You can call it many different names: International Workers’ Day, Labor/Labour Day, May Day or, as locals would, Primo Maggio. No matter what you pick: this particular holiday will always creates some inconveniences for those who are visiting Rome (and Italy at large, as it’s a nationally observed celebration) at this time. That’s why […]
by C. P.
Finally, a world-famous sports event is going to come back to Rome: For the first time in its history, the seventeenth edition of the EuroGames will take place in the city, from July 11 to July 13, 2019. Looking for the best accommodation when the competition is on? Read on for more information! To those […]
by C. P.
Lovers of speed and fast cars don’t need to travel to Maranello or Monza when visiting Italy in the spring: next month, they could experience an authentic Formula E race right in the city of Rome! Dubbed “E” because all the single-seaters in this particular category are electrically powered, the race for the Italian leg […]
March has begun, and so has the Mese della Fotografia Roma, Rome’s Photography Month: set up by the FARO association, bringing together professional photographers and fans of this particular form of art, this initiative includes over 200 free events, among them conferences, book launches and, of course, exhibitions. It’s impossible to list them all, but […]
A group of tour guides promote free sightseeing off the beaten path in Rome, and money they raise from donations helps restore towns that were severely damaged by 2016 earthquake in central Italy. The touring organization is named Muri Sicuri, which translates ‘safe walls,’ in an aim to present murals performed on the spot […]
by Emanuele Buffa
As announced in the previous post on this subject, the very first Free Museum Week is here! Settimana dei Musei, as it has been dubbed by Italy’s culture minister Alberto Bonisoli later last year, will replace the very popular Free Museum Sundays. How does Settimana dei Musei work? State museums and archaeological sites across Italy […]
As with each new winter, the 6 Nations is back: the most important tournament in the world of rugby has kicked off over the weekend and sees Italy compete against Scotland, England, France Wales and Ireland. Ticket holders wanting to see their favorite team in Rome now have one more reason to get to the […]
Tourists planning their Italian holidays around the wonderfully generous “Free Museum Sundays” scheme may have to change their plans when they visit in 2019. In order to avoid the huge queues originating at the most popular sites on the first Sunday of the month, Italian culture minister Alberto Bonisoli has announced the end of the […]
by C. P.
Visitors to the area of Rome roughly wedged in between the Santa Maria in Cosmedin church (the location for the Bocca della Verità/Mouth of Truth) and the Circus Maximus have now one more place to see when in that part of the city. The Alda Fendi Foundation, established by one of the celebrated fashion designers, has […]
The motto for New Year’s Eve in Rome is “the year-long night“, and for good reason, due to the sheer amount of events happening between the last few hours of the last day of the year and the first few ones of New Year’s Day! It’s an astounding calendar of happenings, and while a huge […]
