Archive for the ‘Lazio’ Category
Rome’s bird crisis
Posted in News from Italy andLazio6th December, 2008
Rome may play host each year to hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world. However, there is one group that is no longer welcome in Italy’s famous capital. Perhaps it was the ignominy of hundreds of them forcing a Ryanair jet into a...
Gladiator hero's tomb found in Rome
Posted in Movie Stars,News from Italy,Lazio andCulture18th October, 2008
His story won Oscars when it was brought to life by Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius in the Hollywood movie Gladiator. Now Marcus Nonius Macrinus, who inspired the 2000 epic, is winning plaudits all over again, with the discovery of his tom...
Italy's art treasures
Posted in News from Italy,Lazio andCulture6th October, 2008
From the Pantheon in Rome to the ruins of Pompeii, no country has striven more than Italy to diligently preserve its centuries of art and tradition. Now another of those ancient monuments, the Colosseum in Rome, is staging an exhibition showcasing ...
Rome's new theme park
Posted in Lazio16th August, 2008
The Pantheon, St Peter’s Basilica and Square, the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps…Rome boasts an infinite number of attractions that highlight its centuries of unrivalled history, tradition and culture. It remains one of the major at...