Italy: Up to €500 fine for dumped masks, gloves
Rome: Rome is to issue fines of up to €500 for those caught dumping used protective masks or plastic gloves...
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Italy: Pompeii reopens with reduced ticket price
Rome: Italy's archaeological site Pompeii reopens to the public, in two stages, after being closed for more than two and...
Italy to decide on football by May 28
Rome: Thursday 28 May may be the day Italy is waiting for. By then, the Italian federation will meet with...
Italy: Restaurants allowed to expand outdoor dining area in Venice
Venice: People on Venice Avenue are enjoying a beautiful day. For restaurants here they have extra reason to be happy,...
Italy: Ancient Greek site now open
Naples: Ahead of the Colosseum and Pompeii, the towering Greek temple complex at Paestum near Naples is the first Italian...
Vatican Museums reopen after lockdown on June 1
Vatican City: The Vatican Museums will reopen to the public on June 1 after a closure of almost three-months due...
Italy: Doria Pamphilj Gallery reopens in Rome
Rome: Rome's Doria Pamphilj Gallery and its priceless art collection reopens to the public on 30 May after a closure...
Italy: Rome to host centenary exhibition at Sordi’s villa
Rome will host an exhibition dedicated to the life and career of the much-loved Roman actor Alberto Sordi (1920-2003) at...
Italy: Normalcy slowly returning
Rome: All Italian airports will be able to reopen from 3 June, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure announced on...
Italy: Rome’s Palazzo Braschi hosts exhibition by Canova
Rome: An exhibition of works by Italian neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova is scheduled until June 21 at Museo di Roma...
Italy: Sidewalks carry social distance warnings in Rome
Rome: Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has launched a new street campaign to remind people to maintain social distancing measures, saying:...
Italy: Ancient Roman sarcophagus unearthed at Ostia Antica
Rime: An intact terracotta sarcophagus dating from the second century AD has been unearthed alongside the archaeological site of Ostia...
Italy to lift travel restrictions within EU from June 3
Rome: The Italian government has approved a decree allowing unrestricted travel to and from EU countries in the Schengen area,...
Italy: Strict rules when beaches reopen
Rome: Social distancing will be key issue when Italy's beaches open for summer season. Italy's beaches will be permitted to...
Italy: Advance bookings, masks must for hairdressers, beauticians
Rome: Advance bookings and masks to be obligatory in Italy's hairdressers, barbers and beauticians which are set to reopen next...
Italy: Rome to host golf’s biggest tournament, the 2022 Ryder Cup
Rome: Sporting events in Italy have a long-standing history of bringing fans together from all walks of life and turning...
Italy: Rome’s Opera House to stage outdoor production
Rome: Rome's Opera House is planning to stage an outdoor production of Verdi's Rigoletto in a central Rome park in...
Italy: Romantic poets put online by Rome museum
Rome: The Keats-Shelley House Museum and Library in Rome has launched its new digital collections of manuscripts and art celebrating...
Italy: Important rediscovery in Piazza della Rotonda
Rome: Rome archaeologists have announced that a sinkhole which opened up in front of the Pantheon in recent days has...
Italy: Raphael frescoes in Rome go digital
Rome: Villa Farnesina - one of Rome's best kept secrets - may be closed due to the coronavirus pandemic but...
Italy: Rome’s ‘Giardino degli Aranci’ reopened
Rome: Rome has reopened the Giardino degli Aranci on the Aventine Hill after being closed to the public for almost...
Italy: How to travel safely in public transport
Rome: Italy's health ministry issues public transport guidelines as country eases lockdown restrictions. With Italy now in Phase Two of...
Coronavirus lockdown: Italy leads Europe in easing measures
Rome: Italy is leading Europe in easing lockdown measures aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus, almost two...
Alice Wells excited to see Pakistan, Uzbekistan’s snow leopards on tracking cameras
Islamabad:’United States (US) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells Wednesday hailed the...
Italy: A taste of life after restaurants re-open
Rome: Italy has revealed what restaurants could look like after lockdown, with photos showing plexiglass dividers being placed in between...
Italy: Life returns to Rome
Rome: Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has said that the city's parks will reopen gradually from today (Monday) but with social...
Italy: Rome reveals secrets of pyramid in virtual tour
Rome: Piramide Cestia, Rome’s only surviving ancient Egyptian-style pyramid, welcomed virtual visitors on a special online tour to celebrate the...
Good news: Italy to reopen two airports
Rome: After a nearly two-month closure, Italy is set to reopen two of its shuttered airports next week, Ciampino in...
Italy marks 75th anniversary of liberation
Rome: Italy celebrates the 75th Festa della Liberazione Saturday, an annual public holiday marking the country’s liberation from German occupation...
Italy: Buon compleanno a Roma
Rome: Rome celebrated its 2,773rd birthday, Natale di Roma 2020, with a day-long programme of cultural events on television and...
