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Best Pools in Rome for Summer 2023.The Roman summer is in full swing and as temperatures rise locals can be found spread across lounge chairs on rooftops, on the grassy lawns of sports clubs and at the edge of waterslide...
Sanremo winner to perform at Circus Maximus.
Italian singer-songwriter Marco Mengoni, who won this year's Sanremo Music Festival, will play a concert at the Circus Maximus in Rome on Saturday 15 July.
The event, whic...
Rome included in 'bollino rosso' heatwave warning.
The Italian health ministry has issued a red alert heatwave warning for eight major cities on Tuesday 11 July, as temperatures tip 40°C.
The cities included in the l...
Italian culture minister satisfied with new ticket system.
The Pantheon has taken in almost €200,000 in ticket sales since a new ticketing system was introduced at the Rome landmark a week ago, Italy's culture minister...
Rail strike on Thursday to be followed by airport strike on Saturday.
Travellers in Italy face major disruption this week due to two nationwide public transport strikes affecting train services and airports, on 13 and 1...
Tycoon grandfather of kidnapped teen refused at first to pay ransom.
John Paul Getty III, the 16-year-old grandson of the American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, was abducted by criminals in Rome's central Piazza Farnese in...
Globe Theatre in Villa Borghese still off-limits after stairway collapsed last year.
Rome's annual Shakespeare festival returns to Villa Borghese this summer but not to the Globe Theatre which remains sealed off followi...
Art Nouveau Week marked in Italy and across Europe.
Italy celebrates its Art Nouveau architecture and design with guided tours of Liberty landmarks as part of the fifth edition of the Art Nouveau Week, from 8-14 July 20...
Strega Prize won by the late Ada D'Adamo.
Italian culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano is under fire after implying that he had not read the books shortlisted for the Strega Prize, Italy's top literary award, despite ha...
Discovery made in central Piazza Augusto Imperatore.
A marble head was unearthed during works in the historic centre of Rome on Thursday, the city's mayor Roberto Gualtieri announced on Twitter, posting a photograph of...
Historic event returns to the streets of Trastevere from 13-31 July 2023.
Rome is steeped in religious traditions however few are as popular as the Festa de' Noantri which has attracted large crowds every summer for alm...
Rome concert is band's only Italian date on world tour.
Guns N' Roses will perform at the Circus Maximus in Rome on Saturday 8 July, leading to traffic restrictions in the area in the days leading up to the concert....
Unexpected arrival on board Rome-Turin train.
A high-speed train travelling between Rome and Turin was forced to make an emergency stop on Monday as staff and passengers helped a woman on board to give birth.
Soon af...
Italian police tracked down tourist who vandalised Colosseum.
The tourist who carved his name and that of his girlfriend into a wall at the Colosseum, sparking outrage in Italy and around the world, has written a letter...
FAO collaborates with Rome to create tree planting project in Villa Pamphilj.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is to plant a 2.5-hectare space in Rome's Villa Pamphilj park with trees an...
Strike to affect local transport services in cities across Italy.
Commuters in Italy face disruption to local public transport services due to a national 24-hour strike on Friday 7 July, with strike times varying from c...
Rome landmark sells almost 6,000 tickets on first day.
The Pantheon generated more than €20,000 in ticket sales on Monday, with almost 6,000 tickets sold on the first day of a new ticketing system at the Rome landmark....
Rome hosts music festival overlooking the Colosseum.
A music festival offers open-air jazz and blues concerts with panoramic views of the Colosseum by night this summer, until 15 October 2023.
Jazz & Image Live...
2023 edition of Rome's open-air literature festival will be held in Stadio Palatino.
Rome's international literature festival returns for its 22nd edition this summer, taking place in the spectacular setting of the Pala...
Sgarbi faces calls to resign after outburst at museum event.
A prominent Italian politician and art critic is facing calls to resign over a vulgar outburst during a cultural event at the MAXXI national museum of contemp...
Tourists pay entry fee to Pantheon from 3 July 2023.
The Pantheon, Italy's most visited landmark, is bringing in a €5 entry fee for tourists this summer however the site will remain free for Rome residents.
The Panth...
Annual campaign urges Romans not to leave their dogs behind over summer holidays.
Rome has launched an awareness campaign calling on the capital’s residents not to abandon their pets as they set off on vacation this sum...
Amerigo Vespucci sets off on world tour.
Italy's Amerigo Vespucci tall ship will set sail from the northern port of Genova on 1 July on a round-the-world tour to promote Italian food, wine, culture and design.
Durin...
Trenitalia seeks to reduce number of dogs abandoned over holidays.
Dogs can travel free of charge on Italy's Frecce and Intercity long-distance trains this summer, Trenitalia announced on Friday.
The initiative - in...
US media reports plan to stage fight in Colosseum.
Italy's culture ministry has dismissed US media reports that it has proposed the Colosseum as a venue for a cage fight between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuck...
Tiberis to stay open from June to September 2023.
Tiberis, Rome's artificial beach on the banks of the river Tiber, has reopened for the sixth summer in a row, the city has annnounced.
The free beach, located on reclai...
Viral video of tourist carving names into Colosseum wall sparked outrage.
Italian police have identified the tourist allegedly responsible for defacing the Colosseum last week after a viral video of the incident sparked...
Rome marks Festa di SS. Pietro e Paolo on 29 June.
Rome celebrates its patron saints Peter and Paul with a public holiday in the Italian capital on Thursday 29 June, leading to the closure of many shops, businesses and...
Fiumicino airport scoops major award for fifth time.
Rome's Fiumicino airport, known officially as Leonardo da Vinci, has been rated Best European Airport for the fifth time in the last six years.
The important inter...
Quake felt in Florence and across Tuscany.
In an incredible coincidence, the testing of a new earthquake alert message in Italy's Tuscany region on Wednesday was followed minutes later by a real earthquake.
Tuscan re...
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