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High-tech system sheds new light on masterpiece
The Vatican has unveiled a new hi-tech lighting system for the Sistine Chapel, illuminating Michelangelo's masterpiece like never before.
The 7,000 light-emitting di...
€31 million still needed to restore Nero's monument
The partially-restored Domus Aurea or golden palace built by Emperor Nero in central Rome has reopened to guided visits, six years after it closed due to safet...
"Large" cappuccino €8 outside Vatican Museums
Two Spanish tourists have complained of being ripped off after being charged €22 for two "large" cappuccinos and a small bottle of water at a café n...
Tour operators unhappy with controversial increases
Hotel tax in Rome has doubled from 1 September following measures approved by city authorities at the end of July.
The price hike means that tourists staying at...
US couple accept invitation for return visit
An American couple attacked at the Spanish Steps in early August has accepted an invitation to return to Rome by the city's tourism councillor Marta Leonori.
The tourist...
Rome, Venice and Milan most popular with foreigners
Rome was the most popular Italian city for foreign tourists during the first six months of this year, according to data compiled by leading online hotel reservation...
Basilica is only landmark in Italy in travel guide's top ten St Peter’s Basilica in Rome has made the world's top ten list of landmarks in Tripadvisor’s second Travelers' Choice Attractions Awards, based on...
Passport awareness campaign by British embassy and Rome
Rome has joined forces with the British embassy to Italy by launching an awareness campaign highlighting the importance of keeping your passport safe.
Launche...
Italy remains top foreign country for US visitors
Rome is the second most popular international destination for US tourists this summer, after London, according to the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA).
The...
Numbers of tourists in Rome and Vatican helped by "Pope Francis effect"
Tourism in the capital grew by over 5 per cent in 2013 compared with the previous year, according to the Bilateral Tourism Authority of Lazio....
E-tickets to avoid queuing at Rome's central tourist attraction Tickets for the Colosseum can now be bought outside the monument via smartphones, allowing visitors to skip the often lengthy queues. The mobile ticketing...
London-based hotel group to run luxury Rome hotel
The luxury Hotel Eden in Rome was bought by London's Dorchester Collection on 18 September in a deal worth an estimated €105m.
The Dorchester Collection, a lux...
Shopkeepers in the St Peter's area of Rome are complaining of an "invasion" of illegal street vendors in the wake of mayor Ignazio Marino's pledge to tackle the problem around five key zones: the Pantheon, Colosseum, Pia...
Roman taxi drivers have been voted the rudest in the world by a survey of British holidaymakers. The survey, taken by UK company Airport Transfers, was based on responses from 2,162 British holidaymakers who had taken an...
A family of three tourists from eastern Europe were charged €72 for three portions of tiramisù and three cups of cappuccino at a bar on Via Cavour, according to Rome daily newspaper Il Messaggero.
When t...
Tourist cruises along the Tiber have been suspended indefinitely by the management company Roma Barche due to the polluted condition of the capital's river.
Tour operator Mauro Pica Villa of Roma Barche told French ne...
Four British tourists on holiday in Rome were charged €64 for four ice cream cones at Caffetteria Antica Roma on Via della Vite near the Spanish Steps, according to a report in Italian daily newspaper Corriere della...
Many expats in Rome have their favourite “overheard question” asked of the city’s tour guides. Wanted in Rome asked three Rome-based tour guides to describe the most unusual questions they have faced....
Guided tours of the Colosseum take place every Thursday and Saturday night from 2 May until 2 November.
The "Luna sul Colosseo" tour lasts 75 minutes and begins in the heart of the arena, incorporating the underground...
The Bank of Italy has blocked all credit and debit card transactions in the Vatican from 1 January 2013 as part of efforts by Italian financial authorities to curb money laundering in the tiny sovereign state.
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