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Linda Christian and Tyrone Power got married in Rome in 1949 under the eyes of the international press. In 1950 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer chose Cinecittà to shoot Quo Vadis. Stardom, celebrity and gossip become part of daily life. Nostalgi
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Fabrics and clothing from the 17th to the 20th century belonging to the Chigis, one of Italy's most powerful aristocratic family, will be for the first time on show in Ariccia, a lovely town 15 miles away from Rome, also known for
Read more…La Soffitta Sotto i Portici is Rome's bargain market, held twice a month in Piazza Augusto Imperatore. More than 100 exhibitors display their wares, which range from collectors' items and antiques to not-so-old objects like watches and furniture.
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Twenty to thirty thousand visitors a day are taking their toll on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel masterpieces. At the conclusion of a summer project to remove four years of dust from the Sistine Chapel's famed walls and ceiling, the director of the V
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Being the capital of Catholicism, Rome has a bustling sacred music scene. Tomorrow, the ninth edition of the Sacred Music Festival kicks off. The Autumn Festival brings together outstanding artists, first and foremost, the Festival’s Or
Read more…Can photography interpret the future, can it provide Futurspectives? This is the underlying question that the Photography Festival of Rome, on display until October 24, will try to address.
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Yes, Rome hosts the Vatican. And the Catholic Church doesn’t like Halloween at all since it is a pagan holiday, but Romans, especially the youngest, don’t seem to care that much: they love Halloween!
Here is a selection of venues w
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Financial meltdown, economic slump, subprime crisis? All of these words seem to belong to the past for the tourism industry in Rome.
The number of tourists visiting Italy’s capital in August grew by 11,5%, Vicemayor Mauro Cutrufo
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