Circuito Cinema Giorgione Movie d’Essai
Venice
Screenings of international film-festival winners, recently restored classics and family-friendly animations share top billing at this small cinema. There…
Must-see entertainment in Italy
Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
The IUC organises a season of concerts in the Aula Magna of La Sapienza University, including many visiting international artists and orchestras…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
A home away from home for many famous Italian actors, the Ambra Jovinelli is a historic venue for alternative comedians and satirists. Nowadays, its…
Vatican City, Borgo & Prati
On the main approach road to St Peter's Basilica, this large auditorium plays host to a wide range of events – classical and contemporary concerts,…
Centro Storico
The English Theatre of Rome stages a mix of contemporary and classic plays, comedies and bilingual productions at the Teatro L’Arciliuto near Piazza…
Genoa
A multi-function alternative space that hosts live music, street festivals, archaeological walks, debates, workshops and other performances. A full…
Alghero
Inaugurated in 1862, Alghero's main theatre hosts regular events, including an annual season of prose and dance performances. Program details are…
Florence
Live music, film screenings, theatre and cultural events take to the stage at this alternative music and performing-arts venue. Take bus No 10 from…
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
Within splashing distance of Trevi Fountain, this grand 19th-century theatre produces the odd new work, musicals and stage classics; there are also…
Centro Storico
Squeezed into a tight corner near Piazza del Parlamento, this small cinema screens new releases and old classics, often in their original language (v.o –…
Rome
Like London’s Globe Theatre but with better weather, Villa Borghese's open-air Elizabethan theatre serves up Shakespeare (performances mostly in Italian)…
Southern Rome
Originally built for the 1960 Olympics, this multipurpose venue hosts top rock stars and Italian swooners as well as staging musicals, theatrical…
Genoa
Casanova trod the boards of the city's oldest theatre, which dates from 1702. Each season features avant-garde Italian-language dramas and comedies, as…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
A black door marks the entrance to this music club housed in a low-lying building on one of San Lorenzo's grungiest streets. Check the Twitter feed for…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Film premieres are often held at this multiplex, which screens blockbusters from Hollywood (both in English and Italian) and major-release Italian films.
Tridente, Trevi & the Quirinale
Big-budget theatre spectaculars, musicals, concerts and comic star turns are the staples of the Sistina’s repertoire. Most performances are in Italian.
Vatican City, Borgo & Prati
A 500-seat theatre near St Peter’s, the Teatro Ghione stages a varied program of classic and modern plays, concerts, dance performances and musicals.
Genoa
When that throbbing house beat has gotten too much, head to this 35-year-old rock 'n' roll stalwart. Check the Facebook page for event listings.
Northeastern Sardinia
A variety of performances, ranging from operetta to classical concerts, can be enjoyed here, especially during the summer Festival d’Estate.
Trieste
This concert facility, music school and recording studio complex has a regular schedule of performances, as well as kids' music workshops.
Rome
Ticket agency with outlets across town – for concerts, live music, theatrical performances and sports events.
Verona
Buy tickets for operas and other performances at this one-stop box office for all of Verona's entertainment.
Cagliari
Buy tickets for concerts, theatre performances, festivals and cultural events across the island.
Rome
The Teatro Olimpico hosts a varied program of live music in every genre, comedy and illusionism.
Syracuse
Box office outside Teatro Greco selling tickets to Syracuse's annual Festival of Greek Theatre.
Piazza di Siena Showjumping Competition
Rome
Rome's top equestrian and horse-jumping event, held each May in Villa Borghese park.
Matera
This chain cinema west of central Matera has eight screens showing mainstream films.
Syracuse
This office sells advance tickets to Syracuse's annual Festival of Greek Theatre.
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Books tickets for concerts, live music and theatrical performances.
San Polo & Santa Croce
Venice’s public film archive shows original-language art films, including some in English, to members in a modern 50-seat, wood-beamed screening room…
