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Roma Termini station where there is major train disruption following a blackout

Train disruption as Rome stations face blackout

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Train disruption as Rome stations face blackout

Thousands of passengers were stranded, and dozens of trains faced delays and cancellations on Wednesday morning following a technical issue in Rome. The train disruption will have severe knock-on effects.

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The Spanish Steps in Rome

Spanish Steps ownership row with France

September 16, 2024September 16, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Spanish Steps ownership row with France

The Spanish Steps are at the centre of a diplomatic spat between Rome and Paris following a report by the French Court of Auditors.

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The Spanish Steps in 2017

The Spanish Steps: A Rome Landmark

September 16, 2024September 16, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on The Spanish Steps: A Rome Landmark

The Spanish Steps, or Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti, are one of Rome’s most iconic landmarks. These elegant steps, built between 1723 and 1725, connect Piazza di Spagna with the Trinità dei Monti Church.

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Rome tram service. Picture a green tram in Rome

Rome tram service suspended until 3rd November

September 16, 2024September 16, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Rome tram service suspended until 3rd November

The Rome tram service will be temporarily suspended from 16th September until 3rd November. Buses will replace the trams as the final phase of works at the Porta Maggiore tram depot begins.

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Rome Metro stop

Rome Metro A partly closed 10th to 25th August

August 10, 2024August 10, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Rome Metro A partly closed 10th to 25th August

Rome will close half of its Metro A subway line, between Termini and Battistini, from 10th to 25th August for maintenance work. During this period, extra buses will be available to cover the affected metro route.

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The Trevi Fountain in Rome. By Diliff - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3943681

Tourists show disrespect for Italian monuments

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Tourists show disrespect for Italian monuments

In the latest event concerning Italian monuments, a Swiss tourist was found in the Trevi Fountain in Rome at 3am on Sunday.

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Casa di Livia. Image: De Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany - House of Livia, Palatine Hill, Rome, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45895898

Casa di Livia reopens in Rome

July 31, 2024July 31, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Casa di Livia reopens in Rome

The Casa di Livia (House of Livia) has reopened in the Colosseum Archaeological Park.

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Metro station Spagna will be closed until 3rd October 2024. Image: By Sergio D’Afflitto, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113459620

Ottavania and Spagna metro stations in Rome closed until autumn

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Ottavania and Spagna metro stations in Rome closed until autumn

Two of Rome’s busiest metro stations on the A line are closed this summer for renovation ahead of the Vatican’s Jubilee Year 2025.

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Mony-laundering ring uncovered in Rome. Image shows €50 notes in washing machine

Mafia money laundering ring uncovered

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Mafia money laundering ring uncovered

Rome DDA anti-mafia investigators have uncovered a major money laundering operation linked to crime syndicates in the Italian capital.

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Wall in what is probably the Emperor Caligula's garden. Photo Fabio Caricchia

Caligula’s garden unearthed in Rome

July 7, 2024July 7, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Caligula’s garden unearthed in Rome

Jubilee 2025 works uncover new surprises in Rome with another significant archaeological find near the Vatican: the ruins of what is probably the Emperor Caligula’s garden.

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northern Italy sea trains start their 2026 services this weekend. By Kabelleger / David Gubler (http://www.bahnbilder.ch) - http://www.bahnbilder.ch/picture/8276, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17185297

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