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dead woman found in villa pamphili park identified

Woman found dead in Villa Pamphili Park identified

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian prosecutors have identified the body of a young woman found dead in Rome’s Villa Pamphili park as Anastasia Trofimova, a 28-year-old Russian national born in Omsk.

American arrested in Greece over Rome double homicide

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian prosecutors say there is “reasonable suspicion” of a double homicide after the bodies of an American woman and her six-month-old daughter were found last Saturday in Rome’s Villa Pamphilj park. An American man has been arrested in connection with the deaths.

Piazza Augusto Imperatore ribbon cutting

Rome unveils revamped Piazza Augusto Imperatore

June 10, 2025June 10, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome has inaugurated the revamped Piazza Augusto Imperatore, unveiling a new pedestrian space around the Mausoleum of Augustus after five years of construction and two decades of planning.

Double room in Fiumicino's dog hotel. Credit: Aeroporto di Roma

Rome airport opens first-ever luxury dog hotel

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Fiumicino Airport has launched the country’s first in-terminal dog hotel, offering luxury accommodation and care.

Celebrating 300 years of the Spanish Steps

May 11, 2025May 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Keats-Shelley House in Rome launched a new exhibition to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Spanish Steps. Titled The Spanish Steps, Revisited the exhibition opened on 1 May 2025 and will run until 1 November 2025.

Casina del Salvi. Image credit: https://www.sovraintendenzaroma.it/content/la-casina-del-salvi

Casina del Salvi reopens as café and public study hall

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome has reopened the 19th-century Casina del Salvi, located inside the Celio Archaeological Park near the Colosseum. The newly restored neoclassical building now hosts a café and public study hall.

Rome Marks 2,778 Years with Grand Re-Enactments

April 20, 2025April 20, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

ROME, 20 April 2025 – Rome, the Eternal City, marks its 2,778th birthday tomorrow (21st April) with a colourful celebration of its legendary founding, complete with gladiator fights, trench-digging rituals and costumed parades. Known as Natale di Roma, the annual event is rooted in the ancient myth of Romulus, who is said to have founded […]

Edited Caravaggio, Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini, early 1600sCourtesy Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica

Caravaggio 2025 exhibition in Rome

March 6, 2025March 6, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A spectacular collection of 24 masterpieces by Caravaggio will be on display at Rome’s Palazzo Barberini from this Friday until 6 July. The Caravaggio 2025 exhibition offers visitors a rare opportunity to experience the dramatic intensity of one of the Baroque era’s most revolutionary painters.

Carabinieri uncover fake paintings workshop. Image credit: Carabinieri cultural heritage protection squad

Police Uncover Workshop Producing Fake Paintings

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome police discover a secret workshop where fake paintings imitating the styles of Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, and other renowned artists were created and sold online.

Beatrice Cenci born on 6th February 1577 was executed for the murder of her abusive father.

On this day in history: birth of Beatrice Cenci

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 6th February 1577, Beatrice Cenci was born in Rome into one of the city’s aristocratic families. Her life, however, would be tragically brief and end in one of the most infamous executions in Roman history.