Holidays in Rome

Culture Undersecretary Francesco Giro has assured visitors that there should be no worries about the state of the Colosseum. This came after three chunks of mortar fell off of an interior wall before the building opened on Sunday, May 9. Three thin slabs of the original mortar in the building, measuring a total of 0.5 [...]

An exhibition, spotlighting  the rising and decline of Villa Adriana, the 2nd-century palace constructed by the Emperor Hadrian, has started in the rests of the building complex east of Rome.Tons of artifacts earlier from the villa and now disjointed in collections around the world, have brought back to the site for the event at Tivoli, [...]

Italy is one of most popular destinations in the world. One of the most ancient areas is the capital of Italy which is Rome. Rome is a city that has many amazing inexpensive destinations yet insightful tours. Their early civilization and the age of the Roman civilization make you love living in their time. Rome [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

There are many marvelous ways to tour the beautiful city of Rome, Italy. One can rent a scooter and zip around the city’s heart wearing large sunglasses and a scarf, giving an absolute best resemblence of Audrey Hepburn. Or, one might take a leisurely dinner cruise up the Tiber river for a view of Roma [...]

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 [...]

There is a unique offering from Tiber River that is perhaps the most romantic evening to be had in all of Rome. That is a moonlit cruise along the Tiber river. On the luxury motorship Tiber II you will enjoy fine dining, live Italian music and dancing. From your viewpoint at the water’s edge, the [...]