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16/05/2015

15-17 May. The fifth edition of the Festival del Verde e del Paesaggio takes place on the roof gardens of Rome's Auditorium Parco della Musica. The three-day festival dedicated to gar...

06/05/2015

4-6 June. Villa Aperta returns with the sixth edition of the Electro Pop Rock Festival in the French Academy Villa Medici gardens. The festival comprises three evenings of live concerts by musician...

05/05/2015

18-21 June. The Gelato Festival returns to Rome’s Auditorium Parco della Musica from 18-21 June, each day from 14.00 until midnight. There are numerous tasting events, “show cooking” courses and co...

05/05/2015

Annual Mille Miglia race includes 435 vintage cars A fleet of vintage cars arrives in Rome on the night of Friday 15 May, as part of the Mille Miglia race between the northern Italian city of Bresc...

04/05/2015

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03/05/2015

03/05/2015

Pope opens gardens of his summer residence to visitors Pope Francis has opened the gardens of the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolofo to the public as from 1 March. The so-called Barberini g...

30/04/2015

Lago Albano This volcanic crater lake presents visitors with beautiful views of its clear water and surrounding forests. The picturesque towns along the shores serve as popular summer resort areas ...

27/04/2015

One of the signature dishes of Roman cooking, the humble Carbonara is probably one of the best known and most popular Italian pasta dishes but although it can be found in Italian restaurants all ov...

24/04/2015

Le Virtù in Tavola is a small but busy restaurant offering Sardinian specialities, predominantly of the fish and seafood variety. Tucked away on a side street opposite the Scala Santa in the S. Gio...

24/04/2015

Near to the centre, Trastevere can be defined as the most "Roman" of the districts, even though it is now easier to meet foreigners than Romans living here. Characterized by numerous pedestrian isl...

23/04/2015

23/04/2015

Popular initiative runs until end of October From 24 April to 31 July, and from 4 September until 30 October, the Vatican Museums open every Friday evening (with the exception of 1 May) from 19.00-...

20/04/2015

Looking at Rome through the eyes of just a few of its illustrious tourists “In this place we can reconnect with all the history of the world, and I count myself reborn, really resurrected, the day ...

20/04/2015

Expo2015 la Regione Lazio mostra i suoi tesori

17/04/2015

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17/04/2015

18-19 April. Rome's Casa del Jazz celebrates its tenth anniversary with a packed programme of events on 18 and 19 April. Located near Piramide, the Casa del Jazz is housed in a villa confiscated fr...

17/04/2015

Housed in a sprawling converted industrial building in the Ostiense district, this trendy bar and restaurant is divided into a trattoria, pizzeria, bar and salotto. With its range of antipasti, sa...

17/04/2015

Legend has it that when the Tyrrhenian Venus emerged from the depths of the sea, seven gemstones fell from her tiara and turned into the seven islands of the Tuscan archipelago: Gorgona, Capraia, E...

17/04/2015

Ancient Rome evoked by 50 historical groups from 10 countries The capital celebrates its 2,768th birthday on Tuesday 21 April, with events beginning on Sunday 19 April. Known as Natale di Roma, the...

15/04/2015

Danish choir singing in Piazza Farnese

15/04/2015

Happy birthday Leonardo Da Vinci