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Rome celebrates 2775th birthday with historical parade

Rome celebrated this week its birthday, known as "Natale di Roma (Rome's Christmas)", with four days of events based on the legendary foundation of the Italian capital by Romulus in 753 BC.

Destinations

As Venice trials an entry fee, here’s how to enjoy the city crowd-free

The Italian city hopes to ease overcrowding with an entry fee from this summer, but here are some ways visitors can avoid tourist hotspots in the meantime.

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At Sea Italy Russia Oil Protest

Activists from Greenpeace Italy wrote the message "Peace, not oil" in large letters, on the side of a Russian crude oil tanker, as part of efforts to urge European governments to stop using fossil fuels.

Italy

Ex-Autostrade CEO and 58 others face trial over Genoa bridge collapse

The Italian transport company has also paid €30 million in a settlement to close the case.

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Culture news

Meet the man bringing the Uffizi museum into the future

The Uffizi Gallery is officially the most visited cultural site in all of Italy, surpassing the Colosseum and the Vatican Museums. It's down to the innovative and bold director, Eike Schmidt.

People

Meet the man behind this viral 24-hour public transport odyssey

This self-professed public transport nut undertook an epic railway adventure this week, travelling as far as he could from London by train in just 24 hours.

Travel News

Update: Italy becomes latest country to approve digital nomad visas

The new permit looks set to last for a year, and include those in your family unit.

Travel News

Why are tourists shooting seagulls in Venice?

Seagulls have been targeting tourists in the lagoon city for years, but now some hoteliers think they have the answer.

Sport

How is Italy reacting to its second successive World Cup failure?

From triumph to tragedy in under a year.

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North Macedonia fans go crazy after historic victory against Italy

Thousands of people gathered in downtown Skopje to celebrate the national team's victory against Italy in the World Cup qualifier match in Palermo.

Sport

Major shock as European champions Italy fail to qualify for World Cup

They were beaten by North Macedonia and will now play Portugal for a place at the football extravaganza in Qatar.

Ukraine

Death of 117 children in Ukraine war is 'price of procrastination'

That was the claim of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he addressed Italy's parliament on Tuesday.

Italy

Two German tourists convicted over fatal Lake Garda boat crash

Two Italian citizens on board a smaller vessel were killed in the incident in June 2021.

Nature

'Other-worldly' underwater sculptures are saving the Italian coastline

Sunken statues have been used in various coastal locations by environmentalists to revive a dwindling marine population. But this is the impassioned project of one fisherman.

Italy

Italy to end state of emergency and begin easing COVID-19 restrictions

More than 157,000 Italians have died since the start of the pandemic in 2020.

World News

Refugee train routes delayed by technical issues in Italy and Poland

Some scheduled trains were cancelled while others were stopped on Poland's 820 kilometres of railway.

Green News

Italy builds first offshore wind farm to provide for 60,000 people

Italy ranks third in Europe for both renewable power consumption and electrical and thermal power production from renewable resources.

Ukraine

First Chernobyl, now war: Ukrainian returns to Italian foster family

She first came to Italy as a child after fleeing Chernobyl, now she is once again back at her Italian foster family's home after escaping war. Euronews speaks to Ukrainian refugee Taisia.

World News

Bus with Ukrainian refugees overturns in Italy, killing one passenger

One woman was killed and several people were injured when a bus transporting some 50 refugees from Ukraine to the Italian port city of Pescara overturned on a major highway in the north of Italy.

My Europe Series

Meet the Italian who drove 3,200-km to pick up Ukrainian refugees

“We saw the fear and the uncertainty in people’s eyes, we saw people who must have passed unimaginable horrors."

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