Rome considers banning barbarian tourists
Rome to compile list of tourists "guilty of crimes against the city." Rome mayor Virginia Raggi is working on a proposal to prevent "barbarian tourists" from returning to the capital, according to Ita...
Dancing tourists arrested at Bernini fountain in Rome
Russian tourists assaulted Rome police at Spanish Steps.
Two Russian women, who climbed over the barriers in place around the Barcaccia fountain in Piazza di Spagna, were arrested after assaulting a...
New express train from Civitavecchia to Rome
Direct service will connect Civitavecchia cruise passengers with Rome.
A new express train connecting the coastal town of Civitavecchia north of Rome with the capital was announced on 12 February, as...
Rome police fine man for jumping in Piazza Navona fountain
Police hand out €450 fines for incidents at Piazza Navona and Trevi Fountain in Rome.
A 34-year-old Romanian man faces charges of damage after he was caught in the Fontana del Moro in Piazza Navona a...
Record year for Rome's Fiumicino airport
Almost 49 million travellers pass through Rome's airports in 2018.
2018 was a record year for passenger numbers at Rome's two international airports, Fiumicino and Ciampino, which between them welcom...
Rome bans centurions from city's historic centre
Rome mayor bans costumed centurions from Colosseum until March.
Rome's costumed centurions have been banned from operating around the Colosseum and the historic centre following legislation introduce...
Tourist caught stealing piece of Rome's Colosseum
Tourists in Rome continue to vandalise the Colosseum.
An American tourist has become the latest visitor to the Colosseum caught stealing a fragment of the monument as a "souvenir", according to local...
Colosseum visitors up to 7.4 million in 2018
Colosseum most popular tourist attraction in world says TripAdvisor.
Rome's Colosseum has attracted 7.4 million visitors in 2018, an increase of 5.7 per cent compared to last year, according to the d...
Museums in Rome
A short guide to the most important and famous museums in Rome, showing some of the most important Italian and international art masterpieces.Vatican museumsViale del Vaticano, tel. 0669883860, mv.vat...
Tourist removed brick from Colosseum as souvenir
Rome police caught Indian tourist with ancient brick from Colosseum.
A 47-year-old Indian tourist was detained by Rome police after removing a brick from the Colosseum as a souvenir, on the afternoon...
Rome bans centurions, pub crawls, street drinking
Rome announces permanent measures as city grapples with negative impact of mass tourism.
Rome police have been given more power and resources to tackle behaviour considered inappropriate on the stree...
Best day trips from Rome
Guide to 30 destinations for day trips or overnight stays within easy reach of Rome.They say “all roads lead to Rome”, however the central location of the Italian capital makes it a perfect departure...
Hostel at beach-side castle near Rome
"Europe's most beautiful youth hostel" on S. Severa beach near Rome.
The restored Castello di S. Severa, located on S. Severa beach about 50km north of Rome, is now home to a youth hostel following r...
Another tourist caught vandalising Colosseum
Tourists charged over graffiti and flying drones at Rome site.A 17-year-old Brazilian youth has become the latest tourist charged by Rome police for damaging the Colosseum, after he carved a letter "G...
S. Severa Castle illuminated at night
Lighting system follows launch of youth hostel at beach-side castle.The exterior of the recently-restored Castello di S. Severa, located on S. Severa beach about 50km north of Rome, is illuminated at...
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Rome's Fiumicino ninth best airport in world
Survey by eDreams ranks Rome's Ciampino as second worst in world.
Rome's Fiumicino airport has been listed in the top ten best airports in the world, in ninth place, according to the eighth edition o...
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Getting to Rome from Fiumicino and Ciampino airports
By Kayla Green
In collaboration with the American Univeristy in Rome
When visiting Rome, the first part of your trip will involve getting from the airport to your accommodation in the city. You...
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Rome's Fiumicino world's best for quality of services
Fiumicino also scoops award for world's most improved airport.
Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport, better known as Fiumicino, has received awards for the World's Most Improved Airport and Airport Servi...
New direct flights from Rome to San Francisco
Norwegian Air offers cheap flights from Rome to US later this year.
Low-cost airline Norwegian Air has launched cheap flights between Rome's Fiumicino airport and San Francisco, beginning on 7 Februa...
Rome embraces Instagram
Instagrammers promote Rome with hashtag #BellaRoma.120 photographers from across Italy will gather in Rome on 16 December to document the capital's "unusual and fascinating itineraries" via the social...
