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On Sunday the famed Giro d'Italia cycling race finished in Rome for the second year in a row. The city wants to make it an annual fixture.
Rome's mayor said the Eternal City is the "natural" choice for the grand finale...
Giro d'Italia ends in Rome for second year in a row.
The final stage of the 107th edition of the Giro d'Italia, the cycling world's second-biggest annual stage race after the Tour de France, will be held in Rome on Sund...
Rome to host Russell Crowe's Indoor Garden Party concerts in June.
Gladiator star Russell Crowe is to perform two "immersive" concerts with his band The Gentlemen Barbers at the Forum Theatre in Rome as part of a summer...
Skeleton found during Piazza Pia roadworks.
A human skeleton was unearthed at a construction site near the Vatican in Rome where works are underway to build an underpass ahead of the Jubilee Year 2025.
The macabre di...
A local's guide to the best events and things to do in Rome in June.
June is one of the best times to visit Rome as the temperatures are usually warm but not scorching and many events at night are held outdoors. The mon...
Schools remain closed in Campi Flegrei area.
The Italian government is set to allocate more than €500 million to make buildings safe in the Campi Flegrei area near Naples where a flurry of seismic activity in recent day...
Capaci bombing took place on this day 32 years ago.
Italy marks the 32nd anniversary of the murder of the anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone who was assassinated by the Corleonesi mafia in a bombing in Sicily on 23 May 1...
Piazza di Siena celebrates 91 years in Rome in 2024.
The Piazza di Siena horse show, now in its 91st edition, returns to Rome from 22-26 May.
The prestigious equestrian event takes place in the heart of Rome’s Villa...
Reports of seagull attacks rise during nesting season.
Love them or hate them, seagulls have been part of Rome's urban landscape for decades and can regularly be seen feasting on discarded food, pigeons and even rats....
Bingham Cup comes to Italy for the first time.
Rome will host the 2024 Bingham Cup, the international rugby tournament celebrating gay and inclusive rugby clubs, from 23-26 May.
It is the first time that Italy welcom...
Rome remembers American founder of Roseto Comunale.
Rome has paid tribute to Mary Gayley Senni, the American founder of the city's rose garden, with a plaque at the Roseto Comunale on the slopes of the Aventine hill....
Notorious attack on Michelangelo's Pietà occurred on 21 May 1972.
52 years ago today, a Hungarian man called Laszlo Toth climbed over an altar rail in St Peter’s Basilica and attacked Michelangelo’s Pietà with a geologi...
Campi Flegrei schools closed on Tuesday amid seismic storm.
The Campi Flegrei or Phlegraean Fields, a highly seismic area in Italy's southern Campania region near Naples, was shaken by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake on Mond...
Celebrating the Barberini Bees in Rome.
The Barberini family, an aristocratic Italian dynasty, attained enormous riches, power and influence in 17th-century Rome, peaking with the election of Cardinal Maffeo Barberini a...
Taxi drivers to demonstrate in Rome on day of strike.
Taxi drivers in Italy are to stage a nationwide strike on 21 May, trade unions have confirmed, after recent talks stalled with industry minister Adolfo Urso in Rome....
Rome gives Villa Aldobrandini a new lease of life.
Rome has launched a major restoration project at Villa Aldobrandini as part of efforts to redevelop the park and make it more accessible to visitors.
Despite its cen...
Forti welcomed back to Italy by premier Giorgia Meloni.
Enrico 'Chico' Forti, an Italian entrepreneur who has spent the last 24 years in a US jail after being convicted of killing an Australian businessman in 1998, retu...
Museums in Rome celebrate Notte dei Musei on 18 May 2024.
Rome's city-run museums will stay open until 02.00 on the night of Saturday 18 May as the capital celebrates Notte dei Musei or Night of Museums.
The 2024 ed...
The Battle of Monte Cassino, also known as the Battle for Rome, was a series of four military assaults by the Allies against German forces in Italy between January and May 1944, in one of the bloodiest battles of world w...
Salvini orders deferral of rail strike on 19-20 May to prevent disruption to Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Italy's deputy premier and transport minister Matteo Salvini issued an injunction on Thursday night to halt a planned st...
Protesters throw paint on shopfronts in city centre.
Climate activists used orange paint to deface the windows of luxury fashion stores on an exclusive shopping street in the historic centre of Rome on Thursday morning....
TV debate had been due to air on 23 May.
A planned television showdown between Italy's right-wing premier Giorgia Meloni and main opposition party leader Elly Schlein has been cancelled, state broadcaster RAI said on Th...
Airport in the City service is open to ITA Airways passengers.
Passengers flying from Rome's Fiumicino Airport with ITA Airways can now check in and drop off their luggage at the central Termini train station before the...
Football fans try to drown out Al Bano's rendition of Italian national anthem.
Veteran Italian singer Al Bano has faced a wave of criticism for "butchering" Italy's national anthem at the Coppa Italia football final bet...
Tragic incident occurred near Ponte Sisto.
A 29-year-old Swedish tourist died after falling off the high embankment walls along Rome's river Tiber early on Wednesday morning, according to local media.
The incident oc...
Rome hosts Atalanta - Juventus game on 15 May.
Rome has unveiled a public transport plan with a focus on sustainable mobility ahead of the Coppa Italia football final at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday 15 May.
The "...
How to reach Bandiera Blu beaches in Lazio region by public transport from Rome.
10 beaches in the Lazio region around Rome have once again been awarded the Bandiera Blu or Blue flag status for high water quality standa...
Multimedia light shows conjure up ancient Rome by night.
Ancient Rome comes to life thanks to the Viaggio nel Foro di Cesare project, a multimedia display screened at the Forum of Caesar every night from 22 May until 22...
Italy gains 10 new Bandiera Blu beach and lake resorts in 2024.
A total of 485 beaches in 236 resorts across Italy have been awarded the 2024 Bandiera Blu (Blue Flag) status for excellent water quality and high environm...
Tennis games in Rome halted by climate protesters.
Two tennis matches at the Italian Open were suspended on Monday following protests at the Foro Italico in Rome by climate activists from Italy's Ultima Generazione grou...
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