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Proposed smoking ban includes electronic cigarettes and could come into force this summer.   Rome's city council is moving to ban smoking near the waterfront on the beaches of Ostia, Castel Porziano and Capocotta, with effect from the coming summer season.   The measure, backed by a cross-party majority, marks a major step towards aligning Ro...

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Pope Leo and the leader of the Church of England exchange letters. Dame Sarah Mullally, who this week became the Church of England's first female Archbishop of Canterbury, will meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican during her visit to Rome on 25-28 April. The pontiff and the new Archbishop of Canterbury - who takes the helm as the spiritual leader of 85 million Angl...

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A quick look at the April 2026 programme at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno
7-14 April
Handel's allegorical oratorio Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, set to a libretto by Benedetto Pamphilj, is conducted by Gianluca Capuano and directed by Robert Carsen in a producti...

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Italy celebrates Pasqua with traditions, food and public holidays. Rome is set to welcome around half a million tourists this Easter, according to data from the Lazio tourism board, an increase of two per cent compared to 2025. The capital will host about 1.2 million overnight stays ("presenze") over the Easter season, up 1.3 per cent on last year...

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By Luciano Di Gregorio You can live in Rome for years, speak fluent Italian, navigate the bureaucracy, argue with your landlord, and still be immediately identified as “not Roman” the moment you open your mouth. Romanesco is not something you learn. It’s something you absorb; or, more accurately, something that absorbs you. And even then, only partially. You can ...

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