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All patients evacuated from Tivoli hospital.
Three people died after a large fire broke out on Friday night at a hospital in Tivoli, a town located about 30km east of Rome, with around 200 patients evacuated.
The fir...
Dior also lights up streets in Rome suburbs.
French luxury fashion house Dior has sponsored a dazzling gold and white Christmas tree at the top of the Spanish Steps in Rome.
The 15-metre high tree - created by Rome-b...
"Enough is enough" says Venice mayor.
A group of climate activists on Thursday splattered mud onto the façade of St Mark's Basilica in Venice as part of a protest they termed "a fire alarm".
The protestors used fire...
Culture minister hails news as "great success" for Italy.
Italian opera singing has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the UN cultural agency announced on Wednesday.
Culture mi...
Public transport services at risk from 09.00-13.00.
Commuters in Rome and the surrounding Lazio region face disruption to public transport services due to a regional four-hour strike on Thursday 7 December.
The strik...
City announces new rubbish collection measures for festive season.
Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri on Tuesday unveiled new-look rubbish bins which will be placed along streets across the capital in the coming months.
Th...
Gondola capsized after tourists ignored gondolier.
A group of tourists travelling in a gondola in Venice ended up in the waters of a canal after refusing to sit still and stop moving around to take selfies.
The incid...
Metro A resumes full service in time for Christmas
Rome's Metro A subway line will resume its full service on Friday, on completion of major overnight works that began 18 months ago, the city confirmed on Wednesday....
Christmas Coca-Cola Truck comes to Rome for the seventh year in a row.
Coca-Cola once again supports Banco Alimentare, the non-profit organisation which has distributed surplus food to people in need across Italy for th...
Vatican to light up Christmas tree and Nativity Scene on 9 December.
This Christmas in St Peter's Square, the Vatican will evoke the first living Nativity scene of St Francis on the 800th anniversary of its creation in...
Where to Ski near Rome. The mountains in central Italy offer skiers in Rome a closer alternative to the Alps. There are many skiing resorts within an easy drive of Rome along the Apennines in Lazio and Abruzzo. Each reso...
A guide on what to see and what to do in Val d'Orcia.A Unesco heritage site since 1991, Val d'Orcia was considered by Renaissance artists to be the place that most perfectly expresses the balance between Man and Nature....
Festa dell'Immacolata is a public holiday in Italy.
Rome marks the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Friday 8 December - a Catholic holy day and a national public holiday in Italy - with a series of traditions and s...
Medics protest over provisions in 2024 budget bill.
Doctors in Italy are to stage a nationwide 24-hour strike on 5 December in protest over measures affecting the public health sector, including pension cuts, in the gov...
84 historic sites in Lazio region open to visitors this weekend.
The Lazio region around Rome opens the doors of historic private homes and important cultural sites that are normally closed to the public on the weekend...
Rome holds 2023 edition of Maritozzo Day.
Maritozzo Day, Rome's annual tribute to the maritozzo, takes place in the capital on Saturday 2 December.
Now in its seventh edition, Maritozzo Day is devoted to celebrating...
Rome's Stazione Termini welcomes Eataly.
Eataly, the chain of high-end Made in Italy food halls, on Friday opened a new outlet in Rome's central Termini station, the city announced.
The 700-sqm store, located in the ...
Outcry after Italian ski resort dropped Cervinia.
The famed ski resort of Cervinia in northern Italy on Thursday reverted to its pre-Fascist era name of Le Breuil before doing an about-turn following political pressure....
Italian state had lost track of Botticelli work valued at €100 million.
A painting by Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli, said to have been missing from state records for 50 years, has been recovered from a private ho...
Unions demand greater safety on railway lines.
Railway workers in Italy will stage an eight-hour general strike on Thursday 30 November, from 09.00 to 17.00, to protest against Tuesday's fatal train crash in Calabria....
When traveling to another country for a short period of time, the best way to get the most out of your visit is to plan in advance. Here are a few blogs that will assist in the planning phase of your future journey to Ro...
To celebrate your wedding day in style, from north to south, these are Italy's most stunning reception venues. Secluded, on the shimmering sea, in the hills, or in a castle, here is the best Italy has to offer for your "...
Crash occurred at level crossing in Cosenza area.
Two people were killed when a train collided with a truck at a level crossing on a railway line in the Cosenza province in Italy's southern Calabria region on Tuesday ev...
Saudi Arabia capital wins Expo 2030 bid by landslide.Italy was left disappointed on Tuesday after Rome lost out to Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh in its bid to host Expo 2030, following a secret ballot held by the Bureau...
Trees and branches fall around Rome amid yellow weather warning.
An 82-year-old Italian woman died in Rome on Saturday morning after being hit by a falling tree amid strong winds in the capital.
Rome prosecutors have...
Calls to 1522 double after Giulia Cecchettin murder.
The Italian government on Friday night lit up the façade of its Rome headquarters with the 1522 helpline on the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Vi...
Fidia exhibition from 24 November until 5 May.
Rome's Capitoline Museums pay tribute to Phidias, hailed as the greatest Greek sculptor of the classical age, with an exhibition of masterpieces by the fifth-century BC gen...
Rallies to take place on Saturday in Rome and Sicily.
Italy marks the 2023 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with major demonstrations in Rome and Messina on Saturday 25 November.
The ra...
Which dates in 2024 do Venice day-trippers have to pay €5 entry fee?
Venice has released the 29 dates in 2024 when the new €5 entry fee system for day-trippers will be active, starting on 25 April, a public holiday in I...
Rome circuit unsuitable for electric car race.
The 2024 Formula E race in Italy will be held at the Misano World Circuit near Rimini, after Rome was dropped and Vallelunga failed in its bid to host the event, organisers...
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