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Incident comes days after another tourist carved initials into Rome monument.
A 17-year-old Bulgarian student who defaced the Colosseum has been reported by Rome police for aggravated damage to a building of historical...
French tourist receives €450 fine for late night escapade in Rome fountain.
A 31-year-old French tourist has been fined €450 after Rome police caught her in the waters of the Fontana delle Api, located at the Piazza Ba...
Israeli woman caught carving family initials on Colosseum.
Staff at the Colosseum caught a 39-year-old Israeli tourist carving the initials of the names of her husband and children into an internal pillar of the ancient...
Cultural tourism is booming in Italy, with Rome at the top.
Rome retains its title as Italy's top cultural destination, attracting 15.2 million tourists and 36.6 million overnight stays in 2018.The news was announced by...
Chinese tourists violate Rome's no drone policy.
Three Chinese tourists were detained by Rome police after being caught flying a drone over the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine on 13 March.
The tourists, aged be...
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 Italian news agency ANS...
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 police officer, acco...
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 part of a major inv...
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 at around 15.00 on 18...
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 welcomed almost 49 million...
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 introduced by the city's mayo...
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 media reports.
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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 director of the Colos...
A short guide to the most important and famous museums in Rome, showing some of the most important Italian and international art masterpieces.
Vatican museums
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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 of 10 December.The...
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 streets of the capital, f...
"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 redevelopment by its...
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" into one of the bu...
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 night thanks to a pe...
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 of an annual survey b...
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