When looking for a place to eat while in a strange city, whether you are looking for a quick bite or a fancy meal, we are all looking for the same thing: The best quality at the best price. While not getting ripped off. To this end, there are some golden rules. Golden Rule No.1: […]
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After two years of pandemic cancellations and restrictions, Italy’s Christmas markets will be back in full swing this festive season. While the energy crisis means some towns are cutting back on lighting and limiting the hours of operation, there’s still plenty of magic to be found. Whether your focus is on sipping mulled wine surrounded
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Inaugration of Rome’s Ringroad – the Grande Raccordo Anulare (GRA) On August 7th 1951 the first section of the Grande Raccordo Anulare (GRA), between the Aurelia and Appia roads, with only two lanes, was inaugurated and opened to traffic. An artery of critical importance for the city’s road network, it has an average of 160,000
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In the market for a historic amphitheater? Rome has one—the largest and oldest of its kind in existence—but it will run you a cool €77 billion ($79 billion). Okay, the Roman Colosseum isn’t actually for sale. But economic experts have calculated the worth of the iconic structure—and their process, while complicated, offers an insight into
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Smeared with the words “Aliens exist”. Finding out who did it will be difficult: it looks like the surveillance cameras have long since been out of order. ” Aliens exist “, aliens exist. This is the writing that appeared two days ago on the walls of the Pantheon, together with the design of two stylized
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An American man, wearing a t-shirt and shoulder bag by order, has decided to make the marriage proposal to his girlfriend in front of one of the symbolic monuments of Rome: the Trevi fountain. The place is certainly one of the most romantic you could wish for in the world. Equally surely, you could not
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The big international stars choose Italy for their summer holidays. And – of course – they post selfies on their social profiles. Not just Russell Crowe and Angelina Jolie . From Kate Hudson ‘s selfies in Capri aboard a yacht, complete with a trip to the Blue Grotto, to Adele ‘s shots in Porto Cervo, on vacation with her boyfriend, sports agent Rich Paul , on their profiles
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Roman Holidays returns to Via Veneto 70 years later. On Sunday 24 July at 9.15 pm, the Fondazione Cinema per Roma will transform Via Veneto into a large cinema hall. A screen of over 10 meters will be placed near the Aurelian Walls. The restored version of William Wyler’s Roman Holiday will be screened along the stretch from Porta Pinciana . The
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The Pope in Canada for the journey of forgiveness and suffering AGI – Arrived on the shores of Lake Sant’Anna, a place of pilgrimages and healings from time immemorial, Pope Francis will turn north, south, east and west and, following a Native American tradition, will bless the four cardinal points with a sign of the
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5 Things To Do If You’ve Already Been To Rome Before So, you’re planning a trip to Rome but you’re having a hard time coming up with a to-do list or itinerary. You’re at your wit’s end, partly because you’ve been to Rome one or two times before and you can’t help thinking that you’ve
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