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Luxury villa up for sale near Rome

21 April, 2020

Near Rome (the famous raccordo anulare is just 22 km away) there’s a fabulous villa up for sale and this time we are talking about a unique manor house set in approx. 1 hectare of parklands; the property also comprises…

Sting and Symphonicity tour in Italy

21 April, 2020

Sting’s Symphonicity world tour will be in Italy in November, with appearances in Rome starting from November 10. It’s a prime opportunity to hear some of Sting’s best known tracks in a symphonic take as he appears with the Royal…

Eating out in Rome: pizzeria La Monte Carlo, near via Vittorio

21 April, 2020

Just a stone’s throw away from Via Vittorio, there’s one of Rome’s best pizza restaurants. A great favourite with the Romans, the pizzeria La Monte Carlo offers its customers a wide range of delicious pizza (served in a metal plate,…

Food critics in Italy: Fernanda D'Arienza

20 April, 2020

Food criticism is big business in Italy, what with Slow Food’s Gambero Rosso, competition for Michelin stars and the rest. Which is why it’s refreshing to see a figure like Fernanda D’Arienza in the industry.Fernanda is a food critic by…

Discovering Rome: Casa dei Cavalieri di Rodi in the Rione Monti district

20 April, 2020

Today we are here to talk about the Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, Order of St. John, Knights of Malta, and Chevaliers of Malta), members…

Designer Roberto Capucci 's sculpture gowns on display at Odescalchi castle, near Rome

19 April, 2020

Sovrana Eleganza is a most unique xhibition devoted to Fashion designer Roberto Capucci ‘s most beautiful creations. This is taking place at the Odescalchi castle in Bracciano and along with these legendary creations, which the critics have always regarded as…

Colosseum on fire by Thyra Hilden and Pio Diaz

19 April, 2020

This amazing video shows the special effects of an optical illusion: the Colosseum on fire by two artists, Pio Diaz and Thyra Hilden. The video exhibition was on show for only three nights and was commissioned by Italy’s arts minister…

Drinking in Italy: Italian divas in photographic exhibition

18 April, 2020

We saw the famous kisses exhibition in Italy for Valentine’s Day, with international and Italian divas in scenes from well known films in amorous poses with their leading men. Another Valentine’s Day exhibition in Italy takes on just the fascination…

Happy Hour in Italy: bars, buffets and cocktails

18 April, 2020

All you can eat buffet and Happy Hour in Italy is the best! You can try Italian cocktails or a nice prosecco, paying a bit more for the drink and enjoying the Italian snacks available for free at the bar.…

Christmas shopping in Rome: transport links

17 April, 2020

Christmas shopping in Rome will provide you with one of those opportunities to troop the streets of the city, really getting to know Rome’s shopping districts as you buy for Christmas. The problem is that shopping in a big city…

Pablo Picasso's paintings on display at the Vittoriano in Rome

17 April, 2020

More than 50 years have passed since Pablo Picasso’s last exhibition in Rome, so if you are in Rome or just passing through, you can’t afford to miss this important event devoted to one of the greatest artists of 20th…

Italy's best olive oil from Rome at Sabina

17 April, 2020

In some ways, the Italian olive oil industry is in crisis, but leaving aside the negative, Italy produces a quarter of the world’s olive oil. Meaning that Italian olive oil doesn’t just come from Umbria, Puglia or Tuscany. Today we…

Foreign media's impression of Rome

16 April, 2020

Writer James Joyce did not love Rome which he used to describe as a man who lives by exhibiting to travellers his grandmother’s corpse, but years have passed since those days and now foreign magazines and newspapers tend to praise…

Italian summer traditions: what is grattachecca and where to get it

16 April, 2020

Okay, so we’ve got Italian gelato, and if you’re in the know there is also the granita which is a flavoured ice drink. And then there’s grattachecca. It’s also a flavoured ice drink but from a slightly different tradition. The…

Easter holidays in Rome: hotel offers and long vacations

15 April, 2020

Easter in Italy is a great way to spend the holiday and it seems that the Belpaese is a favourite destination for many English and international travellers, especially to Rome. The eternal city is at the top of the preferred…

Italian English: "customers gentile" and other fables

15 April, 2020

Far be it from me to criticise Italians for their English, this one comes from the locals themselves. I have been an English teacher in Italy and congratulate myself that none of my students would produce anything quite as creative…

What to see in Rome: The Vittoriano

15 April, 2020

The Romans, it seems, do not love the Vittoriano; a huge monument dedicated to Vittorio Emanuele II, first king of Italy. It was completed in 1935 when Italy was ruled by Mussolini and W.W.2 was looming on the horizon. The…

Rome by night photo gallery

15 April, 2020

Living in Rome often means negotiating traffic problems, transport strikes, and the daily drudge of routine and chaos. If you know Italians, you will find they often lament their own lack of appreciation for the beauty of their country, saying…

Rome to host major exhibition on Hadrian's villa

15 April, 2020

In the early 2nd century the Emperor Hadrian decided to build a villa at Tibur,; he wanted a retreat away from his Palatine Palace (which he did not like at all) and the noisy crowd that daily swarmed the streets…

Roman art on display at Capitoline Museums in Rome

15 April, 2020

From 5th March to 5th September, the Capitoline Museums will host an extraordinary exhibition devoted to Rome’s glorious past. Actually I Giorni di Roma or The Days of Rome, this is the name given to the exhibition, is part of…

What to see in Rome: famous from Dan Brown, the Vatican's secret passage way "Passetto di Borgo" open to the public

14 April, 2020

While already famous for its underground mystery so apt for Rome, Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons really put the Passetto del Borgo on Rome’s map for tourist attractions. While he had the fantasy to open it into the Papal library,…

Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal in Rome for the premiere of Monsters Vs Aliens

13 April, 2020

Celebrities love Rome and it’s not unusual to come across movie stars walking around Rome like simple tourists, gawking at this or that monument! So this time we were not a bit surprised when we bumped into Reese Witherspoon (in…

Stunning line-up for Rome Film festival

12 April, 2020

The Rome Film festival which is in its fifth year will run from 28 October to 5 November. Many stars and movie directors are expected to take part in the event. The organisers have just announced an impressive line-up; from…

Italian Postal Service launches the golden stamp

12 April, 2020

Can a postage stamp be an artwork? Sorry, I don’t have an answer to this, but I know for sure there are people who go bananas over them! Actually some of these stamps are really beautiful and made from the…

Rome: House of Vestal Virgins reopens after 20 years

12 April, 2020

Located at the foot of the Palatine Hill and on the eastern verge of the Roman Forum, the house of the vestal Virgins in Rome has been restored to its pristine beauty at last; after a twenty-year long restoration, this…