24-hour strike to affect Rome's bus and metro services. Commuters and tourists in Rome face travel disruption on Friday 10 October due to a 24-hour public transport strike, affecting the city's bus ...

Italian senate gives green light to bill ahead of 800th anniversary of St Francis of Assisi. The Italian parliament has voted to reinstate 4 October as a national public holiday, restoring the day off ...

Unions call general strike in solidarity with Gaza aid flotilla however Italy's strike watchdog says the protest is unlawful. Italian trade unions have called a national general strike on Friday 3 ...

Coming back to Soho House Rome one year after its opening, it seems it’s lost its exotic air. After a summer of watching it splattered across our Instagram feed, the ten-story industrial building made ...

Throughout the years, the Italian lifestyle seen through the eyes of tourists formed stereotypes which categorized the nature and customs of the average Italian. Italy is one of the most fascinating ...

Visitors can observe rare and tropical butterflies flying freely. The Casa delle Farfalle, a tropical greenhouse in Rome's Appia Pignatelli area, offers the chance to admire hundreds of butterflies ...

With intermittent sunshine, a strong turnout along the roadside and over 10,000 participants in the 2005 edition of the Rome Marathon, this years 26 mile endurance test would have lived up to ...

Don’t order a cappuccino after 11 a.m. Yes, it’s normal to drink your coffee standing at the bar. Don’t ask for a to-go cup. If you order a latte, prepare to be confused. In pre-unified Italy, coffee ...

Colosseum registers 24 per cent rise in visitors. The Colosseum in Rome attracted more than 12 million visitors in 2023, Italy's culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano announced during an Easter visit ...

As a prelude to visiting the Sistine Chapel, one could take the train to Orvieto, an hour north of Rome, and view the frescoes which inspired Michelangelo’s Last Judgement. On arrival at Orvieto ...