Never before had this writer looked down on the Romans as regards their haircuts, dining habits, even their habitat and bedrooms; never, that is, until he boarded Topless and saw everything from a ...

Built at the end of 19th century after the unification of Italy Prati is one of the few examples of rational city planning in Rome. Prati has wide streets, but this doesn't seem to have helped the ...

Old Roman consular road to the north-west, unfortunaly the Via Cassia has very little of the ancient glories of the Appia Antica. Everything in this area is centred along the traffic-blocked Via ...

The Liberation of Rome marked a turning point in the Allied campaign in Europe. Today marks the 81st anniversary of Rome's liberation from German occupation, with the arrival of Allied troops in the ...

In the 19th century Ostiense was the industrial heart of Rome but today it is a bustling multi-ethnic neighbourhood whose cheap rents and proximity to the centre make it popular with foreign residents ...

Florence set to lose US consulate under major overhaul of US state department. The mayor of Florence has blasted the looming closure of the Italian city's US consulate as part of a sweeping ...

Italy marks Festa della Repubblica with free entry to state museums. Italy's state museums and archaeological sites will open their doors for free on Monday 2 June to mark the Festa della Repubblica, ...

Fast food mosaic gets mixed reaction in Rome. A mysterious "ancient Roman" mosaic unveiled in central Rome this week features a banquet scene whose protagonists are dining on what appears to be fast ...

New laws include hefty fines and jail time. The Italian senate on Thursday definitively approved a bill that introduces tougher penalties for animal abuse, including steeper fines and longer jail ...

ATTICO VICINO TRASTEVERE, TESTACCIO, EUR. 90 mq, semi arredato, 2 camere letto con bagni in camera.Idromassaggio. Parquet in tutta casa. Salone grande con cucina ...