Tag: Rome

  • Valentino Retrospective Opens Ara Pacis In Style

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    The event of the year for 2007. Valentino exhibit features 45 years of designer fashion in Rome’s newly open Ara Pacis Museum.

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    Melanie Renzulli
    Valentino at the Ara Pacis

  • Ancient Rome Rebuilt and Reborn

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    Rome Reborn, a digital model of Rome within the Aurelian Walls, is one of the most comprehensive representations of the ancient city ever assembled.

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    Melanie Renzulli

  • Dining Near the Forum

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    I recently received an e-mail from an Unofficial Guide reader asking about the best places to dine near the Roman Forum. The Forum “complex,” which includes the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, Colosseum, and Trajan’s Market (and, to a lesser extent, the Capitoline and the Vittoriano) is ultimately a tourist area. So, as like in other…

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    Melanie Renzulli

  • Getting Into the Vatican Museums

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    It’s getting ever more difficult to get into the Vatican Museums. The museums, Musei Vaticani in Italian, are home to some of the world’s most precious and recognizable Western art including Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican recently raised prices for a non-guided visit and, according to the New York Times, the Museums are…

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    Melanie Renzulli