Dec 8, 2024 · *On Sunday 15 December, Italy’s airports will be impacted by a 24-hour strike called by TechnoSky air navigation staff, a four-hour strike by airport workers from 13.00-17.00, and a separate four-hour strike (also 13.00-17.00) by air traffic controllers in Malpensa and Linate airports in Milan and Catania in Sicily.

Jan 23, 2025 · Masterpieces by Baroque master Caravaggio to go on display at Palazzo Barberini in Rome from 7 March until 6 July.. An exhibition hailed as among the most important and ambitious showcases ever of Caravaggio's work will be held in Rome to coincide with the Vatican's Jubilee Year.. Organisers say the exhibition at Palazzo Barberini will comprise an …

Jan 20, 2025 · Strike comes amid ongoing turmoil on Italy's rail network. Train passengers in Italy face disruption to rail services on the weekend of 25-26 January due to a 24-hour strike by railway workers, affecting train routes across the country. The nationwide strike, called by SGC, CUB and USB trade unions ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Rome Marathon to be held on 16 March 2025. The 30th edition of the Maratona di Roma, hailed by many as "the most beautiful marathon in the world", is set to attract a record number of runners on Sunday 16 March. The 42-km Acea Run Rome the Marathon will begin and end at the Circus Maximus, taking in ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Italian film Vermigilio fails to get nominated.. Italian actress Isabella Rossellini has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Edward Berger's film Conclave, organisers announced on Thursday.. Rossellini, 72, plays the character of Sister Agnes in the movie which is based on the novel by Robert Harris and is set in the Vatican as …

Jan 24, 2025 · Ostia hits back at Telegraph ranking which sparks much debate in Rome.. The inclusion of Ostia in a list of the "ugliest seaside towns in Europe" by British newspaper The Telegraph has caused anger in the coastal resort near the Italian capital.. Ostia, located about 30 km south-west of Rome, was rated the second ugliest seaside town in Europe by travel writer …

6 days ago · Milan mural against anti-Semitism moves to Rome after being defaced twice. A mural depicting two of Italy's last remaining Holocaust survivors, Liliana Segre and Sami Modiano, has been unveiled in Rome's Jewish Ghetto district after it was vandalised in Milan. Titled Anti-Semitism, History Repeating ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Frigidarium. Photo Parco Archeologico di Pompeii. The few other examples of such baths include those at the House of Julia Felix, the House of the Labyrinth and the Villa of Diomedes, according to a statement from the Pompeii Archaeological Park.. The domus is believed to have been owned by a member of Pompeii's ruling class who used the impressive …

Nov 14, 2024 · Photo Christopher Anderson/Airbnb . The move, part of Airbnb's partnership with Paramount Pictures to promote Ridley Scott’s new Gladiator II movie, comes as the rental platform unveils a major new collaboration with the Colosseum.. As part of the deal, Airbnb will allocate $1.5 million towards the realisation of the project Il Colosseo si Racconta, which …

Jan 22, 2025 · Forza Nuova militants to stand trial in Italy for alleged "apology of fascism". Eight far-right militants have been ordered to stand trial for allegedly making fascist salutes and displaying a swastika at a funeral in Rome three years ago, a court ruled on Tuesday.. The eight members of the Italian neo-fascist Forza Nuova (FN) group are due to stand trial in September …