Travel: Italy
March 15, 2009
EUROPE
Winter wine tasting in Montepulciano and Montalcino in southern Tuscany
The grapevines of southern Tuscany rest in winter.
When in Rome
GETTING THERE:
June 1, 2008
TRAVEL | ITALY
Budget travel in Rome
At a tourist information center near the Roman Forum, I asked an attendant whether anything was free in the Eternal City. He looked at me strangely, then came up with a response. "Si, signora," he said, pointing to the brochures on the countertop, "all these are free."
June 1, 2008
EUROPE | ITALY
10 books and movies to prep for a trip to Rome
If you're planning to visit Rome before you die, it pays to prepare for the experience. Here are 10 books and movies to help you understand what you see in the Roman Forum, at the Vatican and on the Piazza Navona.
June 1, 2008
EUROPE | ITALY
Exploring Rome's famous seven hills
I seldom see people on bicycles in Rome, probably because of the traffic and uneven pavement. Then, too, the Eternal City is full of hills, seven of which are famous.
May 16, 2008
NEED TO KNOW
A tour of classic Rome
For lovers of art and the Eternal City, a new exhibition has opened on the glories of Rome in the 15th century. "Il 400 a Roma" at the Museo del Corso in Rome until Sept. 7 begins with a digitized map showing the city as it was in the 1400s. The exhibition focuses on building projects such as the Palazzo Venezia, begun in 1455, as well the era's great art patrons, including Pope Sixtus IV, who commissioned the Sistine Chapel. Tickets cost about $13.50, including an audio guide. Go to www.museodelcorso.it.
April 25, 2008
NEED TO KNOW
Roman emperors home opened to tourists
Rome's first emperor, Augustus (63 BC to AD 14), was, according to historian Suetonius, a man of modest tastes. Before his ascension to the helm of the Roman Empire, Augustus lived in a house on the Palatine Hill. The remains of his house, which were uncovered during excavations in the 1970s, opened to tourists in early March.
March 13, 2008
NEED TO KNOW
Italys Museum of the Imperial Forums recently unearthed
A stone's throw from the Coliseum is Rome's new, masterfully designed Museum of the Imperial Forums, in a brick complex built by Emperor Trajan in the 2nd century but long concealed beneath centuries of subsequent construction and rubble.
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