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A new night train from Rome to the south of Italy is launching in 2024

Italy’s state railway operator has announced new vintage tourist trains and sleeper routes.

Culture news

Finally found! Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater unearthed near Vatican

The Roman emperor Nero is understood to have had a deep love of drama and the performing arts but the exact location of his theatre has been a mystery until now.

Climate

Europe heatwave: Was it this hot in Rome back in 1841?

Despite heat records being broken around the globe, misinformation about extreme weather is still circulating online.

Travel News

Take a day trip from Rome to Pompeii on Italy’s new high speed train

Italy’s new high speed train route will take you to Pompeii in less than two hours.

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Culture news

Swiss tourist filmed carving her initials in Rome’s Colosseum

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Moments

Beautiful chaos: What I love and hate about living in Rome

Always wanted to live in Rome? Here’s what it’s really like to move to the Italian capital.

Travel News

Italy transport strike on Friday to hit major cities

A ‘black Friday’ is expected tomorrow after Confail Faisa, a trade union for bus, tram and underground workers, announced a nationwide strike.

Travel News

Rome's Pantheon has started charging tourists an entry fee

Visitors will have to pay to enter the Pantheon but which of Rome’s best tourist attractions will still be free?

Culture news

Colosseum vandal says sorry after defacing historic amphitheatre

British tourist Ivan Dimitrov asked for forgiveness for defacing the ancient building.

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WATCH: Italians let off steam as rage rooms open in Rome

A single session, which includes 20 objects to be destroyed, is priced at €30. Visitors say it's like being "reborn", but many psychologists say it's not a long-term answer for resolving stress or anger.

Culture news

A new pathway allows people to walk in the last steps of Julius Caesar

Tourists and Romans can now stand for the first time in the sacred area where Julius Caesar was stabbed to death, thanks to a brand new walkway.

Italy

Italy: Five-year-old boy killed during YouTube driving challenge

The accident occurred when a Lamborghini SUV crashed into a family car in Rome on Wednesday evening. The YouTubers were attempting to drive for 50 hours straight,

Travel News

Italy proposes new law to clamp down on short-term accommodation lets

A proposed new law to clamp down on tourism accommodation rentals in Italy has triggered a heated debate with some saying it does not go far enough while others demand more fairness.

Earth News

Stain it black: Climate activists target Rome’s iconic Trevi fountain

Activists disrupted the tourist hotspot to protest the government’s inaction on climate change.

Italy

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi adresses party from hospital

Former Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, has made his first public statements since being hospitalized a month ago, delivering a video address to his Forza Italia political party on Saturday.

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Watch: Italy's president leads Liberation Day celebrations in Rome

Italy's president led Italy's Liberation Day celebrations at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Rome. It is the 78th anniversary.

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WATCH: Good Friday processions around the world

Continuing an annual tradition, Catholics in New York included the iconic Brooklyn Bridge in their Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday.

Italy

Easter around the world: Nicaragua celebrations limited by government

Roman Catholics in Nicaragua had to hold traditional “Stations of the Cross” and other Holy Week processions on church grounds or inside churches Friday amid a ban on public demonstrations.

Culture news

'Man will prevail": Baroque meets Metaverse in new exhibition in Rome

Artworks by the likes of Vasarely and De Chirico are paired with Digital, VR and AI creations at a new exhibition in Rome, Italy.

Travel News

New high-speed train will link Rome to the ancient city of Pompeii

The new train route will also connect to Rome’s Fiumicino airport.