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Phlegraean Fields register spike in seismic activity.
The Italian government on Thursday announced new measures in light of increased seismic activity in the volcanic Campi Flegrei area near Naples, including plans for...
Mattarella has been Italy's head of state since 2015.
Sergio Mattarella on Friday became Italy's longest-serving president, surpassing the record held by his predecessor Giorgio Napolitano, who died last month aged 98....
Golf course near Rome hosted Ryder Cup last week.
A large fire broke out on Thursday at the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, the course near Rome that hosted the Ryder Cup last week, with plumes of smoke visible in...
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Rome is seeking to recruit 100 new refuse collection workers to clean the streets of the capital, including sweeping up leaves and emptying bins, in a bid to tidy up th...
City seeks to rehome older animals with elderly people.
Rome has launched a campaign to promote the adoption of adult and elderly dogs and cats from city-run shelters, kennels and cat sanctuaries in the Italian capital....
The tiny Sicilian island continues to respond with simplicity and humanity to the challenge of sea arrivals.
One of the most striking things about Lampedusa is how the different aspects of its identity – fishing island,...
Rome's autumn roses on display for two weeks.
Rome will reopen the municipal rose garden to the public from Saturday 7 October until Sunday 22 October, the city announced on Wednesday.
The Roseto Comunale will be ope...
FAI opens historic sites in Italy on 14-15 October.
More than 700 noted Italian buildings and historic sites open to the public for free on the weekend of 14-15 October as part of the Giornate FAI d'Autunno event.
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Venice mayor described scene as "apocalyptic".At least 21 people died and 15 were injured on Tuesday evening when a bus crashed off an overpass near Venice in northern Italy and caught fire after falling close to electri...
Florence mayor says ban on new short-term rentals in city centre is response to "cry for help" from local residents.
Florence has banned new Airbnbs from opening in the UNESCO area of its historic centre as the Italian...
Rome holds fifth edition of Tevere Day this week.
The 2023 edition of Tevere Day, a three-day festival of free events in celebration of Rome's river Tiber, will take place from 6-9 October.
Now in its fifth year, Tev...
Volcanic area registers increased seismic activity in recent days.
Italy's volcanic Campi Flegrei or Phlegraean Fields area near Naples was shaken by a 4.0-magnitude earthquake on Monday night, the latest in a series of...
Ottobrate romane tradition began as day trips to Roman countryside.
The expression "ottobrata romana" generally conjures up images of basking in Rome's Indian summer sunshine in October.
However the phrase has its or...
Fate of Rome theatre hangs in the balance.
Rome's Globe Theatre, a full-scale timber replica of Shakespeare's Globe in London, risks being demolished following the collapse of a staircase just over a year ago, Italian m...
New opening hours at Vatican Museums from 2024.
The Vatican Museums will extend its opening hours from 08.00 until 19.00, with effect from 1 January 2024, as part of a major shake-up of its admission policies ahead of J...
New visitor experiences and lure of Ancient Rome draws 25,000 people a day to the Colosseum.
Rome's Colosseum archaeological park, which in addition to the ancient amphitheatre includes the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill an...
Rome's Piramide Cestia can be visited every Sunday in October.
Rome will open the Pyramid of Caius Cestius every Sunday in October with free guided tours, the city's archaeological superintendence said on Friday.
The...
Peter Pan raises cancer awareness in Rome.Rome's Peter Pan charitable association, which provides support for families with children and teenagers suffering from cancer or leukemia, will light up the Colosseum with a gia...
Golf event comes to Italy for the first time.
The Ryder Cup offers Rome a "unique opportunity to show the world the best face of a capital perfectly capable of organising and hosting major events", the city's mayor said...
Piazza was closed to public since 2013.
Rome has reopened Piazza Colonna, the central square outside the headquarters of the Italian government, after being off-limits to the public for much of the last decade.
Pedes...
City increases service on Metro B line.
Rome's Metro B1 subway will be shut from 28 September until 1 October as the city increases the frequency of trains on the Metro B line to cope with crowds during the Ryder Cup....
Strike reduced from 24 hours to four hours.
Air travellers in Italy face disruption on Friday 29 September due to a nationwide strike by airport ground staff and baggage handlers from 13.00 to 17.00.
The industrial d...
Trade union abandons plan for Friday walkout.
Italy's USB trade union has called off its planned 24-hour public transport strike on Friday 29 September after the government stepped in to limit the industrial action to f...
Salvini orders 24-hour strike to be cut to four hours.
The Italian government has reduced to four hours a planned 24-hour strike affecting local public transport services in Rome and cities across Italy on Friday 29 Sep...
Baci Caffè combine coffee with chocolate praline.
Perugina, the chocolate confectionary company based in Italy's central Umbria region, has unveiled a new coffee-flavoured version of its famed hazelnut-filled chocolate...
Strongest earthquake to hit area in 40 years.
The Campi Flegrei or Phlegraean Fields area of Italy's southern Campania region near Naples was shaken by a 4.2-magnitude earthquake at 03.35 on Wednesday 27 September.
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Over the millennia, imperial Rome's splendid buildings have been damaged, plundered, redesigned and then recycled into the fabric of the modern city.
Ruins and artefacts re-emerging is, Rome being Rome, an everyday even...
Strike to affect local public transport services in cities across Italy.
Commuters in Rome and other cities in Italy face disruption to local public transport services due to a national 24-hour strike on Friday 29 Septe...
Italy holds state funeral for two-time former president Giorgio Napolitano.
Former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano, who died on Friday aged 98, will be buried in Rome's Non-Catholic Cemetery after a secular state f...
Lazio region of Italy reschedules IT-Alert for midday on 27 September.
Italy's new IT-alert system will be tested in the Lazio region around Rome on Wednesday 27 September at midday when the public will receive a "test"...
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