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Teatro dell'Opera di Roma to present Verdi's Rigoletto in Villa Borghese.
Rome's Opera House is planning to stage an outdoor production of Verdi's Rigoletto at a central Rome park in July, in what is seen as a tentative...
Rome museum puts rare collections of the Romantic poets online.
The Keats-Shelley House Museum and Library in Rome has launched its new digital collections of manuscripts and art celebrating the lives and works of the R...
Alfonsina Russo, director of the Colosseum Archaeological Park, talks to Wanted in Rome about the new realities of managing one of the world's most visited tourist sites in the era of covid-19.
Interview by Andy Devane...
Rome was rocked by an earthquake at 05.03 on the morning of Monday 11 May, during a thunderstorm.
The epicentre of the earthquake, estimated between 3.2 and 3.7 magnitude, was reportedly in Fonte Nuova, north-east of...
Conte stresses that Italians will be able to take summer holidays in Italy.
Italian premier Giuseppe Conte has once again stated that Italians will be able to go on holiday this summer and that "the beauty of Italy will...
As we recently embarked on the long-awaited phase 2 and are ready to go back to ‘normal’, it is essential to remember that Italy is not out of the woods yet.
Precautions will continue to be a part of the daily life for...
Vatican to reopen its museums - currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic - but entry will be by reservation only.
The Vatican Museums will soon be reopened to the public, in compliance with safety guidelines out...
Loggia of Cupid and Psyche at Villa Farnesina becomes interactive.
Villa Farnesina - one of Rome's best kept secrets - may be closed due to the coronavirus pandemic but that doesn't mean that we can't enjoy its stunning...
Orange Garden had been closed due to coronavirus lockdown.
Rome has reopened the Giardino degli Aranci on the Aventine Hill after being closed to the public for almost two months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The...
Suspect in murder was cleared of killing American student in Rome in 2016.
Rome police have launched an investigation after a man was attacked and killed on the banks of the river Tiber near Ponte Sisto, in the city cen...
Catholic Church and state agree on date for return to Mass for the public.
Italy is to lift the ban on public Masses from 18 May as part of an agreement to allow the faithful to attend liturgical celebrations following...
Conte encourages Italians to take their summer vacation in Italy.
Italy's premier Giuseppe Conte told newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano on 6 May that Italians would be able to go on holiday this summer as the coronavirus em...
Tailbacks outside McDrives in towns around Rome as Italy eases lockdown.
McDonald's in Rome. The capital witnessed the phenomenon of major traffic jams outside McDrive outlets in the city suburbs and the greater Rome ar...
Italy's health ministry issues public transport guidelines as country eases lockdown restrictions.
With Italy now in Phase Two of the coronavirus emergency, a greater number of people are getting around by public transp...
Italy's tourism industry devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
The covid-19 crisis is threatening the survival of more than 40,000 companies and 184,000 jobs in Italy's tourism industry, according to a report by Rome-...
Collapse of Italian air travel reflects global trend due to covid-19 pandemic.
Five weeks after almost 460,000 passengers passed through Italian airports on Sunday 23 February, the number dropped to just 6,800 on Sunday...
Young fox discovered by passerby in Villa Pamphilj on first day after lockdown.
A fox cub was found seriously injured by a visitor to Villa Pamphilj, Rome's largest park, on 4 May, reports Italian newspaper La Repubblic...
Unexpected opening in Piazza della Rotonda leads to important rediscovery.
Rome archaeologists have announced that a sinkhole which opened up in front of the Pantheon in recent days has brought to light the ancient impe...
Vatican postpones swearing-in ceremony of Swiss Guards until October.
Like Italy, the Vatican also enters its own Phase Two of the coronavirus emergency with the Swiss Guards on duty now wearing face masks for the first...
Italian flag carrier drops New York flights until 31 May.
Alitalia is to suspend all flights between Rome and New York from 5 May until 31 May, reports Italian newspaper of record Corriere della Sera.
The unexpected...
New form required for going outside as Italy relaxes lockdown in Phase Two of the coronavirus emergency.
As Italy begins to relax its coronavirus lockdown on 4 May, easing certain restrictions in place nationwide since...
Lockdown Rome has been enveloped in a soundtrack that many of us will not notice until it is gone.
As Rome prepares to emerge slowly from its slumber on 4 May, the newly-found sounds of lockdown will be left behind, imm...
"Mixed teaching" proposal by Italy's education minister causes controversy among parents.
Italy's education minister Lucia Azzolina has proposed dividing school classes in half from September to reduce numbers in line w...
Ninfa Gardens enriched with the poetry of Dylan Thomas.
The beauty of nature and literature collide with the reading of poetry by Dylan Thomas at the Gardens of Ninfa in a video produced by the Roffredo Caetani Foundati...
Rome's parks and villas will begin to reopen from 4 May.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has said that the city's parks will reopen gradually from 4 May but with social distancing measures in place.
Walks will be allowed b...
Rome eateries reopen for take-away food and drink on 4 May.
Rome's bars and restaurants will reopen for take-away service on Monday 4 May as part of Italy's Phase Two period in the coronavirus emergency.
The easing o...
Auditorium Parco della Musica celebrates 1 May by hosting digital concert.
Rome's Auditorium Parco della Musica celebrates Labour Day - known as the Festa dei Lavoratori or Festa del Lavoro - by lighting up with the gre...
Antonio Pappano conducts quarantined S. Cecilia orchestra from afar.
The orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia, led by conductor Antonio Pappano, has created a new soundtrack for the Oscar-winning movie La...
Fiumicino airport debuts portable thermoscanner to test passengers and staff.
Rome's Fiumicino international airport has become the first airport in Europe to introduce a portable thermoscanner, known as the Smart Helme...
Taking public transport in Rome during Phase Two of covid-19 crisis.
Rome's public transport network is preparing for Phase Two of the coronavirus emergency which begins on 4 May, when Italy begins to ease the nationwid...
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