Rome has inaugurated the revamped Piazza Augusto Imperatore, unveiling a new pedestrian space around the Mausoleum of Augustus after five years of construction and two decades of planning.
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On Saturday afternoon, passers-by spotted the body of a baby girl lying in vegetation near the Fontana del Giglio, Villa Pamphili. The girl, believed to be around six months old, showed no signs of life. Emergency responders arrived within minutes.
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The city of Forlì suffered flash floods on Wednesday night after torrential rain overwhelmed its drainage systems.
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The Italian government on Friday formally challenged a controversial law passed by the Tuscany region in March, which regulates assisted suicide. It is the first time such legislation has been approved at a regional level in Italy.
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Rome has reopened the 19th-century Casina del Salvi, located inside the Celio Archaeological Park near the Colosseum. The newly restored neoclassical building now hosts a café and public study hall.
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Dante Alighieri, Italy’s most celebrated poet, died in exile in Ravenna on 14 September 1321. More than 700 years later, his presence continues to shape Italian culture. This week it forms part of a royal itinerary as the King and Queen visit Dante’s tomb.
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Italy is once again grappling with the horror of femicide following the discovery of the body of 22-year-old student Ilaria Sula. She had been missing since 25 March, and on Wednesday, her remains were found stuffed in a suitcase in the countryside near Rome. Autopsy results released on Thursday confirmed that she died from haemorrhagic […]
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Authorities have found the body of 22-year-old Albanian student Ilaria Sula, missing since 25 March, in a wooded area near Poli, Rome. Her body was inside a suitcase dumped in a ravine, according to Corriere della Sera.
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Tens of thousands of Italians gathered in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo on Saturday for a pro-Europe rally, waving European Union and peace flags. The demonstration, which drew at least 50,000 people, was launched by journalist Michele Serra to show support for European unity amid growing political divisions.
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A dramatic reenactment of Julius Caesar’s assassination is underway at Rome’s Largo di Torre Argentina, marking the Ides of March. The Gruppo Storico Romano is bringing the infamous events of 44 BC to life, staging senate meetings and betrayals that led to Caesar’s downfall.
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