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Rome hosts music festival overlooking Colosseum. A music festival offers open-air jazz and blues concerts with panoramic views of the Colosseum by night this summer, from 28 July until 15 October 2025 ...
Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed Italian-American director best known for The Godfather, was hospitalised in Rome on Tuesday for scheduled heart surgery.
The Italian government approved a controversial €13.5 billion plan to build a massive suspension bridge connecting the island of Sicily to mainland Italy.
Around one million young people from all over the world gathered in the outskirts of Rome this weekend for a prayer vigil as part of the Jubilee of Youth.
Rome will host the Jubilee of Youth, the largest event of the Vatican's ongoing Jubilee Year, with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims expected.
Rome is blessed with more than 2,500 drinking fountains, known as nasoni, which provide residents and visitors with free fresh running water all year round.
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Every August, Rome celebrates La Madonna della Neve - Our Lady of the Snows - by recreating a miraculous snowfall outside the Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore.
State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will open their doors for free this Sunday as part of the monthly Domenica al Museo event.
If there is one thing Italian coffee history proves, it is that coffee culture is Italian culture, it's a testament to the people coming together and enjoying life.
Sometimes navigating the wide world of Italian wine can be extremely challenging, but here is a little guide you to help you out.
Emilia Zankina, Dean of Temple University Rome, shares insights on study-abroad programs and the benefits of cultural and intellectual exchange in Italy.