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Jubilee 2025 works underway at usual concert venue. Italy's annual May Day concert leaves behind its traditional venue outside Rome's Basilica of S. Giovanni in Laterano and moves to the Circus Maximus this year. The free concert, which attracts large crowds every year, has been held in front of the basilica for the last three decades to mark Workers' Day on 1 May. The concert's move to the Circus Maximus is designed to facilitate the works underway to transform the site outside the landmark basilica ahead of Jubilee Year 2025. Public holiday Italy marks ..read more

Venice tackles mass tourism with day-tripper entry fee. Venice will charge day-trippers a €5 entry fee to visit the Italian canal city on select dates in 2024, with the new system coming into effect on 25 April, a public holiday in Italy. The trial scheme, designed to ease pressure on Venice from mass tourism, will be active on 29 days around Italian public holidays and weekends between April and July this year. The €5 entry fee, which is paid via a multilingual booking platform on the city's website, only applies to tourists on day trips, not visitors stayin ..read more

British School Group LADISPOLI is now selecting an experienced English teacher, holding a CELTA/TEFL qualification able to teach in-house courses as from Sept 2024. The ideal candidate should be flexible and available to work in shifts (including evenings and Saturday mornings). At least 1-year experience in teaching to learners of all ages and levels, EU citizen or holding valid working papers, already based in our area (i.e. Ladispoli/Cerveteri/Bracciano). He/she must be available to teach in our two schools: Ladispoli and Bracciano and – if needed – at the premises of our external clients ..read more

Impressionists – The dawn of modernity until 28 July. The Museo Storico della Fanteria in Rome celebrates Impressionism as part of celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of the revolutionary art movement in Paris. The exhibition, which documents the origins and history of Impressionism, features around 200 works from private collections, most of which will be unfamiliar to the public. On display are works by Impressionist masters including Monet, Degas, Manet, Renoir, Cézanne, Gauguin and Pissarro, as well as other lesser known artists. For visiting details see exhibit ..read more

Latest recognition for award-winning Rome airport. Rome Fiumicino Airport has been named the World's Best Airport for Security Processing by Skytrax, the principal rating and assessment company in the international airport sector. The recognition for Fiumicino, known officially as Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, is part of the 2024 awards from the UK-based Skytrax which surveys travellers to compile its list of the best airports in the world. "This award for the World's Best Airport Security Processing covers multiple aspects of security screening, including waiting times, queuing sys ..read more

2024 marks bicentenary of Lord Byron's death. The bicentenary of the death of English Romantic poet Lord Byron is being marked in Rome with a year-long programme of events organised by the Keats-Shelley House. The museum at the foot of the Spanish Steps is hosting a series of poetry readings, talks and literary events in honour of Byron who spent seven years of self-imposed exile in Italy. In addition to the readings and conferences, the internationally acclaimed pianist Julius Drake and tenor Ian Bostridge will perform a Byronic themed concert at Palazzo Doria Pamphilj on 25 June. The website ..read more

CIEE Rome è alla ricerca di famiglie ospitanti (con o senza figli, unipersonali, ecc.) che vogliano condividere la propria lingua e cultura con i nostri studenti statunitensi, offrendo loro un alloggio confortevole e pasti giornalieri. QUANDO 1° gruppo: 9 giugno - Ultima notte: 6 luglio 2024 2° gruppo: 7 luglio - Ultima notte: 31 agosto 2024 CERCHIAMO Posto letto a massimo 70 min dal centro con il trasporto pubblico Alloggio confortevole e ambiente accogliente Colazione, pranzo al sacco, cena OFFRIAMO contributo economico scambio linguistico e culturale opportunità per i figli di unirsi alle a ..read more

Cassation court clarifies reports about fascist salute after January ruling. Italy's top court on Wednesday said that a fascist salute may be a crime even if performed during a commemorative event, in contrast to reports following a ruling earlier this year. The Cassation Court has clarified that a number of factors must be considered when evaluating whether the stiff-armed salute constitutes a crime, and that making the so-called saluto romano during a commemoration does not automatically "neutralise" the offence, state broadcaster RAI News reports. These factors include the setting and its ..read more

De Rossi replaced Mourinho as interim coach in January. Daniele De Rossi will continue as head coach of AS Roma "for this season and for the forseeable future", the club's American owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin said on Thursday. De Rossi, 40, took over from Jose Mourinho in January as interim coach of his home-team, four years after hanging up his boots following a glittering career with the Serie A club. De Rossi's original short-term contract was due to end on 30 June however he was widely expected to sign a new deal with Roma due to the club's strong performances and impressive results under ..read more