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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...
43 years ago today gun shots in Rome rang out around the world.
Today is the 43rd anniversary of the near-fatal assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, an event that stunned the world.
On the fateful day - 13 May...
Strike set to affect Trenitalia, Italo and Trenord services.
Rail passengers in Italy face potential disruption to train services on Sunday 19 May due to a nationwide strike by employees of Trenitalia, Italo and Trenord...
Televised debate to come ahead of EU elections.
Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni, leader of the right-wing Fratelli d'Italia (FdI) party, and the leader of the centre-left Partito Democratico (PD) Elly Schlein, are...
Gilmour returns to Circus Maximus after eight years.
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour announced on Friday that he will perform six concerts at Rome's Circus Maximus in September and October, his first live shows in It...
Visitors can observe rare and tropical butterflies flying freely.
The Casa delle Farfalle, a tropical greenhouse in Rome's Appia Pignatelli area, offers the chance to admire hundreds of butterflies including the world's...
Race for the Cure celebrates 25 years in Italy.
Italy's main state museums will open for free to participants of the 2024 edition of Race for the Cure, the charity sporting event that raises funds and awareness for brea...
Roma Cura Roma aims to clean up Rome thanks to volunteers with civic spirit.
Rome residents will join forces with around 400 associations and clubs to help the municipal rubbish collection agency AMA Roma clean up the c...
Writer defends Saviano at Salone del Libro in Turin.
The Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie on Thursday said that Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni should "be less childish and grow up" in relation to critici...
The kidnapping and murder of Italy's former prime minister Aldo Moro by the terrorist group Brigate Rosse.
On 16 March 1978, Aldo Moro, former Italian prime minister and president of the Christian Democracy, was kidnap...
RAI alleges that Serena Bortone violated company rules with Scurati post.
Italy's state broadcaster RAI has sent a letter of disciplinary complaint to journalist Serena Bortone over a viral Facebook post regarding the l...
City offers incentives of up to €30 a month.
Florence is launching a new incentive-based scheme to encourage the city's residents to cycle, particularly commuters who swap their car for a bicycle.
Cyclists who sign u...
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