Just a few steps from Campo de’ Fiori, between Via di Grotta Pinta and Piazza del Biscione, there is a covered passageway that many people walk through without realizing what it hides. Its walls and vault...
Purchased for 41.3 million in 2019, resold for 37 six years later: who sold the building on Via di San Basilio, and why. Discover the backstory....
For the first time, the Antica Biblioteca di Trinità dei Monti is opening its doors to the public. You can now enter a restored room—which had been closed for a long time—featuring a painted ceiling fro...
An arena, a desert, a distant galaxy: Hans Zimmer ’s soundtracks bring to life vastly different cinematic worlds. In Rome, these atmospheres intertwine among the monuments of *Angels & Demons*—filmed...
From October 19 to 25, Rome Art Week features 150 galleries and institutions showcasing 559 artists—all free of charge. Seven events to mark on your calendar, one per day, from Trastevere to Centocelle....
A library without books but with one of Rome’s most monumental painted ceilings. You can see it for free for one more month: here are the hours and how to get in....
From October through December, Rome offers plenty of opportunities to laugh live: neighborhood festivals, stand-up comedy, and monologues on big stages, right up to an evening that pairs jokes with a tas...
The Baths of Trajan reopen to the public with a new look. The restoration and enhancement project for the large southwestern exedra and the underground gallery—funded as part of the PNRR – Caput Mundi p...
On September 11, 2026, the Cinema dei Piccoli—the historic venue located within Villa Borghese in Rome, famous for earning a Guinness World Record in 2005 as the world’s smallest building used for movie s...
When we think of Rome’s soundtrack, our minds immediately turn to Nino Rota’s *La Dolce Vita *. The composition associates Rome with a relaxed rhythm, blending jazz with classical music. with the deep chords of the do...