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Rome stages 2020 Shakespearean festival in Villa Borghese.
Rome’s Shakespearean festival at the Silvano Toti Globe Theatre returns to Villa Borghese for its 17th edition this summer.
The festival devoted to Shakespea...
Tiberis returns to Rome river bank for summer 2020.
Tiberis, Rome's artificial beach on the banks of the river Tiber, has reopened this weekend, announced the mayor Virginia Raggi.
This is the third summer that Rome...
Trastevere restaurant offers tubs of takeaway carbonara and amatriciana this summer.
Rome's restaurants are busy reinventing themselves this summer while struggling with the constraints of the covid-19 health regulation...
96-year-old university student in Sicily graduates with top honours.
Giuseppe Paternò, aged almost 97, has graduated with an undergraduate degree in Philosophy and History, receiving top honours from the University of P...
The UK Government has launched a public information campaign across Europe to help UK nationals prepare for the end of the UK’s transition period on 31 December.
UK nationals living in Italy will receive information abo...
"Freedom is not the right to make others sick" said Mattarella.
Italy's president Sergio Mattarella has warned people in Italy not to lower their guard amid a slight rise in coronavirus cases in recent days, reports Ita...
Security escort given to president of Rome's Piccolo Cinema America association.
Valerio Carocci, president of the Piccolo Cinema America association in Rome, has been assigned a police escort following a series of rece...
Self-defence instruction for ATAC drivers to help them enforce covid-19 rules in Rome.
Rome bus drivers are being trained in self-defence, including martial arts, as they continue to face aggression for attempting to en...
Lazio Region conducts coronavirus tests on passengers arriving in Rome from Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine.The Lazio Region has increased the number of places where those travelling from 'at-risk' countries Romania, Bulga...
Italian senate revokes Salvini's immunity from trial over migrant detention in Open Arms case.
Italy's senate has voted to allow the prosecution of former interior minister Matteo Salvini for blocking a migrant ship off...
The story of Keith Haring's long-lost murals in Rome.
Rome once boasted two murals by Keith Haring - the celebrated American artist whose pop art and graffiti-like work originated in the New York City street culture of...
Andrea Bocelli extends "sincere apology" for expressing doubts about the seriousness of the covid-19 crisis in Italy.
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has apologised for the controversial and widely-reported remarks he made...
Rome's municipal museums are free to all visitors on 2 August.Rome's city-run museums, which reopened earlier this summer after being closed for almost three months due to the covid-19 lockdown, will be open for free to...
10 cities including Rome on Level 3 alert for heatwave on 31 July.
With Italy set to experience an intense heatwave later this week the Italian health ministry has issued a heat warning for 10 cities, with temperatures...
Italy extends state of emergency over the covid-19 crisis until 15 October 2020.
The Italian government has extended the country's existing state of emergency, which expands the government’s powers in tackling the coron...
81-year-old hermit has called island paradise his home for 31 years.
A hermit who has lived on the tiny Italian island of Budelli for the past 31 years is facing eviction amid plans to turn his ramshackle home into an e...
Soldiers to guard quarantine centres in Sicily after migrants flee en masse.
Italy's interior minister Luciana Lamorgese has announced plans to send the military to Sicily after around 100 migrants violated quarantine a...
Owner of Garbatella ice-cream shop foiled attempted robbery.
A man dressed in a Spider-Man mask attempted to rob a gelateria in the Garbatella district of Rome, reports Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
The owner of t...
Nemi town council says archaeological treasures were burned by Nazis.
Nemi, a small lakeside town near Rome, is demanding compensation from Germany for the destruction of the remains of two ancient Roman ships by Nazi f...
“I don’t think we should be here,” Charlie says, glancing nervously at the monstrous brick buildings looming in front of us. Their shadows, cast by the weak yellow light of flickering street lamps, span across the cobble...
Oh, the classic sights of Rome: ancient Roman ruins, cobblestone streets, picture-perfect restaurants, quaint leather shops, and… weed dispensaries.
Tourists in the Eternal City may be taken aback by a recent addition t...
Temperatures set to reach peaks of up to 43°C in Sardinia.
Italy faces its first heatwave of the year this week, after a 'cooler' than normal summer so far, with temperatures expected to rise to the high 30s across most...
Italian tenor causes surprise in Italy by attacking his government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has caused surprise and controversy in Italy by saying that he felt "humiliated and...
Annual campaign urges Romans not to dump their dogs or cats during summer.
Rome has launched its annual campaign calling on residents of the capital not to abandon their pets as they head off on summer holidays.
Ro...
Lazio Region to conduct coronavirus tests on passengers arriving in Rome by bus from abroad.
People arriving into Rome by bus from countries where there is a high risk of covid-19 will soon be subjected to testing on ar...
Landmark Roman piazza illuminated with new lights.
Rome has illuminated the central Piazza del Popolo, including the obelisk and the Fontana dei Leoni, with new LED lights.
Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi switched on the...
Quarantine for those who enter Italy from Romania and Bulgaria.
The Italian government has imposed quarantine measures for people entering Italy after staying in Romania and Bulgaria in the last 14 days, in a move desig...
Rome's annual film festival is scheduled from 15-25 October 2020.
The 2020 edition of the Rome Film Festival will screen a documentary biopic about the career of David Bowie.
The festival, scheduled at the Auditorium...
Zanardi transferred to intensive care as condition becomes unstable.
Alex Zanardi, the ex-Formula One driver and Paralympic champion, has been transferred to intensive care due to his "unstable clinical conditions," jus...
World's most romantic garden opens ruins of ancient castle with concert-shows and visits at dusk.
Ninfa - described by The New York Times as "the most beautiful and romantic garden in the world" - celebrates 100 years w...
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