Down a flight of stairs beneath a scooter rental shop near the Colosseum, Rome’s heat and honking traffic give way to a calm, cool reverence in the form of a basement shrine to Italy’s most iconic two ...

Vespa has unveiled its most powerful scooter yet, the Edizione Ottantesimo. The scooter has been built to mark the Italian brand's 80th anniversary and limited to just 1,946 units worldwide, a number ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Thousands of riders from all over the world paraded through Rome on Saturday to celebrate Vespa's 80th birthday. "The history of the Vespa, which accompanies the birth and rise of ...

Unveiled in Rome at the Foro Italico as part of the “Vespa Roma 2026 – 80 Years of an Icon” event, the Vespa Edizione Ottantesimo is a collector’s model based on the Vespa GTS 310, produced in a ...

ROME, June 27 - The Vespa, the wasp-waisted scooter that put postwar Italians on wheels and went on to carry Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn through the streets of Rome, is returning to the capital ...

Thousands of enthusiasts took to Rome’s streets to mark the Vespa’s 80th anniversary, with 160 models on show tracing the brand’s history from 1946 to today. A colourful two-wheel wave has flooded the ...

A few donned biker jackets despite the scorching heat while others opted for t-shirts, the hum of their machines filling the capital with a colourful buzz. Organisers said some 25,000 Vespas took part ...

An icon of the Italian way of life, the Vespa was celebrating its 80th birthday on Saturday, as thousands of riders paraded through Rome on the legendary scooters. A few donned biker jackets despite ...

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Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Over 10,000 Vespas moved around the Colosseum and ...

Ducati has kept its centenario celebrations steadily flowing through exotic halo bikes, retro tributes and other such releases. However, it’s not the only one celebrating a birthday in 2026. Just a ...