Italy: Colosseum is ready to reopen on 16 January
Rome: If it is really decided to reopen the museums and if Lazio is confirmed in the yellow zone, we...
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Italy: Olive oil production in Molise helps fight violence against women
Rome: Five women, 600 olive trees, the culmination of care and enterprise: an agricultural and social project financed by European...
Covid-19: Italy’s high school students demand return to classroom
Rome: Students and teachers of Italian high schools protested in Rome and elsewhere in Italy on 11 January to demand...
Italy: Rome’s new bins get thumbs down from smokers
Rome: When Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi unveiled the city's new-look trash bins last month, many people were impressed and saw...
How many people has Italy vaccinated so far?
Rome: Less than two weeks into its Covid-19 vaccination campaign, Italy has immunized more than 412,600 people nationwide, according to...
Italy: Pompeii’s Alexander Mosaic to be restored
Naples: Pompeii's celebrated mosaic of Alexander the Great's victory over King Darius III of Persia is to undergo a major...
Covid-19: Italy becomes a ‘reinforced’ yellow zone
Rome: Italy became a 'reinforced' yellow zone on Thursday after the government extended the anti-covid restrictions in place over the...
Who can travel to Italy right now?
Rome: If you're wondering what exactly the rules are on travel from your country to Italy right now, here's an...
Coronavirus: How do Italy’s rules change in January?
Rome: The Italian government had said in early December that the country could begin to reopen from January 7th, which...
Italy: New police commissioner vows to focus on Balkan route
Trieste: The incoming police commissioner of Italy's northeastern city of Trieste, Irene Tittoni, has promised to pay special attention to...
Italy: La Befana – a Christmas tradition
Rome: Italians celebrate the religious feast of the Epiphany, or the more popular folklore version of La Befana, on 6...
Italy: Rome’s Mister OK keeps New Year’s Day tradition alive with Tiber dive
Rome: Maurizio Palmulli, known to Romans as Mister OK, kept alive a New Year's Day tradition in Rome, despite the...
Italy begins year of Dante anniversary events with virtual Uffizi exhibition
Rome: Eighty-eight rarely seen drawings of Dante’s The Divine Comedy have been put on virtual display as Italy begins a...
Italy: No New Year fireworks in Rome
Rome: Rome banned the use of firecrackers, bangers, rockets and other explosive material from 31 December 2020 until midnight on...
Yearender: All the good things that happened in Italy in 2020
Rome: Few in Italy would deny that 2020 was a terrible year but looking back on this annus horribilis it...
Italy:” What’s happening in Rome on New Year’s Eve?
Rome: Italy will be in a 'red zone' on 31 December 2020 and 1 January 2021, effectively placing the entire...
What changes about life in Italy in 2021?
Rome: Italy carried out its first vaccinations on December 27th, and the vaccine programme will be further rolled out from...
Italy’s Cinque Terre coast lights up with giant Nativity scene
Rome: Manarola, one of the Cinque Terre hilltop villages on the Italian Riviera, is home to one of the largest...
2000-year-old Roman-era equivalent of fast food stall unearthed in Italy
Rome: A 2,000-year-old fast-food stall unearthed from the ash of Pompeii has given researchers new clues about the snacking habits...
Italy: Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Christmas concert
Rome: On December 25 Roberto Gabbiani conducts the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma orchestra and chorus in a streamed performance of...
Italy: Rome’s streets fall silent this Christmas
Rome: Christmas Eve in Rome, like in most other cities, normally involves a mad dash for last-minute presents, taking the...
Italy: Rome children’s hospital makes Christmas wishes come true with hug curtain
Rome: Rome's S. Raffaele hospital has made the wishes of its little patients come true after the children had asked...
Venice: Italy’s oldest coffee house turns 300 amid uncertain future
Venice: Caffè Florian has served customers in Venice for three centuries but faces difficult days ahead as it marks a...
Italy: Rome lifts spirits with live Christmas music from open top bus
Rome: Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi has announced a plan to raise the city's spirits this Christmas: a double decker bus...
Covid-19: Italy’s Christmas cribs pay tribute to hero doctors and nurses
Rome: The Symbola foundation, which promotes Made in Italy excellence, has distributed figurines of nurses nationwide, with a lifesize version...
Italy: Uffizi lights up with pop star Christmas Nativity scene
Rome: Italy, home of the Nativity scene, continues to present ever more imaginative interpretations of an ancient tradition begun by...
Italy’s €1 houses are back in time for the holidays
Rome: Looking for a holiday gift but still not found the perfect one? Here's a last-minute idea: a home in...
Italy: Daniele Gatti conducts Teatro dell’Opera di Roma concert
Rome: Daniele Gatti, the music director of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, conducts the theatre's orchestra in a concert of...
Italy approves plan to begin Covid vaccinations in January
Rome: Italy's health minister said the Covid-19 vaccine was a "light at the end of the tunnel" but urged continued...
Italy’s Cinque Terre coast lights up with giant Nativity scene
Rome: Manarola, one of the Cinque Terre hilltop villages on the Italian Riviera, is home to one of the largest...
