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- Pigneto: Rome's Latest Fashionable District
- Pope Benedict To Answer Questions About Jesus On TV
- Rome Culture Week 2012 (14-22 April 2012)
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- Videogame Museum in Rome Expected To Open In 2011
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Rome Museum Night (May 19, 2012)
On Saturday May 19 the 2012 Rome Notte dei Musei will take place, an initiative that has become an annual event, now in its fourth edition. During the “Night of the Museums” the bigger part of Rome’s museums, archeological attractions, … Continue reading
Rome Strikes (May 11, 2012)
Each month, there are on average one or two strikes in Rome (and the rest of Italy) and these strikes can severely influence the average tourist’s visit to the Eternal City. These days, days of crisis and austerity measures, there will … Continue reading
Rome Public Transportation News
Rome’s public transportation system consists of metro, tram, bus and even some trains, which can all be used with the same tickets: 1 Euro for a normal ticket, 4 Euro for a day pass, 11 Euro for a 3 day … Continue reading
Rome Culture Week 2012 (14-22 April 2012)
Every year the city of Rome organizes the so-called “Culture Week” or Settimana della Cultura, which this year, 2012, is held for the 14th time. During this culture week, all the city and state-run museums of Rome offer free entrance, … Continue reading
Current sports events in Rome
Rome has several important sports events taking place every year, such as the APT Tennis tournament and the marathon. Each year there are 2 or 3 home matches in the Six Nations Rugby tournament and of course there is football … Continue reading
Festivals Outside Rome Today
It is of course never necessary to be bored in Rome, with the many concerts, markets and other events that take place every Saturday and Sunday. Still it can be interesting to leave the capital sometimes and check out one … Continue reading
Rome Summer Sales 2012
The 2012 summer sales in Rome will take place in July. The word bargain hunters in Rome need to look out for is saldi, Italian for “sales”. Since the first days of the 2011 summer says have been slightly disappointing … Continue reading
Rome Public Transportation to Ostia and Torvaianica (Summer 2012)
During the summer season the bus lines between Roma and the nearest beaches (Ostia and Torvaianica) will have more frequent departures during the weekends. The details are the following: The Roma-Lido train line leaving from the metro line B stop … Continue reading
New Rome Taxi Number 060609
A new all-encompassing taxi number has been opened in Rome, Italy. Whereas before you had to call an individual taxi company in Rome when you needed a taxi, a new number will now connect you directly to the nearest taxi … Continue reading
Anti Alcohol Decree 2012
Just like last year it has been decided that, from March 18 until September 30 2012, big parts of the center of Rome (and not only) will become alcohol-free zones after 11 PM and stay so until 6 AM. It … Continue reading
Friday Night Openings Vatican Museums
After a brief break during the months of August, from September 2 onwards the Vatican Museums will open their doors again every friday evening from 7 until 11 PM. The initiative will last until October 28 and, although normal tourists … Continue reading
Pope Benedict To Answer Questions About Jesus On TV
For the first time ever a Pope will answer questions on television: On April 22, 2011 (Good Friday), Pope Benedict XVI will respond to viewers’ questions on the Italian public broadcasting station RAI. The event will not be broadcast live, … Continue reading
John Paul II’s beatification in Rome: What to watch out for.
The beatification ceremony of Pope John Paul II will take place on May 1 2011 and already the tricksters and fraudsters are trying to benefit. It is expected that more than 1 million faithful Catholics will attend the event. Apart … Continue reading
Videogame Museum in Rome Expected To Open In 2011
Rome’s latest museum project for once has nothing to do with antiquity. The first museum in the world dedicated to the history of the videogame will be called Vigamus and it will be located in the Via Sabotino, near Piazza … Continue reading
Soviet 20th century artist Alexander Deyneka in Palazzo delle Esposizioni (till May 1, 2011)
Today, February 16th, 2011, will see the official opening in Rome of a retrospective of the works of the Soviet artist Alexander Deyneka. This exhibition marks the beginning of the Year of Russia in Italy and the simultaneously held Year … Continue reading
Rome Hotels Happy With Beatification John Paul II. Are they really?
According to one Polish news site some 700,000 Poles will travel to Rome for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, which will take place on May 1, 2011. According to this newspaper all those Poles will together spend around … Continue reading
Pigneto: Rome’s Latest Fashionable District
Trastevere has always been there, and Testaccio is also a given. For years San Lorenzo, across the Termini railway tracks and close to Rome’s Sapienza University, was the new happening area and now, according to the city’s monthly magazine A … Continue reading
Palazzo delle Esposizioni: Teotihuacan – City of the Gods (until February 27th, 2011)
What Teotihuacan: The City of the Gods Where Palazzo delle Esposizioni – Via Nazionale, 194 Rome, Italy When Until February 27th 2011 Since there are other civilizations than the Roman one, a visitor to the Eternal City with some time … Continue reading
Omnia Vatican & Rome Card 2012
After the Roma Pass and the Roma & Più Pass there is now, for the first time, a pass combining Rome’s religious and secular tourist attractions. The Vatican City and the Vatican-run Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi have joined forces and created … Continue reading
Free Museums in Rome on Tuesday Evening (Once A Month)
Under the nomer Martedi in Arte 2011 (Tuesday in Art 2011) special Tuesday evening openings of the most important state museums in Rome (i.e. the ones that receive more than 50.000 visitors a year) are being organized. This takes place … Continue reading