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New App Will Allow Visitors to the Colosseum Faster Entry

by Anonymous (not verified) | Sun, 12/15/2013 - 06:00

New entrance e-tickets to the Colosseum have just been introduced, allowing visitors to skip the lines using their smartphones. Starting this week, the…

Culture

Colosseum Restoration Begins After Three-Year Delay

by Anonymous (not verified) | Thu, 12/12/2013 - 06:55

Restoration work on Rome’s Colosseum has begun, after almost three years of debate and delay. A ceremony last week marked the official start of the project,…

Culture

Italy's Most Tweeted Monuments

by Anonymous (not verified) | Tue, 11/26/2013 - 09:28

Take a look at the Italian monuments most often tweeted about.

Lifestyle

Road Round Colosseum Pedestrianised In Bid To Make Rome World’s Largest Archaeological Park

by Carol King | Thu, 08/22/2013 - 06:30

The road around the Colosseum in Rome has been made into a pedestrian zone. The often congested Via dei Fori Imperiali road has been blocked to traffic thanks…

Lifestyle

Possible Threat to Colosseum From Construction Of Underground Line

by Carol King | Mon, 06/24/2013 - 11:07

A probe has been launched into the delayed construction of Rome’s metro C underground line because of concerns regarding the foundation of the Colosseum. The…

Culture

Top Five Archaeological Sites In Italy

by Carol King | Wed, 06/12/2013 - 04:57

Carol King selects the Top 5 must-see archaeological sites in Italy. Colosseo and Foro Romano, Rome, Lazio Ancient Roman Emperor Vespasian started construction…

Culture

Traditional Via Crucis at the Colosseum in Rome 2013

by ITALY | Fri, 03/29/2013 - 11:10

The Via Crucis devotion (Stations of the Cross or Way of the Cross) has been practiced by Roman Catholics for many centuries. It commemorates the passion and…

Culture

'Restyling' Antiquity: When Tod's Restored The Colosseum

by Nicola Ferlei-Brown | Fri, 01/11/2013 - 05:25

Michelangelo’s David, wore a Missoni zig-zag bodysuit for a three month period in the meat packing district of New York, between 9th Avenue and 14th street,…

Lifestyle

Rome's Colosseum Will Begin 2.5-Year Restoration in December

by Gabi Logan | Fri, 08/24/2012 - 05:48

Italian Minister of Culture, Lorenzo Ornaghi, announced late last month that the long-awaited restoration of Rome's Colosseum, funded by billionaire Diego…

Culture

Rome: Top Five Archaeological Sites to Visit from 2012

by Niccolò Mineo | Thu, 01/05/2012 - 07:10

Sure Rome is an invaluable chest of mediterranean tradition and fabulous history, but you might have already spent the past holidays conquering the majestic…