Colosseum

Colosseum Restoration Scheduled for March as Plaster Falls From Monument

by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 12/29/2011 - 05:13

The luxury Tod's makeover to restore the Colosseum has finally been schedule to begin. A complete revamp of the monument funded by Tod's founder Diego Della…

Culture

Researchers Identify the World’s Most Photographed Monuments

by ITALY | Tue, 06/14/2011 - 09:08

Researchers at Cornell University in New York have undertaken a project to determine which world landmarks tourists photograph most often. The team parsed…

Corporate Sponsorship of Italian Landmarks Continues

by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 04/06/2011 - 10:54

Many were skeptical that Italian luxury brand Tod’s would donate funds for the restoration of the Colosseum with no strings attached. The cynics were proven…

Culture

Colosseum to Get a Luxury Brand Makeover

by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 01/24/2011 - 01:59

Since the collapse of the House of the Gladiator's in Pompeii in November, the Italian Ministry of Culture has been under fire to restore historic monuments…

Travel

Day Tripper: Rome

by Christine Webb | Thu, 06/10/2010 - 19:43

One of the hardest cities in Italy to get a handle on is Rome. Sprawling, confusing and without a centre, Rome’s history cover shelves of book space that even…