Mena Suvari weds in Rome
Jun 30th
Mena Suvari was delighted to marry “in the city of romance”.
The American Beauty actress – who tied the knot with music promoter Simone Sestito on Saturday – thinks their venue choices of Santo Stefano degli Abissini, an 8th-century church in Vatican City for the service and Castello Odescalchi, a 15th-century castle in nearby Bracciano for the reception were the perfect places to start their life together.
First lady takes in Cloud Gate performance in Rome
Jun 23rd
Rome, June 23 (CNA) First lady Chow Mei-ching was the focus of attention among members of the audience for a performance by Taiwan’s world-renowned Cloud Gate Dance Theatre at Villa Adriana in Tivoli, outside Rome, on Tuesday.
Chow was accompanied by her eldest More >
When In Rome Blu-Ray Review
Jun 16th
Even the most bizarre plot theories can work out sometimes, and there was a point during When in Rome that I really, and much to my surprise, had some hope for the film. A bit of magic, a very likable Kristen Bell, and a supporting cast of truly funny More >
Rome Plans Hotel Tax
Jun 16th
Rome is considering a hotel tax on the 9 million visitors to the Eternal City each year, a revenue- raising measure that may hurt tourism in the Italian capital and put further pressure on its credit rating.
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s More >
International magic coming to Rome
Jan 7th
The 7th annual SUPERMAGIC International Festival of Magic returns to Rome January 22 – 31, 2010, with MISTERO, an original theatrical magical presentation that will engage and
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charm adults and children of all ages. At the beautiful Theater Olimpico in the heart of Rome (Piazza Gentile da Fabriano 17), MISTERO is a mythical theatre experience transcending rationality and questioning certainty featuring state-of-the-art special effects and an international cast of award-winning performers: More >
Italian beer gets following
Jan 7th
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ROME, Italy — Just blocks away from Rome’s famous Campo dei Fiori, on a dark cobblestone alley, stands an old three-story building. Inside, waiters flit from table to table as customers drink into the night. But they are not drinking glasses of Brunello or Amarone — Open Baladin only serves tall glasses of Italian craft beer.
At this first and largest Italian craft beer pub, customers choose from 38 beers on tap and an entire wall of selected bottles — all Italian. More >
Anti trust regulators extend deadline for agricole
Jan 7th
Italy’s antitrust authority Thursday said it has extended Credit Agricole SA’s (ACA.FR) deadline to reduce its stake in local lender Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (ISP.MI) after the French bank missed the previous date.
Credit Agricole’s new deadline is Feb. 22, from a previous one at the end of last month, said the country’s antitrust body, the Autorita Garante Della Concorrenza E Del Mercato, or AGCM, on its Web site.
The French bank must reduce its stake to less than 5%, it has said.
