Category: Cities

Here is where you will find posts about the biggest Italian cities—Rome, Milan, Palermo, Naples, and Turin—as well as articles on popular cities for tourism, such as Florence and Venice.

  • On Top of the World: Visiting St. Peter’s Dome [Review]

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    See Rome and Vatican City from a new perspective with a tour of St. Peter’s dome.

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    Melanie Renzulli
    Dome of St. Peter's Basilica and a blue sky

  • Rome Transportation: Getting There and Around

    Getting to and around Rome is easy if you know where to start. Following are details on all of Rome’s transportation options, including trains, buses, trams, and taxis. Getting to Rome by Air Rome has two airports: Roma Fiumicino (FCO), also known as Leonardo da Vinci International Airport and Ciampino Airport (CIA). Fiumicino is the…

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    Melanie Renzulli
    Roma ATAC bus, direzione Divino Amore

  • NASA History in Rome: The Birthplace of Michael Collins

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    Visiting Rome is always a history lesson. But many people — even Romans — don’t know that Rome played a small part in the history of NASA and the first moon landing.

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    Melanie Renzulli
    Michael Collins photo of earth from space, 1969

  • Fountains in Rome: Look But Don’t Leap

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    Admire Rome’s beautiful, historic fountains. But absolutely DO NOT swim, wade, or cool off in them.

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    Melanie Renzulli
    Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona, Rome