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Someone neglected to tell Rome’s Colosseum that there’s a tower in Pisa that has cornered the market the whole “leaning” thing. Italian officials announced Tuesday that the south side of the Colosseum may now be 15 inches lower than the north side of the 2,000-year old monument. “The concrete foundation on which the Colosseum is built is an oval-shaped ‘doughnut’ which is 13 metres …
Here are the Italy travel news, culture and food stories that got our attention this week… Is Rome’s new Eataly all it is cracked up to be? Katie Parla writes in The New York Times,”The lack of consistency is perhaps mitigated by the sheer convenience of it all. Thousands of nicely packaged products are artfully displayed in a large, air-conditioned …
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Updated 2018. Italo, Italy’s new high-speed train, made its inaugural run Friday. This new service is going to revolutionize travel in Italy. Imagine traveling from Rome to Naples in just an hour; possible because the train travels up to 216 miles per hour! For the next few months, service will be limited to Milan-Florence-Bologna-Rome-Naples. You can book tickets now for …
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This weekend is the perfect time to find yourself in Italy—great weather, pre-Easter celebrations and one of the most anticipated events of the year, the 20th annual Spring Open Days. Six hundred seventy cultural and historical sites all over Italy will be open to the public free of charge. The event is organized by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI), the …
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 this clip from one of the DVDs, Postcards From Italy, director Steven McCurdaysets the sites of Rome to music: Dream of Italy’s Rome App Reveals Best of The Eternal City! Just $2.99 on iTunes or Google Play (Android)420+ entries (with a lifetime of free updates) on hotels, restaurants, must-see sites, art, museums, shopping, cooking classes, walking tours, private guides, …
Just back from Rome yesterday and have a tip for those flying into and out of Leonardo da Vinci (Fiumincino) Airport — you can take the new Alitalia Bus for 7 euros each way to and from the airport. But you have to be flying on Alitalia (a plane ticket is required to purchase a bus ticket). I’m not sure …
