Lazio

Italy's biggest photographic exhibition: Italian world heritage sites on show

25 April, 2020

The beautiful Villa d’Este in Tivoli is hosting a photographic exhibition celebrating Italy’s treasures included on the UNESCO world heritage list. It makes a fantastic day trip from Rome to escape the city and see both a wonderful photo exhibition…

Italian food festivals: polenta 'sagra' in Lazio

21 April, 2020

An unusual Italian food festival celebrating polenta will take place at Castel di Tora, Rieti in the region of Lazio. The ‘sagra‘ will take place on February 21st at the gates to the historic town centre where an enormous copper…

Vincent Cassel's Italian holiday

21 April, 2020

While waiting to walk the Venice red carpet with his wife Italian actress Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel enjoyed a short holiday with his daughter Deva at Sabaudia, a sea-side resort near Rome. Judging from the pics the two had a…

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…

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…

How to make carbonara

14 April, 2020

Of all the famous sauces you can put on pasta in Italy, today we look at Carbonara. While the traditional recipe doesn’t involve cream, in Italy every mother, grandmother and house wife has her own recipe. Pasta alla carbonara is…

Carnival in Italy: the festival of Carnevale di Tivoli

10 April, 2020

It’s nearly Carnevale in Italy where carnival time marks the start of the period of Lent, 40 days before Easter. Obviously the Venice Carnevale is the most famous, although for Italians, the Carnevale of Viareggio is also an important celebration.…

Museums in Rome and surrounds: Museum grand tour site

4 April, 2020

Travel in Italy to see its Castelli Romani or Roman castles in Rome and Lazio, just got easier with a new website: Museumgrandtour. Italian museums featured on the site are divided into categories such as archeological, historical and relgious. The…

Places to see in Italy: Frascati's historic villas

2 April, 2020

From 16 to 24 May (which means two weekends in a row) visitors will have the opportunity to buy a season ticket for 13 euros and enjoy a tour of the historic houses and villas in the Colli Albani or…

Great exhibitions in Rome: "Fabrizio De Andrè" at Ara Pacis

29 March, 2020

From 24 February to 30 May, a great restrospective dedicated to an important Italian singer and poet Fabrizio De André will take place at the Ara Pacis in Rome. The exhibition, set in one of the most central (and beautiful)…

Italian family life: the dolce vita explored in photography exhibition in Rome

27 March, 2020

A free Italian photography exhibition is being held at Rome’s Museo Centrale del Risorgimento. The photos are of Italian family life, including weddings, holidays, birthdays and snapshots of the identity of families from Lazio. The exhibition is called “Famiglia: fotografie…

Touring Central Italy: Pastena Caves, Lazio

26 March, 2020

Situated in the Ciociaria region, not from Ceprano, the Pastena caves are an impressive karst cave system 2, 200 metres long; the site comprises several sections where visitors can admire amazing stalactites, stalagmites and subterranean streams; the streams can be…