Free Visits
Museums at Night on May 18. The Best Openings and Events in Rome
Museums at Night, Night of Museums, there are different ways to label this yearly event that takes place on May 18 all over Europe. As usual, we will focus on Rome, trying to highlight the most interesting openings and events of this long night of free culture. Most venues will be open from 8pm to [...]
May is the Month of Photography in Rome! 10 Exhibits for an Alternative Day
Tired of museums, archaeological findings, churches and monuments? Want to spend a day doing something else? Here’s our proposal. A photo tour of Rome! Rome has a very interesting array of photography exhibitions in May. You just have to pick your favorite ones and enjoy an off-the-beaten track visit of the Eternal City. We selected [...]
May in Rome: Some of the Best Things To Do in the Eternal City
The best month of the year to visit Rome – long days and warm weather – has just started and there a lot of interesting activities and things going on here. If you’re in Rome during this month try to participate in at least one of these events. We picked up some of the most [...]
Open Your Heart to Rome’s Architecture & Design Beauties for Open House Roma 2013 on May 4-5
800 guided tours in 145 sites, 34 special events, 8 bike tours, 4 workshops for kids, 4 installations, 4 construction yards. All coordinated by 300 volunteers. These are the numbers of Open House Roma 2013, the second edition of this entirely free initiative whose main aim is to show the architecture and design beauties of [...]
Invasioni Digitali: Tell Your Story About Rome’s Landmarks on April 20-28!
DIGITAL INVASIONS How can the Internet and social media add value to Italy’s heritage? Find it out, or actually, do it yourself from April 20 to the 28th. Invasioni Digitali is a nationwide initiative that encourages people who like to communicate online to submit their pictures, videos and comments on a selected list of Italian [...]
As the Society of Jesus Hails its 1st Pope, We Propose You a Jesuit Itinerary in Rome
The largest Roman Catholic religious order can finally boast of a pope with the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio. And if it’s true that the Argentine pontiff didn’t always get along with the Jesuit Curia, he recently improved his relationship with the Society of Jesus. The Jesuit headquarters were overwhelmed with calls and letters [...]
It’s Finally Spring! The Best April Events in Rome
After the coldest and rainiest month in decades, April eventually marks the start of the warm season. The crazy times of Benedict XVI’s resignation and Bergoglio’s unexpected election are now over and we can again focus on lighter events and happenings. ROMAN IDENTITY The most Roman event of the month is the city’s birthday. [...]
Rome’s Top 2013 Exhibit So Far? CulturaCibo, on Food & Italy’s Identity
Food is not just material, it is also culture. And this holds nowhere more than in Italy, a country in love with beauty, either art or good food. Through April 7 the Rome Vittoriano complex hosts a free exhibition on how food is part of the Italian identity. It was curated by Italy’s top food [...]
March in Rome: Some of the Best Events Not To Be Missed
March is going to be a very exciting and hectic month here in Rome. So many crucial things going on… NEW LEADERS BY EASTER A huge establishment reshuffle is expected on both shores of the Tiber, i.e. at the Vatican and for our national government and Parliament. Italy’s general elections on February 24-25 will determine [...]
All the Dates & Occasions to meet Benedict XVI before he steps down on February 28
There are only a couple of weeks before pope Benedict XVI retires. Many of you will want to know if and when he will hold public events before February 28, his last day as pope, and here we are to provide you the information. Benedict hasn’t changed his agenda at all, he has just moved [...]
Rome Hosts 3 Rugby Games for the 2013 Edition of the 6 Nations at the Olympic Stadium
For the second year in a row Rome’s Olympic Stadium will be the battle field of the Italian rugby team during the Six Nations Tournament. After the 2012 impressive turnouts, the Italian Rugby Federation could definitely show that the Flaminio stadium was no longer enough for the rising crowd of Italian rugby lovers and of [...]
Carnival in Rome, Equestrian event or ancient festival?
The city of Rome has organized for the fifth year the “Carnevale Romano” which will mostly take place downtown between February 2 and the 12th and will hinge on the key feature of the Roman carnival: horses. [1] Maybe too much horse-centric, we dare to say. The impression is that it is an equestrian event [...]
