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Lufthansa hopes to develop Rome Fiumicino as a southern hub for the group and will focus on long-haul flights from the Italian airport to Northern and Latin America, group slides said on Friday. Lufthansa will buy a 41% stake in ITA Airways, the successor of former flagship carrier Alitalia, through a 325 million euro ($357.76 million) capital incr...

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The Trevi Fountain in the homonymous square is one of the masterpieces of Rome and one of its most famous symbols in the world. Immortalized by Federico Fellini in the film La dolce vita, it was the backdrop to the iconic bathing scene of Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg who renewed her universal celebrity. As a symbol it has often been used f...

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Rome is a city steeped in history, culture, and architectural beauty. But if you want to take a day trip from Rome to explore even more of Italy’s rich history, you should consider visiting Pompeii. This ancient city is located about 150 miles from Rome and is one of Italy’s most popular tourist destinations.  Pompeii was famously destroyed by the...

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Whether you add it to your chicken, throw it on a sandwich, or eat it straight from the jar with a cracker, there's no denying that pesto is delicious in all its simplicity. Requiring only a handful of basic ingredients, most pesto recipes are accessible and simple for even the most novice of home cooks. If you have pine nuts, basil, parmesan, and...

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The voices that have endured from the Classical period describe what life was like in ancient Rome for their authors, who were literate and educated elites. But what about everyone else? One way to learn about life outside the privileged classes is to examine how people engaged with laws and politics, particularly voting. Finding the evidence howev...

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My book Emma and the Angel of Central Park. The Story of a New York Icon and the Woman who Created It is the first biography ever of Emma Stebbins, the first woman to receive a public art commission in New York City. Her iconic Bethesda Fountain with the Angel of the Waters will celebrate its 150 year anniversary on May 31st and my book comes out a...

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Dear friends, I was about to write this editorial when the flood situation in Emilia Romagna has become dramatic. The photos and videos we see are devastating and make us suffer so much for our brothers and sisters in that beautiful region, where I personally have my roots, although in the part less affected by this horrendous catastrophe. We partn...

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Born and raised in South New Jersey, Christian Rafter is a young-man who wears the Italian-American flag of his heritage, proud on his chest. In January of 2022, Christian made the decision to move half-way around the world, to walk in the footsteps of his ancestors, and make a life for himself in Rome. Almost 17 months later, as his initial time s...

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With sampietrini, there are no half-measures: either you love them or you hate them. And if you have been to Rome, you definitely know why. They are beautiful to look at, and so incredibly characteristic of our beloved capital, but god forbid you have to walk on them on a rainy day: the risk of slipping and breaking your neck is real!  Sampietrini,...

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IN THE FIRST EPISODE OF Buck Rogers, the 1980s television series about an astronaut from the present marooned in the 25th century, our hero visits a museum of the future. A staff member brandishes a mid-20th-century hair dryer. “Early hand laser,” he opines. As an observation of how common knowledge gets lost over time, it’s both funny and poignant...

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