Rome
★★★★½
Airline reviews
Qantas take note, this is how you do business class on a superjumbo
When it comes to the pointy end, Emirates is all class. Its Australian codeshare partner needs to start paying attention.
- by Anthony Dennis
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Pope calls on Romans to help housing crisis with ‘charity and solidarity’
Francis asked Catholic institutions and property owners to “make a courageous gesture of love” to Holy Year pilgrims and homeless locals.
- by Nicole Winfield
Riots, suffering, death: The notorious Rome prison housing Easey Street suspect
Perry Kouroumblis is being held at one of Italy’s most overcrowded and violent prisons, as authorities fight to bring him to Australia.
- by Rob Harris and Josephine McKenna
★★★★★
Airport reviews
There is no greater airport to eat in than this one
This five-star airport delivers one of the most enjoyable airport experiences around. Just be sure to bring an appetite.
- by Shaney Hudson
The secret to finding la dolce vita? Staying in the same place for a month
The sweetest staycation: setting up a home base for four weeks in the heart of Rome’s Trastevere neighbourhood.
- by Barry Divola
This is one of Rome’s best attractions, but without the crowds
The Baths of Caracalla is a site with all the beauty, history and scale of the city’s most famous attractions but a tiny fraction of the crowds.
- by Ben Groundwater
An expert expat’s tips for Rome’s San Saba district
Imagine living just down the street from the Baths of Caracalla, which were opened as a place of leisure and social activity in AD 216.
- by Belinda Jackson
★★★★★
Hotel reviews
Supremely located hotel has two Rome icons on its doorstep
Rome wasn’t built to be seen in a day, so it helps to have a hotel in such a central and convenient location.
- by Jane Richards
The stylish seaside resort Romans don’t want you to know about
La Posta Vecchia is just a short hop from the Italian capital, hence why the Eternal City can count seafood – not just carbonara – among its culinary heritage.
- by Maria Pasquale
Excess reigns supreme at luxury fashion house’s new Rome hotel
Two thousand years may have passed but Bulgari’s new outpost pays homage to its first emperor and Roman antiquity.
- by Maria Pasquale
Endless delight: The 15 destinations we never get tired of revisiting
The point of travel is often to go to new places and have new experiences, but the chance to revisit favourite locations can be like reuniting with an old friend.
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