Wanted in Rome
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Rome’s English language magazine since 1985. News, culture and insights into Rome and Italy. www.wantedinrome.com
“You’re the One that I Want!” An elderly man and woman dance to the Grease soundtrack on a summer evening at Piazza Testaccio in Rome.
Stayin’ Alive: An elderly man and woman dance their hearts out on a summer evening in Rome’s Piazza Testaccio.
A street corner on Via dell'Orso in Rome hosts a fragment of a Roman sarcophagus showing a lion attacking an antelope. #WorldLionDay
A new cycle path along Rome’s Via dei Cerchi links the Circus Maximus to the Colosseum
Mixed reaction in Rome to the steel and glass revamp of the city’s long-abandoned Antiquarium building - currently nearing completion - on the Caelian hill near the Colosseum.
Dozens of books on Italian literature dumped beside a paper recycling bin on a street near the Circus Maximus in Rome.
The Colosseum helps tourists to cool off as temperatures soar in Rome
At Rome’s Centrale Montemartini - a former power plant turned museum - Roman sculptures are displayed among industrial boilers and turbines.
A wild boar cools off under a nasone fountain in Saxa Rubra in the northern outskirts of Rome.
Amid a sweltering heatwave, Rome deploys misting spray to help tourists cool off outside the Colosseum.
Hollywood legend Robert De Niro speaking at Il Cinema in Piazza film festival in Rome last night.
Passengers travelling through Terminal 1 in Rome’s Fiumicino airport are greeted with ancient Roman marble statues from Ostia Antica.
Amedeo Modigliani, the Italian artist famed for his portraits featuring elongated faces and necks, was born in Livorno on this day in 1884.
The majestic Fontanone, built in 1612 to mark the end of the Acqua Paola aqueduct, is a much photographed landmark on Rome’s Gianicolo hill.
On this day in 1881 the world was introduced to Pinocchio, the classic children's tale about a wooden puppet who comes to life. Before its publication as ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’ in 1883, Carlo Collodi's magical story appeared in serial form in Italian newspaper Il Fanfulla.
On this day in 1963, US President John F. Kennedy arrived in Rome, on his only official trip to Italy during his presidency. Among his numerous engagements during the two-day visit, just months before he was assassinated, JFK laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The Rome church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, also known as San Carlino, is a Baroque gem designed by Francesco Borromini.
Thousands of Vespa enthusiasts take to the streets of Rome to celebrate 80 years of the iconic Italian scooter. 🛵
Apollo and Daphne, a marble masterpiece sculpted by Baroque genius Gian Lorenzo Bernini, at the Galleria Borghese in Rome.
In a spectacular tradition to mark Italy’s Festa della Repubblica, the Frecce Tricolori jets fly in formation over Rome, emitting plumes with the colours of the Italian flag. #2giugno
Opened in 2024, ‘Lo Specchio’ (The Mirror), is a contemporary pool designed to reflect the ancient ruins of Rome’s Baths of Caracalla.
Rome’s beautiful rose garden, on the slopes of the Aventine Hill, is in full bloom.
