Roma Articles
Less glitz at Rome Film Fest Hollywood A-listers might not be as welcome on the red carpet at Rome's Film Festival under new plans for the event by the city's freshly appointed mayor Gianni Alemanno.
Rome swings to right... Former agriculture minister Giovanni Alemanno was voted in as Rome mayor on Monday, taking the Italian capital to the Right for the first time since the fall of Fascism.
Rome rape becomes mayor election issue Law and order has shot to the forefront of election issues in the upcoming race for Rome mayor following a brutal sex attack in the city.
Ancient Roman staircase found An Ancient Roman staircase which appears to have led into a previously unknown major building has been found during excavations for a new subway station.
'Love locks' appear at Trevi Fountain A recent youth craze for swearing undying love by writing names on padlocks and throwing the key from a bridge into the Tiber has crossed the Italian capital and reached the Trevi Fountain.
Italy leads drive for 'new x-rays' Italy is leading a European Union drive to produce medical and security scanning waves that could be a better and safer alternative to X-rays.
Anti-pizzo campaigners hail drop in racketeering Italy is making real progress in its battle against racketeering but it needs to stay on guard and continue fighting, a group of anti-mafia figures gathered in Rome said on Tuesday.
Campaigners urge action on wave of bee deaths Beekeepers and environmentalists took to the streets of Rome on Tuesday, calling for government action to ban pesticides they say are to blame for recent waves of bee deaths.
Umberto Eco slams number myths Kabbalah and numerology bunk, author says at Rome Maths Fest - Italian author Umberto Eco kicked off Rome's annual Maths Festival on Thursday by rubbishing the existence of 'mystic numbers'.
Events in Roma
International Horse Show at Piazza di Siena After nearly 75 years, the International Horse Show at Piazza di Siena is still one of the most important and exciting events of its kind in the field of equestrian sports, and a must for Romans and visitors alike.
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Start Date: 22 May, 2008 - End Date: 25 May 2008Mille Miglia Car Race Mille Miglia (Thousand Miles) is a famous vintage car race that follows a loop circuit from Brescia to Rome, via Ferrara, and back.
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Start Date: 15 May, 2008 - End Date: 17 May 2008ATP Masters Series: Rome Great tennis returns to Rome with the Masters Series at the Foro Italico. The world's best tennis players compete for the titles won by Rafael Nadal and Jelena Jankovic in 2007. The men compete from 3-11 May, and the women from 10-18 May.
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Start Date: 3 May, 2008 - End Date: 18 May 2008Letterature - International Literature Festival The Basilica di Massenzio in Rome hosts Letterature, an international literature festival that brings successful writers and their unpublished texts to the stage.
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Start Date: 1 May, 2008 - End Date: 1 July 2008FotoGrafia The huge FotoGrafia festival of contemporary photography takes over galleries, museums and other public areas throughout Rome, including Palazzo delle Esposizioni, the main venue. "See Normality" is this year's theme, aiming to examine everyday matter through photography.
