Planning a trip to Rome? Join New York Times Writer Maureen Fant on her Roman cuisine tour, for a real insiders look at Roman cuisine. Fant, a Manhattan native, has been living in Rome since 1979.
At the Pantheon in Rome, It’s a Numbers Game
You don't have to be a mathematician to enjoy Rome's Pantheon, but it helps! When the Emperor Hadrian started bossing around his building contractors in the early 2nd century A.D., he had several number games in mind.
Noteworthy Italy Hotel Openings
Check out these new digs in Florence, Milan, Rome, Venice, Puglia, Sicily and Tuscany. Lots of new Italy hotels are opening up and we at Dream of Italy have all the info you need.
The Dream Interview: Joe Brancatelli Knows Rome
Looking for an authentic experience? Business travel guru Joe Brancatelli reveals his favorite places in Rome, including wonderful apartment rentals and authentic restaurants undiscovered by the American media.
Westin Enhances Italian Stays
Westin Hotels & Resorts have introduced
nightly social and cultural
events in all of their hotels including their
Italian properties to encourage guests to relax, socialize and learn
something new at the same time.
Family Travel: Take the Kids to Italy
Taking the kids along on our trip to Italy this time sent unplanned itineraries and romantic interludes to be buried deep under piles of extra changes of clothes, favorite cuddlies, little books and toys, and pleas from us to leave that special pillow at home. Was this worth the effort?
Nero’s Golden Palace Partially Re-opens
Nero's Golden Palace Partially Re-opens. Earlier this month, a Roman landmark, Domus Aurea also known as Nero's Golden Palace, reopened to the public through a unique program allowing visitors to tour parts of the structure with an archaeologist explaining the ongoing preservation efforts, especially work on its famed frescoes. Read on for details.
Short Notes on Shopping in Rome
Do you keep up with the latest trends? Many normally hit the Italian scene way before coming over to America. Dream of Italy helps you discover the newest trends and styles in Italy and where to snap them up!
Rest Your Head at These Rome Hotels Including the Portrait Suites
Whole books can and have been written on where to stay
in Rome. We cover five Rome hotels from the opulent Portrait Suites, on Via Condotti + owned and run by the Ferragamo family, to the more affordable Hotel Teatro di Pompeo steps from Campo de' Fiori.
Touring Rome’s La Villa Farnesina
"Let's go somewhere different,"
I tell Daniella Hunt, a native
North Carolinian and Rome resident
who now leads walking tours in the
Eternal City. "Well, have you been to
Villa Farnesina, this wonderful villa in
but those I have taken there are
always impressed."