Rome is often called an outdoor museum. But the capital also has dozens of museums to explore, not only in the Centro Storico but beyond the walls. Helping us locate all of these museums and galleries is a new map showing Rome's museums as they relate to metro stops. Featured on the map are ...

With so many ancient structures in need of constant upkeep, Italy is no stranger to scaffolding. Venice's St. Mark's Basilica, in particular, is known for constantly being under repair. Since 1994, the most famous church in the most famous square in Venice has had some sort of scaffolding ...

Update, December 2018: Local authorities changed tack and decided NOT to impose an entry fee to the Pantheon. For now. The Pantheon, one of the last major landmarks in Rome with free entry, will soon begin to charge admission. Il Messaggero reports that the Ministero per i Beni ...

The Palazzo Colonna is a luxurious house museum, noble residence, and oasis tucked into one of the busiest areas of central Rome.

Ai Weiwei is one of the best and most provocative artists working in the world today. Now Italians and visitors to Italy will have a chance to see the Chinese artists's works up close in an exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence. Titled "Libero" (Free), the comprehensive retrospective will ...

Truth is, it was bound to happen. Church officials at Santa Maria in Cosmedin, site of Rome's "Mouth of Truth" (Bocca della Verita), have decided to charge visitors €2 for the pleasure of taking one (just one!) photo with the ancient sewer cover. Visitors will still be able to enter the church, ...

If you tell a Roman that you are going Paestum for the weekend, invariably he or she will tell you: "Make sure you pick up some mozzarella di bufala." Paestum and Its Greek Roots and Ruins Paestum is a sight to see without the culinary pit stop. A city known as "Poseidonia" when it ...

There won't be a next time. Amatrice has been on my "next time" list for the past two years. We have talked about visiting the town for a Sunday lunch because of its famed amatriciana. But at a distance of approximately two hours from Rome, it was just beyond the range of our driving limits for a ...

Yesterday in my post about the earthquake in Central Italy, I mentioned that Italian blogger Paolo Campana had started an initiative for diners and restaurants to raise money for earthquake relief (for Amatrice and the entire affected region) by ordering dishes of amatriciana. It's less than 24 ...

During the wee hours of the morning, an earthquake with a 6.2 magnitude struck central Italy. Italian news reports say the epicenter was near Rieti, about 1.5 hours north of Rome. What We Know The town of Amatrice, located in Rome's region of Lazio, was hit very badly. "The town isn't there ...

Will you be in Rome in August? Here are some reasons to rejoice and lament your stay in the Eternal City during the hottest month of the year.

Italy's bigger cities, especially Rome, have plenty of churches to please those with morbid fascinations for skulls, skeletons, and saintly relics. Taken together, these churches and their contents provide a sort-of museum feel -- creepy but not altogether isolating. View of the Church of ...

Turin has added another destination to Italy's contemporary art scene. CAMERA, the Centro Italiano per la Fotografia will showcase Italian and international photography in a 2,000 square meter space just down the road from the Museo Nazionale del Cinema and other sights in Torino's historic ...

Get to know the Milano Duomo, the most famous landmark in Milan.

A short profile of Roman artist Rachele del Nevo and her fun art project The Drawing Bike.

While hundreds wait in lines in the harsh sun to get into Saint Peter's, the Archbasilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, also known as the Cathedral of Rome, is practically empty. San Giovanni is the oldest and largest papal basilica in Rome, although it has gone through many reconstructions over ...

In the mornings after I've sent the kids off to school and tidied up the house I go down and have my morning cappuccino. I have my pick of cafes. I can choose the one that is a stone's throw my balcony (it is so close that my home wifi signal can reach). Or I can go to the one on the corner ...

It's been called the "shame of Italy" and for good reason. The A3 autostrada, a 443km highway that is to connect Salerno to Reggio Calabria, has been under construction since 1966. Faulty construction and mafia meddling by both the Camorra and 'Ndragheta factions have caused numerous delays ...