Rome is definitely in the top three most romantic cities in the world. The biggest city in Italy, it is stuffed full of culture to feast upon, and, despite the strong influence of the Catholic church, there are a number of gay venues and events to relax in after soaking up the scenery and sunshine. more

Culture

Like Venice, Rome is a city so stuffed full of history and art that it’s impossible to sum up its culture. There’s the Colosseum, the site of the famed gladiator battles; countless medieval churches; some of the world’s most famous museums such as the Maxxi, the Museo dei Fori Imperiali, and the... more

Equality

The Pope may be walking us backwards through political correctness, but his home town Rome is not. Or, at least, it’s coming to terms with its double life.   As residence to Europe’s only transgender parliamentarian (- Vladimir Luxuria,) this Renaissance city has one sandal positively out of the ... more

16-08-2009 ryan

Overall: 4.0 / 5.0

Rome alright

Rome is a beautiful city steeped with so much history it is challenging not to accept its charms. However the lack of gay bars and certainly August...

It's not been a good summer for the gay community in Rome after a spate of homophobic attacks have rocked the city to the core of discrimination. Many gay men and women have been victims of vicous ...

Getting around Rome is reletively easy for as long as you have a map = this is impertive and it is probably better to have at least two because sometimes the landmarks can be confusing.   Ho...

I left the hotel at 11am and didn't return until 7pm - what a day walking round the city, it was nonstop but am I glad it's not as big as London. I took it easy, but managed to see all the major s...