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In 2013, for the fifth straight year, the Vatican Museums have extended visiting hours on Friday evenings this summer and fall, to accommodate the many visitors who wish to take in the constellation of collections known as the “Pope’s Museums.” As in years past, there will be live music, both classical and contemporary, in the Raphael Rooms and the Sistine …
Though it may be thousands of years old, the Eternal City is always changing and evolving. If you’re planning a trip to Rome in 2012, check out what’s new in Rome: The historic Testaccio Market will be closing and a new, modern market will be opening a few blocks away. The move is controversial. Depending on when you are visiting …
If you’re visiting Rome between March and September 2012, plan to visit the Capitoline Museums for the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition Lux in Arcana: The Vatican Secret Archives Revealed. One hundred original documents — spanning 400 years of Papal history — will leave the confines of Vatican City for the first time. The records are usually kept in Vatican Secret Archives, a highly secure building …
In an effort to boast Rome’s prestige and popularity, by enticing new travelers and return visitors, a string of new, modern string of attractions will be opening in the EUR neighborhood of Rome. Esposizione Universale Romana, better known as EUR, is an area in southern Rome known mostly for business and art. Mussolini originally ordered the area built as the …
There is at least one Holocaust museum or center in 15 countries around the world and soon Italy will be added to the list. The Roman Jewish Diaspora is the second oldest in the world so the museum will serve as an educational vehicle for the Italian people and the world. Under the direction of Marcello Pezzetti and with support …
The ancient city of Rome, a place that has continuously impressed its inhabitants, visitors, and distant admirersfor centuries with its mastery of antiquity now presents us devotees, with something veramente nuova, truly new. With the inspired help of London-based architect, Zaha Hadid the decaying military barracks of Flaminio, in northern Rome, have been whipped into modern, artistic and architectural shape. …
Take a look at your Italy itinerary. How many Mondays will you be spending in Italy? Do you know what you will be doing those days? Monday is a tricky day for touring in Italy. Many restaurants in Italy are closed on Monday. You will find a good number of stores are closed, at least for Monday morning. Most of …
