Ponte della Musica bridges the Tiber

The first new bridge to be built over the Tiber since the 1960 Olympics is now clearly visible in the Flaminio part of Rome. Ponte della Musica has almost spanned the river between Piazza Gentile da Fabriano - Via Guido...

International Rome Film Festival 2010

28 October - 5 November 2010. Established in February 2007, the Fondazione Cinema per Roma organises the International Rome Film Festival. Celebrating its fifth edition, the International Rome Film Festival includes 22 feature films, 16 of which will compete for...

Virtual Fire in Rome's Colosseum

The Colosseum is the latest monument to feature in the work of two international video installation artists. After four years of planning and negotiating with city authorities, Thyra Hilden from Denmark and Pio Diaz from Argentina are to stage a...

Save The Story

For four consecutive Sundays from 18 September to 17 October the Auditorium Parco della Musica presents the literary event Save The Story. Under the subtitle Great writers, immortal Stories, audiences can listen as four noted contemporary Italian writers pay homage...

Damage to Rome's Sistine Chapel

Analysis of the Sistine Chapel carried out during the summer has provided evidence that the ceiling is being damaged by polluted air caused by the combined body temperature of the thousands of visitors the chapel receives every day. Director of...

Graffiti artists go legal in Urban Contest

Urban Contest at Circo Massimo from 10-12 September offers a platform for Rome’s graffiti artists by providing a 60 m wall for them to decorate legally. The event is backed by the city's mayor, Gianni Alemanno, who has frequently declared...

Roma camps to be closed in Rome

Police are in the process of closing down and evacuating illegal camps which are occupied by the city's Roma community. The authorities say they are beginning this task by concentrating on the camps they consider most at risk from adverse...

Ghedaffi's visit to Rome

James Walston finds something profoundly depressing about the recent visit of the Libyan leader to Rome for the fourth time in just over a year. He continues his political observations about Ghedaffi and Silvo Berlusconi on his blogsite To read more...

Don’t cool off in Rome’s fountains

About 20 people were fined for cooling off in Rome’s fountains during the heat wave in the third week of August. The Trevi fountain was the favourite spot for hot and bothered tourists, followed by the Four Rivers fountain in...

Rome's Gianicolo gets a pruning

Rome’s panoramic terrace on the Gianicolo is being cleared of its invasive ailanthus trees. The city's garden department is removing large swathes of the fast-growing tree, which has taken hold of an area between the top of the hill and...