Holidays in Rome

So you’re planning holidays to Rome and you’ve done a bit of research beforehand. You’ve woked out how to get from from the airport to your hotel. Naturally, you’ve made your Rome hotels reservation and you’ve made a list of recommended restaurants you want to check out during your trip. You’ve even mapped out your [...]

The Caravaggio exhibition getting the Renaissance master’s top works to Rome will extend its weekend opening hours as demand rises. The exhibition, which features Michelangelo Merisi’s, alias Caravaggio, 24 attested masterpieces, has been collecting record bunches since it opened up last month and is awaited to attract even more, as  organiser Emmanuele Francesco Maria Emanuele [...]

The following is a weekly updated list of some of Rome’s art exhibitions taking place in the next days: -Musei Capitolini: The Age of Conquest: The Lure of Greek Art in Rome; masterpieces looted from Greece between the third and first centuries BC; until September 5. -Palazzo Venezia: Renaissance Sculpture. Donatello, Bregno and Michelangelo in 15th century [...]

The Vatican museums are immense, with more then four miles of corridors. Note that the ramp up which you walk from the lower entrance is a double helix. There are two ramps nestled inside one another. If you leave the museum the same way you’ll actually walk down a different pathway.The Sistine Chapel is [...]

Saint Peter’s is almost overwhelming. Having seen many Roman churches before St. Peter’s, I almost passed it up on my first trip and found the almost didn’t happen visit stunning. The church is difficult to describe since it is incomparable to virtually anything else architectural, whether place of worship or more worldly. At its time [...]

The two Flavian emperors built the Colosseum, finishing in about 79 AD. One properly should call it the Flavian Amphitheater. Marble covered the Colosseum, as virtually all of Rome. During the Dark Ages the marble was stripped and burned to make lime for cement. The Church and others borrowed what may have been left. The name [...]

Where’s a romantic spot to propose in Rome? This is a surprisingly common question. Not so surprising, perhaps, considering that, to many people and travelers, Rome is the most romantic city around. Frankly, just about any spot in Rome is at least reasonably romantic. Pick a sidewalk table anywhere in the city, order two capuccinos [...]

Rome is the type of destination that fascinates tourists from around the world. This beautifully historic city features many free attractions that are perfect for those on a tight budget. Rome offers some of the most beautiful and impressive sights in the world that offer a glimpse into the history and culture of the city [...]

Angels and Demons is a bestselling novel by American author Dan Brown, and is set in the magnificent capital city of Italy- Rome. It depicts the thrilling adventure of Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon as he travels all over Rome, trying to stop a legendary secret society known as the Illuminati from destroying Vatican City. On his journey, Robert [...]

Rome is not just for the young but also for the young at heart. The bustling activity of Rome’s center is a treat unto itself. The fragrances of freshly baked bread and freshly cut flowers await the visitor with initiative enough to venture forth in a different mode of transportation. That method of travel is [...]