My country´s capital famously boasts some of the world´s most legendary and inspiring tourist attractions, such as the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Spanish Steps, and Vatican City. But Rome is also overflowing with millennia worth of r
As the cradle of Christianity, the Old Continent’s history with Easter is millennia old. And though recently it has evolved from a merely religious observance to an secular cultural (even pop cultural) phenomenon, the mix of elaborate religious pa
It's sad to say, but in the Eternal City - never Europe's cleanest to begin with - residents and visitors alike have been for months having to cope with mountains of trash as well as increasingly potholed streets, as Rome's Five-Star party mayor has
Among the various cities I've traveled to in Europe, Rome is my favorite. The sites, history, construction and ancient buildings mark it as interesting reasons for millions of tourists to flock in each season. Being the key city in Italy, Rome is
When someone recently asked what she shouldn't miss when she goes to Italy's capital for all of one weekend, I wanted to ask her – “ma sei pazza??”(Are you nuts?) You could spend every waking hour for weeks barely scratching the surface of this brea
by Marco Pontuali The Eternal City is, of course, famously an enormous trove of outdoor public art. Not just buildings and monuments but also hundreds upon hundreds of statues, from classical antiquity through the 20th century. And about a particula
by Vladimira Velikova V.D. (as inValentine's Day) is upon us again this week, and sometimes overhyped though it is, for many of us romantics it's still kind of sweet to have a special day th