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...
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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...
Do you still have to quarantine if you arrive in Italy after January 6th?
Rome: Italy says that everyone arriving from overseas between December 21st and January 6th has to quarantine. But what does...
Italy: How to send a letter from Vatican City
Rome: While on vacation in Rome many tourists enquire about sending a postcard from Vatican City with a Vatican stamp,...
Italy: Theatre closed? No problem, we’ll perform under your balcony
Rome: The year 2020 has seen the streaming of live theatre become a widespread phenomenon in Italy, due to the...
Italy: Generous café tradition lives on in Naples
Naples: Inside the Gran Caffè Gambrinus, an elegant 160-year-old cafe a stone’s throw from the Bay of Naples, an old,...
Italy: Expression of the day – ‘Il pacco da giù’
Rome: With so many Italians moving from their southern hometowns to the north of Italy to work or study, it's...
How you could win up to €5 million in Italy’s ‘receipt lottery’
Rome: A government reward scheme offers consumers the chance to enter a million-euro prize draw each time they make a...
Italy: Must-see museums in Rome
Rome: The city of Rome is an historical treasure trove. You could spend an entire lifetime here and still not...
Italy: Domenico Bianchi exhibition at Lorcan O’Neill Gallery in Rome
Rome: Roman artist Domenico Bianchi shows new large-scale works, made using wax and cherry wood, and a group of watercolours...
