Italy's postal service has issued a new stamp in honour of the controversial former prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-to-…

With the arrival of October, Rome welcomes the Ottobrata Romana with its balmy autumn sunshine and traditions of food and wine. wantedinrome.com/news/october-i…

Book lovers reading in silence in the garden of Rome’s Casa delle Letterature during the city’s first Reading Party. Photo Biblioteche di Roma.

A quick guide to Rome’s historic coffee houses. ☕️ #InternationalCoffeeDay2024 wantedinrome.com/news/rome-hist…

People travelling and commuting in Italy in October face disruption due to strikes affecting air travel, trains and local public transport. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-oct…

The history of coffee culture in Italy ☕️ #InternationalCoffeeDay wantedinrome.com/news/why-itali…

Rome welcomes October and the beautiful Ottobrata Romana #1ottobre #October1

Museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will be open for free this Sunday. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-rom…

Italy's transport minister Matteo Salvini is under fire after a power fault between two of Rome's main railway stations leads to travel chaos in the capital, with more than 100 trains cancelled and commuters facing delays of up to four hours. #trenitalia wantedinrome.com/news/italy-tra…

Rome celebrates Tevere Day, a week-long festival of free events devoted to the river Tiber. wantedinrome.com/news/tevere-da…

The train chaos in Italy on Wednesday was the result of a worker from a private company hammering a nail into a cable at three o'clock in the morning, transport minister Salvini claims. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-tra…

Starbucks is preparing to open a new outlet in the heart of Rome's historic centre, as the coffee giant continues to expand in Italy. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-sta…

The doors to 700 of Italy's most magnificent and often inaccessible palaces, castles, gardens and libraries will open for FAI Autumn Days on the weekend of 12-13 October. wantedinrome.com/news/italys-hi…

Today is the feast of San Francesco d’Assisi, patron saint of Italy, depicted here preaching to the birds in a fresco by Giotto. #4ottobre

Rome reopens the central Spagna subway station on the Metro A line today after an 80-day closure for major renovation works. wantedinrome.com/news/rome-reop…

This weekend Italy launches a new ‘tourist train' between Rome and Assisi, the hill town most famously associated with St Francis whose feast is today. #sanfrancescodassisi wantedinrome.com/news/italy-tou…

Rome's Galleria Borghese will stay open late on three Saturday evenings in October and will be illuminated in pink lights to mark International Breast Cancer Awareness Month. wantedinrome.com/news/romes-bor…

A pro-Palestinian rally that Italian authorities have banned from taking place in Rome on Saturday is set to go ahead anyway. wantedinrome.com/news/rome-pro-…

Commuters in Rome and other cities across Italy face disruption to local public transport services on Saturday due to a nationwide 24-hour strike. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-pub…

Italy's senators could soon be allowed to bring their cats and dogs with them to the senate, under plans unveiled on #WorldAnimalDay by senate leader Ignazio La Russa. wantedinrome.com/news/italy-sen…