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Sean Penn snapped in Rome with his new Italian girlfriend

7 April, 2020
Like his Italian counterpart Riccardo Scamarcio, Sean Penn is famous for being a bad boy, but the American actor also knows how to show his romantic side. According to some gossip websites, he is now seeing Cristina Serafini, a young…

Restaurants in Rome: Checco dello Scapicollo

6 April, 2020
Checco dello Scapicollo is one of Rome‘s the most famous restaurants; managed by the Testa family, the restaurant is famed for its extraordinary Roman cuisine and in summer guests can relax and have dinner in the beautiful garden, thus nurturing…

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…

Rome to bid for 2020 Olympics

4 April, 2020
After Rome lost the Serie A Championship to a final goal from FC Internazionale in its game against Siena, other good news on the sports front will hopefully be some consolation to the city. Rome has won Italy’s candidature choice…

IPhone app to jump entrance queues at Colosseum

4 April, 2020
Dream of touring Rome without the queues? Now you can with an iPhone app that lets you jump the queue at the Colosseum, which is particularly handy in the height of the Italian summer tourist season. The application ‘i-Mibac- Top…

Woody Allen films new movie in Rome

4 April, 2020
The next Woody Allen movie will be filmed in Rome, after the famous American director did Match Point in London, Midnight in Paris in the French capital and Vicky Cristina Barcelona in the Spanish city. The confirmation of the new…

Pope John Paul II beatification in Rome: ticketing scam

3 April, 2020
Pilgrims to the Vatican and Rome for the beatification of Pope John Paul II on May 1st are being asked by Italian police to be careful of any ticketing schemes. They are emphasising that the beatification event is free, after…

Touring Rome: live music in the Pigneto district

3 April, 2020
After walking the Pigneto district in Rome to discover an avant garde area of the eternal city, scene of Roma città aperta and Bar Necci, you can continue your exploration of this district by going over the Aquila bridge and…

Italian villa up for sale near Rome

2 April, 2020
If you are looking for a luxurious house near Rome, this Italian villa located only a few kilometres from the eternal city and surrounded by rolling green hills might really be your dream house ! Elegantly furnished and featuring an…

Shopping in Rome: women's design shop Leartigiane.it

2 April, 2020
Cultural and women’s design association Leartigiane.it recently opened their new shop in Rome, near Torre Argentina, where you can find furniture, interior decorations, jewellery and handmade clothes on display. The association is design to support women’s craftmanship and the shop…

Restaurants and trattorias in Rome: Matricianella

1 April, 2020
In Rome there’s a restaurant called Matricianella and famed for its bucatini all’amatriciana; a few days ago I had the chance to taste it and I must admit that it was the best bucatini all’amatriciana dish I have ever had…

Paz Vega wears Gucci

1 April, 2020
This is a lethal combination: Italian red carpet fashion in the form of a Gucci dress with plunging back and leg split, dressed by stunning Spanish actress Paz Vega. If you thought Elisabetta Canalis had presence at the Rome film…

Rome to host Architecture Festival

31 March, 2020
The 2009 Rome Architecture festival which aims to assist people in understanding the change taking place to our cities and how that change will influence our lives will be inaugurated on September 8. Paolo Soleri´s lectio magistralis on La frugalità…

Kevin Munroe's Dead of Night to open the Rome Film Festival

30 March, 2020
The Rome film festival is about to ring up the curtain on its fifth edition (October 28 - November 5) but fans of the twilight saga will be bitterly disappointed, the much awaited new movie starring heartthrob Robert Pattinson will…

The mysteries of Rome: the magical door

30 March, 2020
In Rome there is a mysterious door bearing strange symbols; symbols that seem to be hints for sorcerers still looking for the famous Philosopher’s stone. Centuries ago this door probably led into Marquise Palombra’s secret garden.The legend has it that…

Interview-book on Pope Benedict to be published

30 March, 2020
News from the Vatican is that a book in interview form with Pope Benedict XVI will be published by the end of the year. The work is the fruit of conversations between the Pope and journalist Peter Seewald. The two…

Michelangelo on Second Life in "Musei in Comune 2.0"

29 March, 2020
Ancient Rome in 3D is on Google Earth, there is the Virtual Museum of the Ancient via Flaminia, and soon we will have more Italian art exhibitions on Second Life. The first Italian project on Second Life was Experience Italy,…

Rome's summer nightlife: Estate Romana 2010 programme

29 March, 2020
With summer just around the corner, Rome is preparing to welcome tourists with a spectacularly rich programme and a series of events such as Lungo il Tevere di Roma 2010 which, as you can imagine for yourself, revolves around the…