Reservations for Italy’s new “La Dolce Vita Orient Express” train open Tuesday. Luxury train enthusiasts may want to lock in the current rate now — before it climbs any higher. Starting rates for a one-night journey on the luxury train increased from 2,000 euros ($2,168) per person in December 2022 to 2,500 euros per person … Read more
Dakota Johnson is enjoying a day out with a longtime friend. The 34-year-old Madame Web actress headed to lunch with Gucci‘s former Creative Director Alessandro Michele on Monday afternoon (March 25) in Rome, Italy. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Dakota Johnson For their outing, Dakota wore a brown plaid coat with black pants … Read more
ROME — Italy on Sunday marked the 80th anniversary of one of the most horrific World War II massacres in German-occupied Italy with solemn commemorations and a performance of a symphony honoring the dead. Riccardo Muti was conducting the Italian premiere of William Schuman’s Ninth Symphony, subtitled “Le Fosse Ardeatine,” which the New York-born Jewish … Read more
George Horne has been handed a surprise start for Scotland’s Six Nations clash with Italy in Rome on Saturday, with Gregor Townsend making three changes to the side that beat England last time out. Horne has been given the nod to play scrum-half for the first time since the 2019 World Cup. Regular starter Ben White … Read more
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who recently had the flu, was brought to a hospital in Rome for diagnostic testing after the papal audience Wednesday, the Vatican said, without giving further details. The pope arrived at the Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island in a small white Fiat 500, leaving again under escort in the same … Read more
ROME — A delegation of German bishops is expected in Rome soon after the Vatican insisted they scrap a planned vote this week on a controversial proposal to let laypeople participate in a decision-making council alongside bishops. The aborted vote was the latest in years of efforts by the Holy See to rein in the … Read more
Sonja Prokopec took her son on their first “solo” trip together when he was six years old. They went to Rome, and it was so memorable that Prokopec said she’s now planning their second trip this summer. “I really enjoy one-on-one time which we have when travelling alone,” she said. “There are no distractions, no … Read more
George Ford will start for England at fly-half vs Italy in the Six Nations due to Marcus Smith’s injury, with centre Fraser Dingwall and flanker Ethan Roots in for their Test debuts in Rome. Smith injured his calf at England’s training camp in Girona last week, ruling him out to leave Ford and the uncapped … Read more
ROME — Police detained an Italian man found with a knife in his bag on the boulevard leading to St. Peter’s Square hours before Pope Francis made his weekly appearance at a Vatican palace window Sunday. The Italian news agency ANSA said the knife was discovered during an inspection of the bag as part of … Read more
Nearly one in five Americans said they plan to travel less in 2024, with most citing costs as the reason , according to Intrepid Travel’s 2024 Outlook Survey. But many travelers are pressing forward, seeking ways to save without compromising their trips. And for some 70% of respondents of Intrepid’s survey, that means avoiding peak … Read more