Category Archives: Art and Culture

Get Your Calendar Out: Upcoming Concerts in Italy

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

Time to organize your music schedule! There are a bunch of artists coming to Italy in the coming months (mostly to Milan argh!), so what better way to see the country and catch a show?! Tickets can be purchased on GreenTicket or … Continue reading →

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DiningCity Rome Restaurant Week: Nov. 5-11

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

Booking is now open for all the restaurants participating in Rome Restaurant Week, running from November 5th to 11th! The list of participating restaurants is impressive, including many famous, and hard-to-visit eateries of Rome. At most of the restaurants, with €25, … Continue reading →

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This Is Rome: Tonight and Tomorrow

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

Returning for its 5th edition, This Is Rome is back in the capital today and tomorrow, the 17th and 18th of October. This event, born in the club scene, highlights the most interesting components of culture that characterize the capital … Continue reading →

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It’s Led Zeppelin Celebration Day!

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

Happy Led Zeppelin Celebration Day everyone! That is, the day that cinemas all over the world are screening Led Zeppelin’s 2007 reunion concert from London. Considered the only real reunion the group has had in 30 years, TODAY is the … Continue reading →

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Roma Jazz Festival: Visual Jazz

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

Internationally acclaimed, Roma Jazz Festival returns this year, so get JAZZed up! Going on from October 12 – November 25, there is plenty of time to visit the Auditorium to catch all the sights and sounds that this year’s festival … Continue reading →

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FotoGrafia 2012 – International Photography Festival of Rome

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

Kicking off tomorrow is the 11th edition of FOTOGRAFIA, Rome’s International Photography Festival. The festival promotes contemporary photography, and brings to the surface up-and-coming artists. This year’s theme is WORK, ‘a keyword in the history of photography.’ For the third year … Continue reading →

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Castles and Secret Passageways

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

There really is no point in denying the appeal of a secret passageway. Sneaking around undetected, going places you shouldn’t, seeing things you’re not supposed to. It’s basically every kid’s dream. I mean, I can’t even tell you how many … Continue reading →

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Moonlit Spectacle: Ballet and Opera at the Terme di Caracalla

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

Of the (rough estimate) 147 million things I love about Rome, one of my favorites is how so many of the ancient ruins here are not simply “Look, but don’t touch”.  That’s not to say that they’re going to be … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: Santi Pietro e Paolo

Posted on June 28, 2012 by
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Are We Supposed to be Here?: Behind the Scenes at the Vatican

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

Having lived a stone’s throw from the Vatican (not that I’ve tried…) for nearly a year now, I guess I kept assuming I was going to soak up some knowledge of the city-state’s vast art and antiquities collection by way … Continue reading →

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