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 company Hotels.com.   The capital was particularly popular with Russian visitors, as well as tourists from Argentina, France, Spain and the US. Venice came in second place on the...

by Andrew Dampf   This March 26, 2014 artist rendering provided by Italian Serie A soccer club Roma, shows the new stadium to be build on the outskirts of Rome. Roma's American president James Pallotta remains optimistic that construction will begin on a new stadium inspired by the Colosseum by the end of 2015. Roma's American president Jame...

When we think of American writers living and working overseas, most of us turn to those authors who lived in Paris.   We recollect Hemingway's A Moveable Feast, that fine account of his life in Paris in the 1920s; we imagine Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald making the rounds to such bars as La Rotonde and Les Deux Magots; we conjure up Gertrude...

by Alex Goff   Former Notre Dame All American Nick Civetta has signed a contract with Lazio 1927 of Italy's Eccellenza league, the country's top professional rugby league.   The 6-9 Civetta suited up for the USA Selects in the fall and had been playing with NYAC, but spent much of this past spring rehabbing from shoulder surgery. But...

Italian food is probably the most delicious and popular cuisine on the planet. But Americans, including Italian Americans, can go into a gastronomic shock when they arrive in Italy to find their favorite comfort food is not listed on the menu. Here are a few suggestions to keep under the radar when visiting Italy:   Pasta and risottoLinguine...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the retirement of Rinaldo Petrignani as president of Boeing Italy. Petrignani will continue his relationship with Boeing as a senior counselor and is succeeded by Antonio De Palmas effective April 15.   De Palmas, 48, will be responsible for coordinating all company business activities in Italy a...

You've just booked a weekend getaway to Rome with your significant other in a desperate attempt to salvage the shattered remains of your relationship. Congratulations!   With its breathtaking monuments and mouthwatering cuisine, Rome is the perfect place to dwell in the delusion of happiness for a few final hours. Below is a suggested three-...

Stop by AUR's Open Day on April 13th from 2pm-5pm for a campus visit! From touring the facilities, visiting information booths, meeting the staff and students, The American University of Rome's Open Day is your chance to come and discover everything that our university has to offer, find out more about our programs, and get your first taste of stud...

"Siamo ben lungi dallo sconfiggere la contraffazione del nostro made in Italy o, peggio, il fenomeno dell'Italian sounding. Infatti, mentre cerchiamo di affermare le nostre denominazioni in tutto il mondo, c'è chi svolge un'attività di tutela al contrario, a tutto vantaggio delle imitazioni: è il caso della potentissima lobby del latte statunitense...

Sarebbe in arrivo un lauto sostegno economico per rimpinguare le casse della Roma. Lo rivela oggi il quotidiano Il Messaggero, che annuncia un "prestito obbligazionario a lungo termine di 200 milioni da parte di Goldman Sachs".   I soldi arriverebbero per "sostenere anche i progetti futuri del club giallorosso". La banca d'affari statunitens...