Top international athletes converge in Rome for the 2019 edition of Italy’s annual track and field event.
The world’s fastest and strongest athletes will return to light up the Eternal City as the 39...
The unique heritage of Herculaneum
Herculaneum is less well-known than Pompeii but in many ways it offers a more complete visitor experience.One hot summer day in 79 AD, 300 terrified citizens of the seaside town of Herculaneum fled to...
The Colosseum hosts the Severans
An exhibition at the Colosseum traces the Roman empire's “last period of greatness” under the 40-year reign of the Severans.
A new exhibition at the Colosseum pays tribute to the Severans, Rome’s fou...
75th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino
75th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of world war two.Driving past Monte Cassino many years ago with the late Mark Pluciennik, professor at Leicester University, and one of the most cerebr...
The social commentary in the rhymes of Trilussa still rings true in Rome today.“But he’s famous!” goes a voice outside a bar in Trastevere. A footballer? Politician? Big Brother contestant? Film star?...
Mainly a defence against barbarians and invaders, Rome's Aurelian Walls were also a pragmatic part of daily life.
For most visitors, Rome’s museums mean paintings and statues, more statues, more pain...
2019 Italian Open Tennis in Rome
The Rome Masters tennis tournament returns to the Foro Italico in May 2019.
Fashion, food and high-octane sport once again blend together under the late spring sunshine as the Italian Open tennis ret...
When the highest notes arise from the deepest sighs: the tragic but little-known story of Italy's castrate singers.
“Alessandro Moreschi Angelo di Roma, Cantore nella Capella Sistina 1858-1922” reads...
Luke Wadding and his Rome legacy
The Irish founder of St Isidore's College arrived in Rome 400 years ago.
Luke Wadding, an Irish Franciscan priest, arrived in Rome on 17 December 1618. He came as theological adviser to a royal deleg...
Ryder Cup comes to Rome in 2022
Rome will welcome the golf world's greatest team event, the Ryder Cup, for the first time as Italy begins to embraces the sport.
While Rome may be used to the glitz and glamour of major sporting even...
Formula E returns to Rome on 13 April
The streets of Rome's EUR suburb host the second edition of Formula E
Rome has a prestigious history when it comes to drawing crowds to watch the thrills and spills of a race.
Gone might be the da...
Architect Paolo Arsena, the driving force behind the Metrovia project, explains how it could change Rome's public transport network.
What is Metrovia?
It’s a solution to provide Rome with an integ...
Italian connections to the infamous Washington landmark.
Until the break-in that occurred the night of 16 June 1972 in the offices of the Democratic National Committee, the Watergate was known primar...
How Ireland's national sport has been embraced by Italians and international expats in Rome.
“It’s like a cross between rugby and soccer, with a little bit of basketball!”Gaelic football might not be...
Palazzo Farnese at Caprarola: enchanting day trip from Rome
The Farnese palace above Lago di Vico in north Lazio is a monument to the Farnese family and to the Mannerist style.
The Monti Cimini with their volcanic lakes of Lago di Vico and Lago di Bolsena lie...
Artemisia Gentileschi: trailblazing Rome artist
Artemisia Gentileschi was a pioneering and fearless Roman artist whose trailblazing artistic legacy is only being fully appreciated in modern times.
The stellar career of Italian early baroque painte...
Remembering Milton Gendel in Rome
The American Academy in Rome pays tribute to Milton Gendel.
Milton Gendel, who died on 11 October 2018, two months short of his 100th birthday, exerted an indelible impact on the cultural relations b...
Rome and Philadelphia make medical history
Former Rome mayor Ignazio Marino was instrumental in establishing the world's first dual international medical degree.Rome's Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) and the Thomas Jefferson Univer...
Rocca Sinibalda: Lazio's most mysterious castle
The strange, multi-layered story of Rocca Sinibalda, located 50 km north of Rome.
The 12th-century Rocca Sinibalda sits on a spur of rock dominating the Turano Valley, a 40-minute drive north of Rome...
Nothing is impossible for AS Roma football club
AS Roma seeks to carry the spirit of an “impossible dream” into the new season as the Rome club’s popularity soars off the field.Blessed with an impassioned support base and fuelled by a city rivalry...
