PlanetEye

Rome's most popular photographs

Rome, Italy

Population 2.7 Million

Dialing Code Country: 39 Area Code: 06

Ethnic Mix Italian, 6.36% foreign citizens

Major Industries Tourism, Finance, Insurance, Publishing, Fashion

Electricity 220 volts AC, 50Hz, standard two or three pin plugs

Orientation Rome is on the River Tiber, between the Apennine Mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Local Expert: Chiara

After finishing high school, she flew off to the US in search of a degree in marine biology, but that was never to be. Instead, she left the Florida shores with a BA in Linguistics, and headed to...

 
June 28, 2008
Local News

Love, Locks, and a Bridge

They all say you'll either fall in love in Verona (duh!) or in Venice, but I say there's no better place to fall in love than in Rome. There's a place in Rome where lovers meet and break, a place where hearts collide, entertwine and divide, a place where the memory of a love story will remain...

June 23, 2008
Dining Review

70's Glam in Rome

Recently inaugurated and ready to set the city on fire, Glam serves up a wicked aperitif every single day served on a multi-colored bar covered in all types of dishes from pasta to meat to vegetarian. Stay a while and see what Glam has in store for you: themed parties make this place one of  a...

June 23, 2008
Local News

Budget or just plain smart travelling

Launched by the Municipal Authorities of Rome and the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Roma Pass is the capital's best invention yet! Discounts and services to encourage visits to the city museums for a mere 20 euros which entitles you to free admission to the first two museums and/or archaeological...

June 18, 2008
Local News

The road to China

And for something completely different go see works by Huang Rui: Peking 2008. Time, animals and history is the name of the large installation conceived and created especially for the Museo delle Mura di Porta San Sebastiano by Huang Rui, one of China’s leading contemporary artists who has a...

June 11, 2008
Local News

Stars in Your Eyes

Conceived as a real "Astronomical Theatre", the Planetarium and the Museum offer not only a dense program of displays for schools and the general public, but also show animations for children. These are extremely interdisciplinary, involving music, theatre and direct observation of the...

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