Rome
I, Claudius and Rome at Home
If a trip to Rome seems like a distant dream, you may want to spend the week in the company of I, Claudius to get your fix of the ‘Eternal City’ instead.
Jessica Adams
Rome
The Virtual Raphael Exhibition
If the shut borders in 2020 didn’t allow you to travel to Rome, the good
Jessica Adams
Rome
ROME: The Basilica San Paolo
The Basilica San Paolo may not be the most famous place in Rome, but it’s one of the most interesting. This ancient Roman church has a shop (shampoo made by monks), a great local bar and a holy water tap.
Holiday Goddess Editors
Rome
Rome’s Best Picnic Ingredients
One of Rome’s most impressive hamper-friendly shops is Salumeria Roscioli. The staff here will have your choice of picnic ingredients delivered to your hotel if you wish, but it’s more fun to visit, shop and think about staying to dine.
Holiday Goddess Editors
Rome
Audrey Hepburn’s Rome
The well-known and well-worn tourist sights are all there in Roman Holiday – the Forum, the Colosseum, the Spanish Steps, Castel Sant’Angelo and the Trevi Fountain – but so too is the equally famous Italian charm. Think amorous hairdressers and crazy Italian taxi drivers – Mama Mia!
Rebecca Sparrow
Rome
Flirting With Rome
In Rome on business recently I discovered a wonderful truth. There, all the men flirt with all the women all the time. Flirting is a national pastime, without an age limit, one marinated in good humour and class. Italian men don’t ogle, they smile and chat and make women feel beautiful.
Clare Press