Cullen MurphyAug 7, 2026 – 5.00amA famous entertainer would like to have the Colosseum to herself for a small evening event – anything you can do? A visitor on a layover hopes to see a privately owned Caravaggio behind the walls of a Roman palazzo – what about tonight? A traveller wants to make railway excursions from Rome in a train car with no other passengers – can that be arranged?Fulvio De Bonis finds a way to say yes to challenges such as these, which fall somewhere between logistical quandary and diplomatic démarche. His boutique travel company, Imago Artis – which he co-founded and runs with his wife, Alessia Tortora, and their longtime friend Chiara Di Muoio – can provide access to almost anything in Rome, and it specialises in devising unusual itineraries for people of means.AtlanticSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles