With the re-opening of factories and offices after the long summer holidays Italians face the prospect of electricity rationing in September. Italy has been feeling the shortage of electricity since ...
L'Aquila set to succeed Agrigento as culture capital. L'Aquila, the city devastated by the massive earthquake that struck the central Abruzzo region 16 years ago, will take up its role as Italian ...
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni delivered an unusually stark year-end message to the civil servants working at Palazzo Chigi, telling them that while 2025 has been a difficult year, 2026 is ...
Trevi Fountain entry fee sparks shakeup of Rome's city-run museums. Rome is to make its municipal museums free for residents of the Italian capital from 1 February 2026, the same day that a new entry ...
Pope Leo XIV to preside over Christmas Day Mass at St Peter's. Pope Leo XIV will impart the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing at midday on Christmas Day, his first as pontiff, from the central loggia ...
Rome's vigili urbani to manage traffic during the Olympics in Cortina. Rome is to send around 50 traffic police officers to Cortina d'Ampezzo in northern Italy for the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympic ...
Headteacher Norman Doyle talks about life at the New School Rome. Q. The New School Rome (NSR) curriculum follows the A-Level programme. How distinctive is this approach within the Roman or Italian ...
Hidden in plain sight in the centre of Rome, Villa Silvestri Rivaldi gets ready to open to visitors after being closed up for decades. An abandoned Renaissance-era palace in the shadow of the ...
The curious legends of Rome's much-loved maritozzo. The maritozzo is a classic sweet pastry, traditionally packed full of whipped cream, in a treat that has satisfied Romans for centuries. The ...
Pope Leo XIV to become first pontiff to attend concert which also marks a first for Michael Bublé. The Vatican's Paul VI Hall will be illuminated by the voice of Canadian crooner Michael Bublé as he ...
The spectacle of bagpipe-playing shepherds still exists in Naples and Rome. Dressed in traditional sheepskin and woollen cloaks with peaked hats, the zampognari pipers come into the city from their ...
Florence Korea Film Fest Returns with Major Lineup and Cultural EventsThe Korea Film Fest is set to return to Florence, Italy, from March 20 to 29, 2025. Held at Cinema La Compagnia, the festival has ...