Italy: Rome plants hundreds of new roses in city’s rose garden
Rome: Rome has added 340 new rose plants to the Roseto Comunale, the city's rose garden on the Aventine Hill,...
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Italy: Pompeii fresco in House of Ceii glows with vivid colours after restoration
Rome: Ancient hunting scene fresco in Pompeii's Casa dei Ceii comes back to life with help of laser technology.Pompeii has...
Italy: How to use public transport in Rome
Rome: Depending on how long you have to wait - it can be the quickest, and certainly the cheapest, way...
Covid-19: Italy extends regional travel ban until March 27
Rome: Italy has banned inter-regional travel until 27 March after the government of premier Mario Draghi extended an existing ban...
Italy: Rome mayor hails success of electric scooters
Rome: In just seven months, more than 2.2 million journeys were made in Rome with electric scooters and bicycles operated...
Italy: Rome to Milan in 30 minutes
Rome: From Rome to Milan in just half an hour.This is the promise of Hyperloop: a train without tracks, which...
Italy appoints Gabriel Zuchtriegel as new Pompeii director
Rome: Italy's culture ministry has appointed Gabriel Zuchtriegel, a 39-year-old German archaeologist, as the new director of the Pompeii Archaeological...
Italy: An Italian movie genre – the Cinepanettone
Rome: The birth of cinema in the early 1900s led Italians to produce documentaries, which slowly started adopting the movie...
Italy: Rome reopens Palatine Museum
Rome: The Palatine Museum has reopened to the public, after an extended closure under Italy's covid-19 regulations, with new opening...
Italy: Rome museums free for Romans
Rome: Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has proposed free entry to Rome museums for residents of the city, a proposal which...
Italy: How to visit Rome’s oldest pharmacy
Rome: Considered Rome's oldest pharmacy, the Spezieria di S. Maria della Scala is located on the first floor of the...
Italy: Catania airport reopens after Mount Etna eruption
Catania: Catania airport in Sicily reopened Wednesday after being forced to close on 16 February due to the spectacular eruption...
Italy: Italian language courses in Rome
Rome: Moving to a new city can be a stressful lifestyle change, and especially daunting when the local residents don’t...
Covid-19: Florence mayor calls for museums to stay open as Tuscany turns orange
Florence: Florence mayor Dario Nardella has called on the newly-installed government of premier Mario Draghi to keep Italy's museums open...
Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese, Italian diplomatic mission visits Banbhore
Karachi: The Ambassador of Italy in Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese accompanied by the Consul of Italy in Karachi Danilo Giurdanella and...
Hyperloop in Italy: Rome to Milan in 30 minutes
Milan: From Rome to Milan in just half an hour. This is the promise of Hyperloop: a train without tracks,...
Italy: Rome hosts Europe’s largest Mormon temple
Rome: Europe's largest Mormon temple can be found in the north-east fringe of Rome, just inside the city's ring road,...
Italy: All you need to know about Milan’s Airports
Milan: Milan is a beautiful, vibrant city that welcomes countless tourists, students, and foreign workers from all corners of the...
Italy: All you need to know about driving a car
Milan: Cars are an integral part of Italian life with up to 80% of Italians owning at least one car....
Italy: Bulgari lights up Rome’s Ara Pacis
Rome: Rome's Ara Pacis museum and its monumental ancient altar have been illuminated with a new lighting system thanks to...
Milan: Italy’s lost city of canals
Milan: Just before Italy’s second lockdown in November 2020, the banks of Milan's Grand Canal were busy with people. Bargain...
Italy acquires Umberto Eco library and archive
Milan: Italy's culture ministry has acquired the vast library and archive of Umberto Eco, the Italian medievalist, philosopher and author...
Italy: Rome unveils the legendary Torlonia Marbles after decades in the dark
Rome: The legendary Torlonia Collection, considered among the world's most important private collections of Greek-Roman classical art, at last comes...
Italy: Domenico Bianchi exhibition at Lorcan O’Neill Gallery in Rome
Rome: Bianchi is known for the recurrent use of biomorphic signs in his works, and for the use of materials...
Italy: S. Gennaro Catacombs win best experience in the world award
Naples: The Catacombs of S. Gennaro in Naples have won the "Global Remarkable Venue Awards 2020", an international recognition launched...
Italy: Rome has a new culture councillor
Rome: Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has reshuffled her cabinet, making the 19th change to her council since 2016, and the...
Italy: Milan bans smoking at bus stops, stadiums and parks
Milan: Milan has banned smoking at bus stops as well as in stadiums and parks, with effect from 19 January...
Italy smoking: Want to light up in Milan?
Milan: It's all change for the trendy crowds along the canals of Milan, used to holding a glass of aperitivo...
Italy’s blessing of the animals tradition goes virtual
Rome: Italy celebrates the feast day of St Anthony Abbot, the patron saint and protector of animals, on Sunday 17...
Covid-19: Italy to reopen museums in yellow zones
Rome: The Italian government is set to allow museums and archaeological sites to reopen in regions classified as 'yellow zones,'...
