinal who will no longer be entitled to vote in conclave.
Cardinal Angelo Becciu, one of the Vatican's highest-ranking cardinals, resigned unexpectedly...
Starbucks reportedly abandons Vatican site due to drop in tourists thanks to covid-19.
Starbucks, the American coffee chain, is set to open an outlet in the heart of Rome's historic centre in the coming months, reports...
Roma fan emerges from coma after message for her idol Francesco Totti.
A 19-year-old woman has emerged from a coma, following a horrific traffic accident near Rome last December, after her parents played her a personal...
Masks must be worn outdoors in Naples and historic centre of Genoa.
It is now obligatory to wear face masks in public in Italy's southern Campania region, which includes the city of Naples, following an order signed by...
Italy wants its foreign tourists back but not at the expense of damage to its precious cultural heritage.
This summer's international headlines about tourists damaging Italy's sites and monuments weren't supposed to be...
Italy registers 1,640 new coronavirus cases over last 24 hours.
Italy carried out a record 103,696 covid-19 swab tests on 23 September, the highest number in a single day since the start of the pandemic, reports Italian...
Rome fire brigade used winch to rescue tourist after he fell into archaeological site.
Rome firefighters have rescued a 37-year-old Polish tourist after he fell several metres into the archaeological site of the Forum o...
10-year-old boy makes 2,800-km journey from Sicily to London by foot, bicycle and boat "just to see Granny".
Romeo Cox, a 10-year-old Italian-English boy, was born in London but moved with his family to Palermo, in Sici...
Footballer allegedly knew questions in advance and his mark had already been decided.
Prosecutors in Italy are investigating allegations that an Italian language exam taken by Barcelona forward Luis Alberto Suàrez in th...
Italy votes in regional elections and backs referendum to reduce seats in parliament.
Voters in Italy approved a reduction in the number of parliamentarians in a referendum held on 20-21 September, while a round of regi...
24-hour transport strike in Rome and Lazio on Friday 25 September.
Commuters in Rome and across the Lazio Region can expect disruption to public transport services on Friday 25 September due to a 24-hour strike called b...
Perugia airport claims staff mixed up Boris Johnson with Tony Blair.
Boris Johson did not fly to Umbria for a secret weekend in Italy, according to Perugia airport which has revised its statement claiming that the Briti...
Decision by Italy comes amid surge of new coronavirus infections in Europe.
Italy is to make testing for covid-19 compulsory for people travelling from "Paris and other areas in France," interpreted to mean the country'...
Haters congratulated those behind a murder and an acid attack.
Police in Italy have tracked down two so-called 'haters' who posted vile, hate-filled messages on social media, in two high-profile but separate cases.
T...
Rome police fine tourist at fountain in Piazza Venezia.
A 26-year-old tourist from the Netherlands has been fined €300 for washing her feet in a fountain at the Altare della Patria in Piazza Venezia, according to local...
"Fake news" says Downing Street but Perugia airport officials insist otherwise.
Did Boris Johnson secretly travel to Italy earlier this month, spending a weekend in Umbria, as reported in Italian media?
Downing Stree...
Tourist from Ireland caught vandalising Colosseum in Rome.
A 32-year-old Irish tourist was detained by security staff at the Colosseum just after he carved his initials into a pillar on the first level of the ancient am...
Schoolgirls asked not to wear miniskirts as their legs "catch the eye" of male teachers.
A Rome high school has landed itself at the centre of a controversy after it requested female students not to wear miniskirts as i...
Rome's Keats-Shelley House commemorates the 200th anniversary of Keats' journey to Italy.
The Keats-Shelley House in Rome is marking the bicentenary of the 1820 voyage to Italy of Romantic poet John Keats and painter Jo...
New rules begin with Italian Open semi-finals in Rome.
Up to 1,000 spectators will be allowed to attend the semifinals and finals of the Italian Open tennis tournament, the government said on 18 September, Italian news...
2020 edition of Romaeuropa Festival celebrates 35 years.
The 35th edition of Rome's multidisciplinary arts festival will stage its 2020 programme of contemporary dance, theatre, art, music and technology from 18 Septemb...
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