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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 [...]
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. [...]
A New Pope Highlights Easter 2013 in Rome
What a special Easter this is bound to be with a new, charming and inspiring pope! Francis has already attracted the sympathy of the whole world, Catholics or not, and will continue to surprise us, therefore come down to Rome and see this fascinating pontiff in action. Easter week is a very intense period for [...]
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 [...]
Benedict XVI’s Holy Fashion Show is over! What’s next?
The pope’s resignation not only shocked Catholic believers all over the world but also disappointed fashion lovers. Benedict XVI was indeed the most stylish pope in quite a while. Especially if compared with pope Paul VI (1963-1978) who represented the trough, with his love for purple, grey and beige ordinary clothes, Ratzinger stood out for [...]
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 [...]
What’s Open (& When) in Rome During the 2012 Christmas Holidays
We don’t know for what reasons but many of our readers think that Rome shuts down for the Christmas holidays. No way, that’s totally wrong! If you want to know what you can do/see on days such as Christmas or January 1 etc… continue reading our story. During the Christmas holidays museums, archeological areas, monuments [...]
Rome’s Museums Will Be Free of Charge and Resonating With Music on December 1!
On Saturday night Rome will be turned into a huge stage of live music for the fourth edition of Musei in Musica (Museums in Music). After last years’ massive participation, on December 1st tens of thousands of Romans and travelers are expected to show up. From 8pm to 2am (last admission at 1am), more than [...]
