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Mistreated Tourists Get Royal Treatment By Italian Government

Italy has something of a reputation amongst travelers as being rife with opportunists seeking to exploit visitors, but it's a reputation that's clearly unwarranted if this encounter in Rome is any indication. After being charged an exorbitant 64 euros for 4 ice creams, city officials did their all to make up for the affront, providing the traveling group near-royal accommodations, free of charge.

Fibre Filippine Goes to Rome Brings Foreign Textiles To Italy

Offering up a taste of the Philippines rich indigenous fibers and a refreshing dose of foreign culture, Fibre Filippine Goes to Rome promises to make October a memorable month for the Italian capitol. Said to fuse the fashions of both cultures in an eco-friendly way, the event promises not only to be entertaining, but innovative and intriguing as well.

Our Lady of Madhu Feast Held in Rome

Offering up a unique fusion of Western culture and Sri Lankan tradition, Rome was host to the feast of Our Lady of Madhu. Focused on the community of Infernetto but welcoming to all audiences, the migrant community gathered together for the devout affair and listened to a festive mass presented by Friar Hemantha Perera.

Best Luxury Hotels in Rome

Being one of the biggest tourist destinations in the world means that Rome has a wide array of luxury hotels that are each ready to please guests with attentive staffs and incredible amenities and accommodations. With so many to choose from, you can actually be pretty picky when planning a vacation, whittling away options until you find your perfect spot.

Drama arises at Rome's film festival

Drama seems to be everywhere even where you least expect it. The Rome film festival found a bit of its own drama when a set of political moves upset the balance and sent the whole thing into last minute vote. Fortunately all issues where salved in time.

Cardinal George heads to Rome to elect new Pope

Rome will be undergoing a lot of changes within the next couple of days. At the end of February the current pope will retire and thus a new one will take his place. The aim here is to always elect a better pope and therefore more in a positive direction.

Celebrities appear in Rome for 'Spring Breakers' premier

All dolled up and ready to go was so for actresses Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson as they hit the red carpet for their movie ‘Spring Breakers” premiere. As for the other actors in the movie like Selena Gomez, James Franco and Rachel Korine they also made an appearance in Rome for the big premiere.

BBC rescued in Rome

Once a rugby player always a rugby player. That is so true for player Jonathan Davies who was forced into an emergency math commentary duty as his country beat Italy 26-9 in the Six nations in Rome. Every since then, Davies says that people he was so nervous for the game being that he hadn’t played in a while and wouldn’t be playing his regular position.

Mark Wahlberg in Rome

Mark Wahlberg recently made a stop at Del Popolo in Rome after he was said to have traveled to other cities in Europe. The reason for his travels seems to be the promoting of his most recent film. The actor also made stops in London, Berlin and Paris.

Rome Film Festival Didn't Do as Well as Hoped

Rome’s 2012 film festival closed on the negative side of the economy. Part of the fail was due to weak ticket sales and minimal sponsor support. President Paolo Ferrari released a statement recently stating that the festival ended in the black. Ferrari has had very small success since he came to Rome eight years ago.

Fendi to Restore Trevi Fountain

Fashion icon Fendi will pay its dues to Rome as the company will be paying for the complete renovation of the Trevi Fountain. The details about the renovation are still a bit hazy but all details will be revealed during fashion week in Rome. If all goes to plan restoration will begin in March and should last about a year.

Colosseum Painted in Red

A current restoration of the Colosseum has revealed traces of various colors. The paint was hidden behind years of calcified rock and other elements. Most of us always thought that the Colosseum was on simple bland color, but today we find out that the gladiators in Rome did in fact have an artistic side.

Verizon Wireless expands 4G to Rome

Verizon Wireless has recently expanded it US 4G LTE services to the Rome area. They have launched a new high-speed data network, which allows customers to use the 4G network while surfing the web, sharing music, files and downloading pictures, etc. 4G speeds are reportedly 10 times faster the 3G speeds.

Bradley Cooper Honored in Rome

Movie star Bradley Cooper was recently honored in Rome. He was awarded with the Capri Hollywood Film Festival for Best Actor Award. The Actor also posed with an ear-to-ear smile as he flaunted his award to the cameras. Like they say, if you have it flaunt it and Bradley cooper certainly seems to have it all.

Egyptian Temple Exhibition in Rome

A commemoration of a project which occurred back in 1964-1968 will take place this week in Rome. The project consisted of saving Egypt’s Abu Simbel Temples. Over 40 million man hours were required to save the temples and 19 different nations participated in the project.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's Baby Conceived in Rome

Turns out that the baby in Kim Kardashian's belly (Kanye's, of course) was conceived on quite the romantic night as the couple had spent a lovey-dovey holiday in Rome looking as in love as anyone could ever be. And that night overlooking the Vatican the seed was planted for K&Ks baby to be.

Quentin Tarantino in Rome to Receive Film Award

Quentin Tarantino stopped over in Rome this last Friday to receive a special achievement award from the International Rome Film Festival that has made an extension from the actual festival dates just to welcome Django Unchained to the market outside of America.

Rita Levi-Montalcini Passes Away in Rome

The world famous Nobel Prize in medicine winning Rita Levi-Montalcini has finally passed away in Rome at the age of 103. She lived a long and eventful life devoted to science and had worked well into her later years stating that even at 100 her mind had grown sharper than it was at 20 due to experience.

Quentin Tarantino to Receive Lifetime Honor at Film Festival

A special lifetime honor is coming this Jan. 4th to director Quentin Tarantino along with the screening of his film Django Unchained for its European Premiere. The award will be presented by Ennio Morricone and the ceremony is cast as a continuation of the film festival in Rome that Django Unchained was too late to be presented in.

Nikolai Gogol Cultural Center Opens In Rome

The Nikolai Gogol Cultural Center has been completed and now opens its doors to the public in Rome. The Gogol Center, named after the great Russian writer, was initiated to popularize Russian Literature in Italy and will now host poetry readings and exhibitions of other arts.