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Cinema in Piazza film festival returns to Rome this summer.
2020 has already proved to be a profoundly challenging year for cultural events, particularly ones that involve large crowds, and particularly in Italy.
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Summer rock festival in Rome cancelled due to coronavirus.
Rock in Roma, an annual rock music festival held each summer in Rome, has been called off due to covid-19 pandemic, organisers announced on 18 May.
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News coincides with cancellation of Firenze Rocks music festival.
Guns N' Roses have pulled out of their "Not in This Lifetime Tour 2020" in Europe, cancelling their only Italian date which was to have taken place as pa...
Baths of Caracalla not suited as opera venue due to Italy's social distancing measures to contain coronavirus.
Rome's opera house, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, has made the widely-expected decision to cancel its summer se...
Raphael's final paintings unveiled in the Vatican after shock discovery in 2017.
The Vatican Museums have unveiled the final paintings of the High Renaissance master Raphael, which were discovered during the restoration...
Italy promises transparency as part of a "safe and concrete tourism plan" says Di Maio.
Italy is "ready and prepared" to welcome back European tourists from 3 June onwards, foreign minister Luigi Di Maio told counterpar...
200-metre queue of people waiting for Rome branch of Ikea to reopen.
Ikea has reopened in Rome, along with other shops, bars, restaurants and hairdressers, with the easing of Italy's coronavirus lockdown restrictions on...
Rome urges residents to keep their distance with signs on street pavements.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has launched a new street campaign to remind people to maintain social distancing measures, saying: "We can be close...
Karol Wojtyła was born 100 years ago today.
Pope Francis will offer Mass at the altar of the tomb of St John Paul II in St Peter’s Basilica on 18 May, to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Polish pontiff, bo...
18 May is a key date in Italy's Phase Two in the coronavirus emergency plan.
Italy takes another significant step in restarting its economy after more than two months of covid-19 lockdown, with the reopening of restaura...
Rome museums will reopen gradually from 18 May followed by the reopening of theatres and cinemas on 15 June.
Rome's museums, galleries and archaeological sites begin to reopen from 18 May, on a gradual basis, as Italy e...
Discovery of perfectly preserved sarcophagus at Ostia Antica archaeological park.
An intact terracotta sarcophagus dating from the second century AD has been unearthed alongside the archaeological site of Ostia Antica,...
Italy to allow free movement across its regions and unrestricted travel to and from EU countries.
The Italian government has approved a decree allowing unrestricted travel to and from EU countries from 3 June, without q...
Roseto Comunale will be open to the public for one month.
Rome's rose garden, or Roseto Comunale, reopened on 16 May and will be open to the public until 14 June, the city has announced.
However strict rules will app...
Italy cancels Siena Palio for first time since world war two.
The Palio di Siena, Italy's historic horse race, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus, reports Italian news agency ANSA.
The bareback race, which tak...
Ninfa Gardens reopen to public after Italy's coronavirus lockdown.
Ninfa - described by The New York Times as "the most beautiful and romantic garden in the world" - will reopen to visitors as Italy eases its coronaviru...
Vatican to introduce temperature checks for public liturgies at St Peter's.
St Peter's Basilica is to reopen to the public on Monday 18 May, following a two-month closure, after undergoing an intensive sanification prog...
Social distancing will be key issue when Italy's beaches open for summer season.
Italy's beaches will be permitted to open this summer but under strict regulations to minimise the risk of coronavirus contagion, accordin...
Italy has 407 bandiera blu beaches in 2020.
Nine beaches in the Lazio region have been awarded the 2020 bandiera blu (Blue flag) status for high water quality standards.
The Blue Flag beaches in Lazio are Anzio (Tor...
Barberini metro station will reopen entrance on 15 May.
Rome's central Barberini metro station, which partially reopened in February after its escalator collapsed more than a year ago, is to reopen fully on 15 May.
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Advance bookings and masks to be obligatory in Italy's hairdressers, barbers and beauticians which are set to reopen next week.
A set of guidelines outlining health precautions for Italy's hairdressers, barbers and beau...
Conte says Italy will not accept bilateral tourism pacts among EU states
Italian premier Giuseppe Conte has said that European Union states must not forge tourist pacts between themselves during the coronavirus crisis....
Italy to grant temporary status to undocumented migrants, especially in agricultural sector.
The Italian government has approved a €55 billion stimulus package to tackle the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis by...
Rome will host golf’s biggest tournament, the 2022 Ryder Cup, creating morale amongst golf fans around the world.
Sporting events in Italy have a long-standing history of bringing fans together from all walks of life an...
Churches in Italy to reopen for public Mass on 18 May.
The Italian army has been drafted in to sanitise Catholic churches in Rome ahead of Monday 18 May when the faithful will once again be able to attend Mass following...
Italy discusses lifting of ban on meeting friends and visiting second homes.
The Italian government is evaluating the possibility of allowing people to go to second homes, provided they are in the same region as their...
Pope pays tribute to nurses on International Nurses Day on 12 May.
Nurses are "among the saints next door", Pope Francis said in a message for the International Nurses Day on 12 May.
Describing them as the "guardians...
Rome residents encouraged to seize the opportunity to visit the city's tourist-free museums.
Rome's museums are undertaking a series of anti-contagion precautionary measures as they prepare to reopen from 18 May after b...
Italy to give regions the power to roll back coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
Italy's regional authorities will have the power to emerge from the nationwide coronavirus restrictions from Monday 18 May, paving the way...
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