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Valentino to Fund Restoration of Rome’s Baths of Caracalla

by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 06/29/2022 - 06:12

Take the Spanish Steps on a summer night, combine it with a fashion show by an iconic haute couture Italian brand, and you have an event that promises to be…

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Tourist crowds sit on Spanish Steps in Rome

Sitting on Rome's Spanish Steps Is Now Forbidden

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 08/07/2019 - 10:40

[You may not see this ever again.] Tourists and residents in Rome are no longer allowed to sit on the Spanish Steps, the effect of a new set of rules…

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Should the Spanish Steps Be Closed Off At Night?

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 09/12/2016 - 08:55

The Spanish Steps are scheduled to reopen on September 21, after a year-long restoration financed by jewelry company Bulgari cleaned Rome’s most famous…

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Arnolfo di Cambio’s facade Opera del Duomo

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by Silvia Donati | Fri, 01/22/2016 - 00:00

[Photo: reconstruction of the original medieval facade of Florence's Duomo by Arnolfo di Cambio’s at the revamped and enlarged Opera del Duomo museum in…

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Barcaccia Fountain at the Foot of the Spanish Steps Restored

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 09/23/2014 - 04:03

Restoration work on the famous Barcaccia fountain located at the bottom of the Spanish Steps has been completed. On Monday, Rome mayor Ignazio Marino and the…

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Spanish Steps Area in Rome to Be Pedestrianized

by Silvia Donati | Sun, 06/29/2014 - 03:00

The iconic Piazza di Spagna will be entirely pedestrianized as of August 4, Rome mayor Ignazio Marino announced this week. The move is part of a larger plan to…

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Bulgari Contributes €1.5M to Restoration of Spanish Steps

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 03/24/2014 - 13:21

On the 130th anniversary of its establishment, jewelry and luxury goods company Bulgari is celebrating by “adopting” the Spanish Steps. Bulgari has in fact…

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Italy's Most Tweeted Monuments

by Anonymous (not verified) | Tue, 11/26/2013 - 09:28

Take a look at the Italian monuments most often tweeted about.

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Day Tripper: One Night For Rome

by Anne Harrison | Mon, 06/10/2013 - 05:07

By the time we left the hotel, it was already late afternoon, and our plane left at dawn. The buildings shimmered with a golden glow particular to Italian…

Rome Bank Robbers Hide in Holiday Crowds

by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 12/20/2011 - 04:58

A group of five men carried out a major heist at the Unicredit branch located next to the Spanish Steps in Rome.On Monday afternoon, the robbers gained access…