Italy: Tourist rescued in Rome after falling into Forum of Augustus
Rome: Rome firefighters have rescued a 37-year-old Polish tourist after he fell several metres into the archaeological site of the...
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Italy: Tourist carves his initials into Colosseum
Rome: A 32-year-old Irish tourist was detained by security staff at the Colosseum just after he carved his initials into...
Italy returns 1,800-year-old artifact to Turkey
Rome: Italian authorities have handed over a historical inscription that dates to the ancient Lycian era to the Turkish foreign...
Italy: International search launched for new Pompeii site director
Rome: Italy's famed archaeological site of Pompeii has launched a search for a new general director - and the job...
Italy: Tracing Keats’ voyage to Rome 200 years ago
Rome: The Keats-Shelley House in Rome is marking the bicentenary of the 1820 voyage to Italy of Romantic poet John...
Italy to hold Tiramisù World Cup in Treviso
Rome: The 2020 edition of the Tiramisù World Cup, now in its fourth year, will take place in the north...
Italy prepares for 700th anniversary of ‘Father of the Italian language’
Florence: Italy will mark the 700th anniversary of the death of the mediaeval poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri, known as...
Italy: Retake Roma celebrates 10 years of cleaning up Rome
Rome: “Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was Retake Roma. It was built up over 10 years, by...
Italy: Rome installs ceramic zebra crossing on Via Giulia
Rome: Villa Giulia, one of the most beautiful streets in Rome's historic centre, will soon have a 'permanent' pedestrian crossing...
Italy captures runaway bear for third time
Islamabad: A runaway wild bear has been captured for the third time by forest rangers in the north Italian region...
Italy: New rapid saliva test gives Covid-19 result in 3 minutes
Rome: Italy's health ministry has approved a rapid saliva test for covid-19 which provides results in just three minutes, reports...
Italy: Rome to unveil Torlonia Marbles at long last
Time: The legendary Torlonia Collection, considered by many as the world's most important private collection of ancient marble sculptures, will...
Italy: Flat-Earthers seek edge of the world but end up on island off Sicily
Rome: A pair of Flat Earth-enthusiasts from northern Italy set sail from Sicily with the intention of reaching the remote...
Italy may get a 114MW wind farm in Apulia
Rome: Italy's wind capacity is on course to grow further with the addition of a new wind farm with a...
Italy: Venice celebrates 1,600 years with concert in St Mark’s Square
Venice: Venice opera house La Fenice celebrates the 1,600th anniversary of the founding of the lagoon city, with a gala...
Italy: Rome’s MAXXI gets ready to open art museum in L’Aquila
Rome: MAXXI L'Aquila, a new contemporary art museum under the management of Rome's Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo,...
Italy: Rome Metro C tunnels reach Piazza Venezia
Rome: Excavations for Rome's Metro C tunnels from the Roman Forum to Piazza Venezia have been completed, the city's mayor...
Italy: €400 fine for dipping feet in fountain in Rome
Rome: Rome police fined a 35-year-old Italian woman €400 for dipping her feet in the basin of the Fontana dell'Acqua...
Italy: Family of bears visit Abruzzo village
Rome: A bear known affectionately as Amarena took her four cubs for a ramble through the streets of the tiny...
Italy: Rome’s Circus Maximus comes to life with virtual reality
Rome: The Circo Maximo Experience, reopens after the summer break from 1-30 September, offering visitors the chance to "relive the...
Italy: Goethe’s birthday celebrated at Casa di Goethe in Rome
Rome: The Casa di Goethe on Via del Corso marked J. W. Goethe's birthday on 28 August by opening for...
Rome’s 60th anniversary of Olympics
Rome held 1960 Olympic Games at Stadio Olimpico and at ancient sites around the city. The 1960 Olympic Games kicked...
Italy: 10 classic proverbs to master
Rome: Whether it’s about daily habits, manners or human nature in general, Italians have some very classic proverbs that seem...
Italy: Milan is the city that reads the most
Milan: Milan is the Italian city that reads the most, claiming the title for the eighth consecutive year, according to...
Italy: Oliver Stone to open Rome’s first floating cinema
Rome: Rome is preparing to unveil a floating cinema on the lake in the EUR neighbourhood, which will be launched...
Italy: Rome’s Fiumicino airport celebrates 60 years
Rome: Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport, better known as Fiumicino, celebrated its 60th birthday today (August 20). The airport,...
Italy: Rome’s zoo animals cool off with frozen fruit
Rome: Authorities at Rome's Bioparco are ensuring the zoo's residents are coping with the summer heat by providing the animals...
Italy urges tourists to act responsibly to keep COVID-19 rates low
Rome: Health authorities in Italy say returning tourists must act responsibly to help maintain the country's low rate of new...
Ferragosto: Italy’s summer holiday in August
Rome: Italy marks the national holiday of Ferragosto each year on 15 August, the feast of the Assumption, the day...
Italy: Rome recipe — Pollo alla Romana
Rome: A home-cooked classic, this Roman-style chicken dish is a wonderful summer recipe which makes the most of the season’s...
