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Dining in Rome: Rooftop Restaurants and Special Occasions
Refined Rooftop Dining from Rome's Hotel 47 In the first installment of “Ask the Italy Expert,” a feature in which I ask Italy travel specialists to help me answer reader inquiries, Stefania Troiani...
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See the Shirt John Paul II Wore On Day He Was Shot
Visitors to a small convent in Rome’s Prati neighborhood can now have a look at Rome’s newest relic – the blood-stained shirt that Pope John Paul II was wearing on the day Mehmet Ali Agca attempted to...
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Five Fabulous Art Works in Rome You May Have Missed
Fontana delle Naiadi in Rome For me, deciding on a favorite piece of art in Italy is similar to picking a favorite child: it changes from day to day. On some days, when thinking about Italy’s great...
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Italy Travel News Round-Up
Here are some of the latest Italy travel and news articles you may have missed: Florence, Italy, Undergoes a New Renaissance [L.A. Times] Just a Quick Bite With Leonardo [Visiting "The Last Supper" in...
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Longer Hours for Rome’s Municipal Museums
In an initiative to allow locals and the throngs of summer tourists more time to enjoy Rome’s cultural riches, the City of Rome is keeping its municipal museums open from 8pm until 1am every Saturday...
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Braving the Elements: A Rare Snowfall in Rome
Over the past weekend, Rome got pelted with eight inches of snow, the largest single snowfall in the capital since 1986. The rare snowfall prompted the closure of the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the...
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Woody Allen’s Movie About Rome To Be Released April 20
Love Locks on Rome's Ponte Milvio Today, Italian distributors of Woody Allen’s long-awaited film about Rome announced that it will be called “To Rome With Love.” Until now, the film has operated under...
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Rome Will Not Be Charging Admission to the Trevi Fountain
Yesterday, April Fools Day, I had a little fun with readers of Gadling, one of several blogs I write for. My article Rome Set To Close Off Trevi Fountain, Charge Admission was just a little too real...
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Capturing the Photos and Stories of the Humans of Rome
One of the biggest cliches – and truths – you will hear from travelers is how the best part of visiting a place is the people. Although tourists have been saying that for decades, it wasn’t until...
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The Seven Hills of Rome: What Are They and What Can You See?
Map via Wikipedia The Seven Hills of Rome mark the traditional boundaries of the city. It was on these seven hills – Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, and Viminal – that...
View ArticleThe Pantheon On Pentecost Sunday
Easter may have come and gone but the ceremonies and spectacles surrounding this holy time continue long after Easter Sunday mass at Saint Peter’s. Fifty days after Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate...
View ArticleIn Rome, Communing Over Coffee
In the mornings after I’ve sent the kids off to school and tidied up the house I go down and have my morning cappuccino. I have my pick of cafes. I can choose the one that is a stone’s throw my balcony...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: A Ray of Light in San Giovanni in Laterano
While hundreds wait in lines in the harsh sun to get into Saint Peter’s, the Archbasilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, also known as the Cathedral of Rome, is practically empty. San Giovanni is the...
View ArticleCool Italian Street Art from The Drawing Bike
Rachele del Nevo parks her bike every day on the corner of Piazza Della Rotonda within view of the Pantheon. It is here, right outside of Tazza D’Oro (one of the city’s best known coffee shops) that...
View ArticleOne Year in Italy: 12 Months of Memories
Living in a new place, especially for an extended period of time, fills me with a sense of duty that I have to write everything down, commit every moment to memory, take a photo every day if not every...
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Things I Love (and Hate) About Rome in August
The calendar shows that Ferragosto takes place on August 15. The mid-August break coincides with the Assumption of Mary, in the way that Christmas conveniently takes place around the Winter Solstice....
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Rome’s Spanish Steps Have Re-Opened Following €1.5m Refurbishment
The Spanish Steps have finally re-opened after a lengthy refurbishment project funded by Bulgari. But will the steps be fenced off at night to keep “barbarian tourists” from trashing them? Source:...
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You Now Have to Pay to See Rome’s “Mouth of Truth”
Truth is, it was bound to happen. Church officials at Santa Maria in Cosmedin, site of Rome’s “Mouth of Truth” (Bocca della Verita), have decided to charge visitors €2 for the pleasure of taking one...
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Veni, Vidi, Bici – Luxury Caesar Bike Tour From London to Rome
Ride & Seek’s Caesar bike tour is an epic bicycle tour that will take participants “in Caesar’s footsteps” from London to Rome. Cyclists will bike through southern England, across France into...
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Palazzo Colonna: A Hidden Palace in the Heart of Rome
The Palazzo Colonna is a luxurious house museum, noble residence, and oasis tucked into one of the busiest areas of central Rome. Read more The post Palazzo Colonna: A Hidden Palace in the Heart of...
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