From Palazzo Barberini to Villa Borghese, from the Ara Pacis to the Gallery of Modern Art, from the Victor Emanuel Monument to the "Scuderie": Rome shows all its cultural worth thanks to the exhibitions opened now in various historical sites of the city. “Hokusai” and “Picasso”will close in mid-January; the...

Like Halloween, Thanksgiving originated to celebrate the end of a plentiful harvest, but America’s most heartfelt festivity isn’t commonly celebrated in Italy. Italy’s non-adoption is probably because the event was originally a Protestant affair. Today, however, whether you’re an expat living permanently in Rome or a tourist, there are several...

Another one is Anthony Genovese’s “Il Pagliaccio” with 2 stars at Via dei Banchi Vecchi 129a, just across the Tiber from the Vatican and Trastevere, and 16 have one star.  The other 56 have “plates”, the equivalent of honorable mention. Of the 16 with one star, five are new

The exhibition is on in Rome's Capitoline Museums until September 10th and it shows the story of the painter Bernardino di Betto, nicknamed “Pinturicchio.” Between 1492 and 1494, he decorated a suite of rooms in the Apostolic Palace for the apartments of the controversial Pope Alexander VI.

An enchanted dinner with an amazing view. Imàgo, La Terrazza, Mirabelle, Giuda ballerino!, Aroma and La Pergola: there’s no better way to view the Eternal City in all its glory than from one of its many romantic rooftop restaurants.

"The Leonardo da Vinci Experience" opened at Via della Conciliazione in mid-February. But there are also two other permanent “museums” devoted to Leonardo in Rome. They all celebrate the special relationship between the Eternal City and the Italian genius and his innovative inventions.

"Artemisia Gentileschi and Her Times:" an exhibition celebrating the unrecognised success of Artemisia Gentileschi, a female artist who was undervalued in her time, but managed to achieve recognition in the male-dominated art world of the post-Renaissance era.

In the Vatican-owned building where Ratzinger lived, the new McDonald's is open 7 days a week. The rent is the equivalent of 6,500 Big Macs, per month. The company claims that their restaurants are designed with respect to the historical environment. His Holiness has made no statement.

January 6 is a national holiday in Italy commemorating the 12th day of Christmas, when the Three Kings or Wise Men arrived at the manger bearing gifts for baby Jesus. It's called Epiphany and it's when Italians celebrate the tradition of La Befana with gifts and festivals.

Mentioned for the first time in a manuscript dated 1470, this treat from Italy receives a different take from different areas. Panettone survived through time and there are many legends around its origins. Today its popularity spread around the world and Panettone can be find from Milan to Peru.