Wanted in Rome

20/06/2026

Rome celebrates its patron saints with a public holiday on 29 June, resulting in a long weekend.

Rome celebrates its patron saints Peter and Paul with a public holiday in Italy's capital on 29 June, leading to the closure of shops, businesses and offices.

20/06/2026

A handful of contemptuous words upend Italian-American relations and draw rare cross-party condemnation in Rome. A diplomatic storm engulfed Rome on Friday after US president Donald Trump made a series of deeply dismissive remarks about Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni. The comments, made durin...

19/06/2026

Trump claimed Meloni begged him for a photo at G7 in Evian; Italian PM responded via Instagram video, calling remarks \completely fabricated\ and insisting Italy ever begs.

19/06/2026

The 10-night concert series is being billed as the longest stadium residency ever staged in Italy.

Italian rock legend Vasco Rossi has announced a 10-date concert residency at Rome's Stadio Olimpico in June 2027 to celebrate 50-year career.

19/06/2026

Milan registers its hottest spring since 1897

Milan has experienced its warmest spring since records began in 1897, with temperatures in the city far above historic averages across all three months.

19/06/2026

Pride event at Trevi Fountain sparks row in Rome

A Pride-themed event at Rome's Trevi Fountain sparks a political controversy, drawing in Italy's culture minister and a prominent Catholic pressure group.

18/06/2026

The Italian capital hosts Roma Pride this weekend

The 2026 edition of the annual Roma Pride parade will take place through the streets of the Italian capital on the afternoon of Saturday 20 June.

18/06/2026

Poll shows that Vannacci's new far-right party has overtaken Salvini's Lega for the first time.

Futuro Nazionale, the new party led by former general Roberto Vannacci, has overtaken Matteo Salvini's Lega for the first time, according to YouTrend poll.

18/06/2026

Venice's new mayor proposes raising day-tripper entry fee up to €50 on the busiest days.

Venice's newly elected mayor, Simone Venturini, has proposed raising the city's contentious day-tripper entry fee to as much as €50 on the busiest days.

18/06/2026

Florence celebrates Festa di San Giovanni on 24 June with pageantry, Calcio Storico and firerworks.

Florence celebrates La Festa di San Giovanni on 24 June with a day-long programme of religious ceremonies, mediaeval pageantry and calcio storico.