Around 186 BCE, a former slave turned courtesan named Hispala Faecenia fell in love with a young upper-middle class Roman man named Publius Aebutius. Then she learned his mother and stepfather planned to have Aebutius initiated into the Mysteries of Bacchus, a religious cult that, legend holds, featured drunken orgies and frenzied women tearing you...

There are two Roman hotels in the top 15 best luxury hotels in the world. And one, the Bulgari Hotel in Rome, tops the list compiled by Luxury Travel Intelligence, the community of travel web super-experts that has been publishing these kinds of rankings for years. In addition to the Bulgari, the top 15 also includes the Six Sense Rome, in Piazza S...

The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center is a shining icon that has illuminated the heart of New York for decades, but few are familiar with its fascinating story of tradition, emigration, and an Italian touch. This is the story of Cesidio Perruzza, the Italian who, during a time of deep poverty and crisis like the Great Depression, brought a glimm...

There’s more to Lazio than just Rome, and there’s surely more to Rome than the Colosseum and carbonara (though, while you’re there, we can help with those cravings). Our Travel Team has picked out 10 of their favorite places to visit in the region–ones you’ve probably never heard of–from quirky diorama displays to enchanting gardens and gorges… and...

Rome is second only to London for attracting the world's top luxury hotel brands in 2023, according to a new report by Luxury Travel Intelligence. The LTI rankings put Rome ahead of other key destinations including New York, Qatar, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo and all other European capitals "in terms of attractiveness and present and future tourist vi...

Italy's Carabinieri military police on Tuesday unveiled Saetta, a remote-controlled robotic dog which initially will be assigned to the bomb squad in Rome. The four-legged robot can be operated to a maximum distance of 150 metres and will be used for high-risk reconnaissance activities and hostile operational situations. Saetta can traverse rough t...

You can explore Rome in many different ways: walking along the ancient streets, choosing the sacred paths or those of traditional food. But if you are a true movie lover, then we suggest you discover the places chosen by great Italian and foreign directors for the set of some scenes of their movies. Among these places, there are also numerous attra...

A new quiz game designed to test players' knowledge of Ancient Rome has been launched in Italy in time for the Christmas market. Aimed at players aged upwards of 14, the boxed card game is titled S.P.Q.R., short for Senatus Populusque Romanus which means the Senate and the People of Rome. L'Airone Editore said its game aims to "educate, entertain a...

Born and raised in Norwalk, Connecticut, Julia Sferlazza embodies the rich tapestry of her Italian American heritage. A proud descendant of both Ischia, an island in the Gulf of Naples, and the towns of Lercara Friddi, Messina, and Potenza in Sicily and Basilicata, Julia's roots run deep into Italian culture and heritage. Now residing in Rome, Ital...

Villa d'Este is a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, included in the UNESCO list of world heritage with its fountains, nymphs, grottoes, plays of water and hydraulic music. The history of the villa is closely related to the history of its first owner, Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este, son of Lucrezia Borgia. Appointed in the sixteenth century Gover...