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Another major Jubilee 2025 project gets underway in Rome.
Rome has started works to transform the piazza in front of the papal Archbasilica of St John Lateran, or San Giovanni in Laterano, for the Vatican's Jubilee Year...
Binario della Memoria unveiled at Tiburtina.
A multimedia memorial commemorating Italian victims of the Holocaust was unveiled at the Tiburtina train station in Rome on Wednesday.
The memorial was installed on Platfo...
Italy's museums open for free on first Sunday of each month.
State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will open their doors for free on Sunday 7 April as part of the monthly Domenica al Museo init...
Studio Labics wins international competition.
The winning design for a New Archaeological Walk linking Rome's ancient landmarks was unveiled at a presentation on the rooftop terrace of Trajan's Forum on Tuesday.
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The annual dates to look out for on your calendar in Italy and a brief look at the reasons behind the national holidays.
Italy has a total of 11 annual public holidays, in addition to feast days for local patron saints...
State and city-run museums open in Rome at Easter but Vatican Museums shut.
Italy's state museums and archaeological sites will be open to the public on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday this year, on 31 March and 1 April...
Central European Summer Time begins on 31 March.
Clocks in Italy and across Europe will "spring forward" by one hour at 02.00 Central European Time (CET) on Sunday 31 March 2024.
The custom dates back to more than a...
New Berlusconi series set for release on 11 April.
A new docuseries about the former Italian prime minister and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, who died last year aged 86, is set for release on Netflix on 11 April.
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Guide to the most enchanting gardens in the Rome area. Castel GiulianoOne of the best rose gardens in Lazio can be found at Castel Giuliano, located about 7 km from Bracciano north of Rome. The estate gardens surround th...
Tight security at Via Crucis after Moscow attack.
Rome is increasing its security measures over the Easter weekend, security officials said on Thursday, in light of the deadly terror attack in Moscow on 22 March.
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Raphael, Titian, Rubens exhibit runs from 29 March until 30 June.
Two priceless art collections in Rome merge this spring when Palazzo Barberini hosts 50 masterpieces from Galleria Borghese while the latter undergoes re...
Michele to be based at Valentino studio in Rome.
Italian fashion designer Alessandro Michele on Thursday was named Valentino's creative director and will take up the new role in Rome on 2 April.
Michele, 51, is the f...
Carlo Fuortes set to appeal sentence.
A court in Rome on Wednesday sentenced the former superintendent of Rome's opera house, Carlo Fuortes, to 16 months in jail over the accidental death of a cleaner in 2017.
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Nobody injured in sinkhole incident.
Two parked cars were swallowed by a large sinkhole - 10 metres deep and 10 metres wide - which opened up in the Quadraro district of Rome in the early hours of Thursday.
Police an...
April begins with public holiday for Pasquetta.
Italy celebrates Easter Sunday and Easter Monday - Pasqua and Pasquetta - with national public holidays on Sunday 31 March and Monday 1 April.
All public offices and sc...
Way of the Cross at Colosseum in 2024.
The annual Via Crucis or Way of the Cross ceremony led by Pope Francis will take place at the Colosseum on Good Friday, 29 March, from 21.00 until 23.30.
The torchlit procession...
Mausoleum of Augustus Museum to open in 2026.
Luxury jeweller Bulgari will finance the construction of the Mausoleum of Augustus Museum with funding of €700,000, Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri said on Tuesday.
The mayo...
Travellers can choose from 9,000 products online and pick up at the airport.
Passengers travelling through Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport, better known as Fiumicino, can reserve online duty free products which they ca...
Rome installs smart bins on city streets.
Rome has unveiled dozens of new smart bins equipped with an intelligent system that provides data relating to the amount of waste inside the bin and the type of rubbish it recei...
Colomba pasquale is a popular Easter tradition in Italy.
The traditional 'dove-shaped' Colomba di Pasqua or Colomba pasquale has been a firm fixture on the Easter calendar in Italy for almost a century.
Its origins d...
Florence celebrates Easter with spectacular fireworks display.
Florence marks Easter Sunday morning with a centuries-old tradition called the Scoppio del Carro, or the Explosion of the Cart, which attracts large crowds...
Message raises eyebrows in Rome and Milan.
Train travellers in Italy were taken aback on Monday morning when a strange message appeared on timetable displays at central rail stations in Rome and Milan.
"Siete insetti...
Tibetan bridge located midway between cties of Foligno and Spoleto.
A new Tibetan bridge, billed as the highest in Europe, was inaugurated on Saturday over the Vigi valley in the central Italian region of Umbria.
The...
Italy celebrates Father of the Italian language.
Italy marks the fifth edition of Dantedì, the national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, on Monday 25 March.
The annual event in honour of the mediaeval poet and philo...
Rome remembers victims of the Fosse Ardeatine massacre.
Italy will mark the 80th anniversary of the Fosse Ardeatine massacre with a series of official commemorative ceremonies in the capital this weekend.
On 24 March...
Traffic restrictions on five Sundays to combat air pollution in Rome.
Rome is to ban motorists from driving within the fascia verde (green belt) on five Sundays between November and March 2024.
The next date is 24 Ma...
Uffizi introduces evening openings and paperless tickets.
The new director of the Uffizi Galleries, Simone Verde, has unveiled several changes at the Florence museum including evening openings and paperless ticketing....
A short guide to exploring seven charming hilltop towns and villages in Italy's central Lazio region and how to get there on day trips from Rome.
BomarzoThis mediaeval town in north Lazio is best known for its fantastic...
A brief historic overview on Italy's most powerful mafias.
To outsiders, Italy is famous for pasta, pizza, mandolino, and what is generically referred to as “the mafia.” Mafia groups, or rather, mafie are embedded in It...
Rome rally to recall innocent victims of the mafia.
Italy on Thursday marks the Day of Remembrance for Innocent Victims of the Mafia, a national day held each year on 21 March.
Thousands of people from all over Italy...
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