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Italian culture minister satisfied with new ticket system. The Pantheon has taken in almost €200,000 in ticket sales since a new ticketing system was introduced at the Rome landmark a week ago, Italy's culture minister...
Italian police tracked down tourist who vandalised Colosseum. The tourist who carved his name and that of his girlfriend into a wall at the Colosseum, sparking outrage in Italy and around the world, has written a letter...
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Rome landmark sells almost 6,000 tickets on first day. The Pantheon generated more than €20,000 in ticket sales on Monday, with almost 6,000 tickets sold on the first day of a new ticketing system at the Rome landmark....
Viral video of tourist carving names into Colosseum wall sparked outrage. Italian police have identified the tourist allegedly responsible for defacing the Colosseum last week after a viral video of the incident sparked...
Italian culture minister slams "very serious" act. Italy's culture minister has condemned the actions of a tourist who was filmed carving the name of his girlfriend into a wall inside the Colosseum in Rome. Gennaro S...
Rome-Pompeii train to launch on 16 July. Italy is to launch a direct train service between Rome and Pompeii from 16 July, culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said on Sunday. The minister, speaking to veteran televis...
Bulgari Hotel overlooks Mausoleum of Augustus. Luxury jeweller Bulgari inaugurated a five-star hotel facing the newly restored Mausoleum of Augustus in the historic centre of Rome on Thursday night, following several ye...
Italy spends €9 million on 'Open to meraviglia' campaign. Italy's new tourism marketing campaign featuring Botticelli's Venus as a "virtual influencer" has faced a wave of criticism, including from within the government...
Italy launches Open to Meraviglia campaign. Italy's tourism authorities on Thursday launched a promotional campaign with Venus by Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli as the country's new tourism ambassador. The inte...
American tourist handed €470 traffic ticket. Florence police fined an American tourist €470 for driving a Ferrari in the city's famed Piazza della Signoria in the historic centre on Monday, Italian media reports.   Th...
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Incident comes as Rome prepares for Jubilee 2025. Rome police carried an American tourist with disabilities from Largo Gaetano Agnesi down the steps to the Colosseum as the escalator at the subway station was broken....
Once a sleek newcomer in Rome’s five star hotel market, Rocco Forte’s Hotel de Russie is facing growing competition as a wave of luxury hotel brands move into the city. But the iconic hotel off Piazza del Popolo still be...
Trova promises to get kids learning and laughing their way around Rome's sites. A new app has been launched with the aim of helping families to explore Rome with a series of self-guided, interactive detective trails....
Bolzano is first choice for Italians this Christmas in Airbnb survey. Rome is Italy's most sought-after Christmas destination for tourists from the US, France, Spain, Brazil and Germany, according to data compiled by th...
Rome’s new wave of five-star hotels to bring investment, jobs and high-end luxury to Italian capital. With its tropical beach resorts and soothing spas, Bangkok-based hotel brand Six Senses has made a name for itself by...
Italy is hot right now for Americans, and the proof is in the numbers. As the US dollar continues to surge and easing pandemic border restrictions boost travel confidence, US tourists continue to flock to Rome. This is h...
Return of tourism in Italy coincides with bad news stories. The tourism industry in Italy boomed over the summer season, after two difficult years due to covid, as tourist numbers edged up on pre-pandemic levels. How...
No damage caused to archaeological site. A 33-year-old Australian tourist was caught driving a rented moped around the Pompeii archaeological site, Italian media reported on Thursday. The man had entered the archaeol...
Tourists caught in Tritone fountain were aged 20 to 25. Rome police fined three German tourists a total of more than €1,500 for bathing in an historic fountain in the city centre, reports online newspaper RomaToday....
Colosseum tackles touts hoarding tickets to rip off tourists. Rome's Colosseum has introduced new tickets with the name of each individual visitor in an effort to stamp out the widespread practice of touts reselling tic...
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