The cut to services will reduce competition to the increasingly popular holiday hotspot.

Other deals include London return for $1099 and Bali return for $599.

Who would have thought stripping at Italy's tomb of the unknown soldier was a bad idea?

Rome boasts endless treasures, but its civic inertia and transport lure few repeat visits.

An Australian tourist was exploring Rome when she fell victim to a common trick... twice.

Four surprising facts about Italy's Eternal City.

Flights in Britain and Europe have been disrupted by a monster storm from Siberia.

Kiwis have enjoyed years of falling airfares but rising oil prices may spoil the party

Return economy fares to Europe are selling for $999 and business class is under $4000.

Kiwi praises current crop of vaulters after third-place finish at Rome meet.

But not all are rushing to get their fill of Big Macs and McChicken sandwiches.

Veterans' groups say the tourist attraction, which includes a Santa's Grotto, a sleigh pulled by reindeer figures and a forlorn-looking donkey, is disrespectful to the soldiers who fought and died at Monte Cassino in 1944.

Many gay activists are cheering Charamsa's action, heralding him as a Vatican whistleblower.

Rome's Trevi fountain has been restored and the results are beaming from the breast of Oceanus.

Italian Government commits over $30 million to restoring historic Rome arena.

Among the ruins, Russell Maclennan-Jones imagines life in ancient Ostia.

Justine Tyerman keeps a promise made nearly three decades ago to make a pilgrimage to Rome, The Eternal City.

Urinal sound effects aside, a quirky tour guide provides a rich experience of the Vatican Museums, says Shandelle Battersby.