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In Rome, even the metro stations are a tourist attraction

The new terminals have been dubbed ‘archeostations’, as both exhibit archaeological riches unearthed during the construction process.

17/12/2025

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Rome opens new Metro C stations near Colosseum ruins

Rome unveils two new Metro C stations near the Colosseum, featuring ancient artifacts. The project, nearly 20 years in the making, promises to ease city traffic.

16/12/2025

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Hundreds join strike in Rome against 2026 budget plans

Hundreds in Rome protested against Italy’s 2026 budget, demanding more investment in public services over defence, disrupting transport and healthcare.

12/12/2025

Sport

The journey of the Olympic flame around Italy begins

The first leg of the Olympic torch tour has started from the Stadio dei Marmi in Rome. The flame will pass through all the regions and arrive on the eve of the start of the Winter Games in Milan, on 5 February.

06/12/2025

World News

Global mobilisation for Palestine: Thunberg and Albanese march in Rome

From Rome to Berlin, from São Paulo to Istanbul: the demonstration in the Italian capital, led by Global Movement to Gaza, reflects a global protest for Gaza, with thousands of people united in solidarity and justice

29/11/2025

Culture news

Take a look inside the ‘Mona Lisa Bible’ as it goes on display in Rome

Rarely seen in public, the two-volume manuscript is now on display in Rome – as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations, a tradition held every quarter century and which draws tens of millions of pilgrims to Rome.

14/11/2025

Culture news

Nearly 300,000km of Roman roads mapped in new record breaking project

Itiner-e not only duplicates cartographic knowledge of Roman roads, but transforms our understanding of how the Roman Empire functioned and was built and also reveals how Rome could maintain power for centuries.

11/11/2025

Travel News

Why have these European cities been named the best in the world?

A number of European cities, including London and Paris, have been named among the best in the world by the World’s Best Cities 2026 ranking.

07/11/2025

Italy

Worker dies in Rome after partial collapse of medieval tower

Octav Stroici, a 66-year-old Romanian worker, was declared dead at hospital shortly after being rescued from the rubble of the Torre dei Conti.

04/11/2025

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Torre dei Conti: Rescued worker dies after Rome tower collapse

A worker trapped under rubble after the partial collapse of Rome’s medieval Torre dei Conti tower during renovation was rescued late Monday but died soon after.

04/11/2025

Italy

Part of medieval tower near Colosseum collapses in Rome

Part of the medieval Torre dei Conti in Rome collapsed on Monday during renovations. Firefighters rescued four workers, with rescue operations ongoing.

03/11/2025

World News

Japanese tourist falls from the Pantheon parapet and dies

A 70-year-old Japanese man visiting Rome tragically died on Friday evening after falling from the parapet of the Pantheon. The authorities are investigating what happened.

25/10/2025

Europe News

Italy's anti-Mafia police investigate after journalist's car explodes

Sigfrido Ranucci works for Report, one of the few investigative programmes on Italian television that regularly breaks news involving prominent Italian figures.

17/10/2025

Art

'Electric Jubilee' immersive exhibition reveals Rome's hidden sounds

'Electrical Jubilee', a sensorial exhibition at Rome's Goethe-Institut seeks to reveal the hidden soundscape of the Italian capital as the Catholic Church celebrates its special year by examining the links between art, science and urban spirituality. Stefania De Michele has been listening in.

17/10/2025

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Italian journalists honour colleagues killed in Gaza conflict

Hundreds of Italian journalists gathered in Rome on Tuesday, reading aloud the names of colleagues killed in Gaza during a demonstration organised by the Italian Journalists Association and Articolo 21.

10/09/2025

Moments

Italy launches newly restored 1970s train from Rome to Siena

You’ll need to book quickly as the route is only running for a limited time this autumn.

09/09/2025

Italy

Pope Leo XIV proclaims Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint

The canonisation of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, and the son of the founder of the newspaper La Stampa, Pier Giorgio Frassati, was celebrated on Sunday morning. 'Today is a beautiful feast day,' said the pontiff.

07/09/2025

Travel News

This new ‘beer train’ goes from Rome to Munich for Oktoberfest

Travellers can get into the Oktoberfest mood right from the start of the journey with Bavarian-themed entertainment on Italy’s new night train.

27/08/2025

Culture news

Francis Ford Coppola gives update amid reports of hospitalisation

Amid reports that the legendary American director had been hospitalised in Italy, Coppola released a statement reassuring fans.

06/08/2025

Europe News

Pope urges young Catholics to spread faith at Rome's Youth Jubilee

The pontiff celebrated the concluding mass of one of the most important events of the Holy Year as 1 million faithful filled the Tor Vergata esplanade in Rome on Sunday.

03/08/2025