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There are two Roman hotels in the top 15 best luxury hotels in the world. And one, the Bulgari Hotel in Rome, tops the list compiled by Luxury Travel Intelligence, the community of travel web super-experts that has been publishing these kinds of rankings for years. In addition to the Bulgari, the top 15 also includes the Six Sense Rome, in Piazza S...

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Rome is second only to London for attracting the world's top luxury hotel brands in 2023, according to a new report by Luxury Travel Intelligence. The LTI rankings put Rome ahead of other key destinations including New York, Qatar, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo and all other European capitals "in terms of attractiveness and present and future tourist vi...

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Italy's Carabinieri military police on Tuesday unveiled Saetta, a remote-controlled robotic dog which initially will be assigned to the bomb squad in Rome. The four-legged robot can be operated to a maximum distance of 150 metres and will be used for high-risk reconnaissance activities and hostile operational situations. Saetta can traverse rough t...

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You can explore Rome in many different ways: walking along the ancient streets, choosing the sacred paths or those of traditional food. But if you are a true movie lover, then we suggest you discover the places chosen by great Italian and foreign directors for the set of some scenes of their movies. Among these places, there are also numerous attra...

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A new quiz game designed to test players' knowledge of Ancient Rome has been launched in Italy in time for the Christmas market. Aimed at players aged upwards of 14, the boxed card game is titled S.P.Q.R., short for Senatus Populusque Romanus which means the Senate and the People of Rome. L'Airone Editore said its game aims to "educate, entertain a...

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Born and raised in Norwalk, Connecticut, Julia Sferlazza embodies the rich tapestry of her Italian American heritage. A proud descendant of both Ischia, an island in the Gulf of Naples, and the towns of Lercara Friddi, Messina, and Potenza in Sicily and Basilicata, Julia's roots run deep into Italian culture and heritage. Now residing in Rome, Ital...

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After 50 years of neglect, Rome’s “lost” imperial palace Domus Tiberiana has reopened as an open-air museum. Until recently a crumbling and off-limits ruin near the famous Colosseum, the Domus Tiberiana palace — built in the first century AD and beloved by Nero — hopes to once again take its place as one of the city’s top tourist attractions.  The...

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Visitors could spend a lifetime seeing all the sights there is to see in Rome. But there’s even more to Rome than meets the eye. To truly dive in to Rome’s past is to head underground. Rome is a city built upon a city. The remnants of ancient Rome form the skeleton of today’s Eternal City. Underground Rome is a tapestry woven with layers of time, a...

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The long-awaited holiday in Rome has arrived, but you are disheartened to realize that the rain is raging in the capital. What to do in Rome when it rains? Don't panic, Rome offers many alternatives, even under the rain. In this article we will take you through 10 experiences not to be missed on a rainy day, it is an opportunity to take advantage o...

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Rome is the first city in Italy to equip itself with a network of study rooms within its library and museum system. The goal is to provide students with a series of spaces that are also open in the evening hours and on holidays, located throughout the city, carving them out precisely in places intended to preserve and disseminate culture. Starting...

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