Cooling Dips for the Roman Summer
Swimming can offer a retreat from the oppressive Roman summer, but choices are few. If you are willing to plunk down some cash, hotels are one option, and there are a few cheaper ones offered by the...
View ArticleQ&A: Spring Break in Italy? Head to Rome
Our family is planning a trip to Italy for 7 to 10 days during spring break in March 2012. We have two teenage boys (ages 16 and 18). Our interest is more historical than religious. Could you suggest...
View ArticleWhen Rome Shuts Down in August, Where to Eat
This year, a handful of worthwhile culinary destinations in Rome will be open for the entire month of August.
View ArticleNight Life and More Along Rome's Tiber River
Every night this summer, the banks of Rome's Tiber River come to life for the 10th edition of "Lungo il Tevere" ("Along the Tiber").
View ArticleAt Maxxi in Rome, Urban Gardens Bloom
At Maxxi, the museum of contemporary art in Rome that opened in 2009, it's the building's design, by the architect Zaha Hadid, and the art inside that usually get most of the attention. But this...
View ArticleTwo Masters Explored in Roman Show
The exhibition "Filippino Lippi and Sandro Botticelli in Florence del '400," showing at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome, through Jan. 15, follows the lives and works of those two painters, with...
View ArticleVatican Gardens Open to Public Tours
Once accessible to the public on a limited basis, the gardens are now open to regular eco-friendly minibus visits, which depart from Piazza Pio XII near St Peter's Square five days a week.
View ArticleHow to Save Money on Train Trips in Italy
A selection of top train discounts available this season in Italy.
View ArticleWhere to Find Holiday Gifts in Rome's Markets
Looking for a unique gift to bring home from Rome? Don't waste time in souvenir shops. Instead, the city's markets are a great way to get some of that holiday shopping done early.
View ArticleChristmas Cribs Celebrated at Rome Exhibition
Few holiday traditions are more Italian than making presepi -- the cribs that sit in Christmas nativity scenes -- and an annual exhibition in Rome celebrates the craft.
View ArticleCooling Dips for the Roman Summer
Swimming can offer a retreat from the oppressive Roman summer, but choices are few. If you are willing to plunk down some cash, hotels are one option, and there are a few cheaper ones offered by the...
View ArticleQ&A: Spring Break in Italy? Head to Rome
Our family is planning a trip to Italy for 7 to 10 days during spring break in March 2012. We have two teenage boys (ages 16 and 18). Our interest is more historical than religious. Could you suggest...
View ArticleWhen Rome Shuts Down in August, Where to Eat
This year, a handful of worthwhile culinary destinations in Rome will be open for the entire month of August.
View ArticleNight Life and More Along Rome’s Tiber River
Every night this summer, the banks of Rome's Tiber River come to life for the 10th edition of "Lungo il Tevere" ("Along the Tiber").
View ArticleAt Maxxi in Rome, Urban Gardens Bloom
At Maxxi, the museum of contemporary art in Rome that opened in 2009, it's the building's design, by the architect Zaha Hadid, and the art inside that usually get most of the attention. But this...
View ArticleTwo Masters Explored in Roman Show
The exhibition “Filippino Lippi and Sandro Botticelli in Florence del '400,” showing at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome, through Jan. 15, follows the lives and works of those two painters, with...
View ArticleVatican Gardens Open to Public Tours
Once accessible to the public on a limited basis, the gardens are now open to regular eco-friendly minibus visits, which depart from Piazza Pio XII near St Peter’s Square five days a week.
View ArticleHow to Save Money on Train Trips in Italy
A selection of top train discounts available this season in Italy.
View ArticleWhere to Find Holiday Gifts in Rome’s Markets
Looking for a unique gift to bring home from Rome? Don’t waste time in souvenir shops. Instead, the city’s markets are a great way to get some of that holiday shopping done early.
View ArticleChristmas Cribs Celebrated at Rome Exhibition
Few holiday traditions are more Italian than making presepi -- the cribs that sit in Christmas nativity scenes -- and an annual exhibition in Rome celebrates the craft.
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