Summer sales in Rome get underway on 4 July opening six weeks of discount shopping which merchants are praying will put a silver lining on an otherwise slow year for retail.
According to consumer group Confconsumatori,...
The Italian culture ministry is planning more renovations for Rome's Palazzo Barberini, which houses the National Gallery of Antique Art (entrance on Via delle Quattro Fontane near Piazza Barberini). At a cost of
Entering or staying in Italy without a valid permit of stay has become a crime offence under controversial new anti-immigration legislation approved definitively by the senate, or upper house of parliament, on 2 July. Un...
A lifeline is being thrown to senior citizens to help them endure the summer heat. The new scheme has been set up by the city hall and the Lazio regional council, with the assistance of the local health authorities, the...
5 July 2009. Concert by young artists of Opera Studio. Music by Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti and more. (19.00).
8 July. Concert conducted by Antonio Pappano with Anita Watson soprano, Andrea Baker mezzosoprano, Simon O
25 June-31 July 2009. Inaugurating this open-air summer music season produced by the Fondazione Musica Per Roma is jazz legend Ornette Coleman playing with the Enrico Rava Quintet. Then comes Pino Daniele and his
26 June-27 Sept 2009. This festival boasts a magnificent setting overlooking the Amalfi coast on a stage jutting out over the cliffs at the edge of the gardens of Villa Rufolo. This year
29 June-27 July 2009.. Organised by the pianist Teresa Azzarro, this festival takes classical music and its protagonists away from their traditional venues and into real life. That
27 June-25 July 2009. The festival brings a line-up of big names on the rock music scene such as The Killers, Motorhead and Nine Inch Nails in addition to Italian artists the Modena City Ramblers, Vinicio Capossela, Subs...
The usual ingredients of music, open-air cabaret, shopping and cocktails, not to mention a dash of exotic dining under the stars, bring to life the river banks of the Tiber once again this summer.
From sundown until the...
Rome celebrates its patron staints St Peter and St Paul on 29 June with a public holiday in the capital during which most shops and offices will be shut. This year, the feast day falls on a Monday so making for a three-d...
The Italian Star of Art Whistling Elena Somarè, will perform in the unique Renaissance location of Cappella Orsini, songs of the Italian classical tradition, but also international...
British qualified and experienced teacher of English Language and Literature is available to teach intensive online courses during the months of July and August. Experience in teac...
Inspired by Fumiko Green's circular economy and intercultural dialogue, the sculptor DuminDa is now starting a new collection, using Obis and Kimonos, which she kindly sent from Ja...