The Italian state is to buy the former Rome home of Futurist painter Giacomo Balla and open it as a museum, Italy's culture ...

A group of activists sabotaged key locks used for short-term rentals in Rome in a new protest against overtourism ahead of ...

Activists linked to the Extinction Rebellion group dumped a truckload of manure outside Italy's interior ministry in Rome on ...

Italian art police have seized a trawl of Etruscan artefacts, worth at least €8 million, looted from an ancient burial site ...

A never-before-seen portrait painted by the Italian Baroque genius Caravaggio goes on public display, for the first time, at ...

The Vatican's Christmas tree has arrived in St Peter's Square, despite a petition calling on Pope Francis to spare the ...

Italy will offer a special new rail service this Christmas with the Sicilia Express, a sleeper train that links Turin in the ...

Italy is holding a series of events to mark the centenary of the death of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, famed for operas ...

The Vatican is to install a live webcam at St Peter's Tomb as part of a series of technological initiatives being undertaken ...

Italy has updated its Highway Code with new rules requiring electric scooter users to wear helmets, get licence plates and be ...

Rome completes the restoration of three landmark fountains, one in front of the Pantheon and two in Piazza Navona, ahead of ...

A quick guide to the best events and top things to do in Rome during December, from free museums and exhibitions to opera, ...