When you think of your ideal Roman stay, what is it that you look for the most? Being in an area where locals still live and work? A place so central that you can move easily on foot from landmark to landmark? Somewhere where the “action” is and there is no shortage of bars, shops, […]
Many visitors to Rome are fascinated by Via Giulia area, and at From Home to Rome we are delighted to announce that our portfolio is going to include one more accommodation in this part of the city center: a beautiful one bedroom apartment in the prestigious Palazzo Sacchetti, one of the most important palazzos of […]
by C. P.
9/11 is a date forever etched in global memory because of the tragic events in New York, but it has an even deeper meaning for Romans: it’s the day Beatrice Cenci was executed in 1599. A killing so unfair that over the centuries Beatrice became a heroine and a symbol, celebrated by the likes of […]
by C. P.
In spite of being walking distance from Piazza Navona, Campo de’ Fiori or even the Jewish Ghetto (as well as being across the river from Piazza Trilussa in Trastevere), Galleria Spada is a museum that gets little to no love from international tourists. Can it be because of the police and soldiers guarding its entrance? […]
This month, our spotlight features two distinct studios that are adjacent to one another, in the same listed building seconds (not minutes!) from Campo de’ Fiori proper, on medieval Via del Pellegrino. An ancient route to move to and from the Vatican, used mostly by merchants and pilgrims, today Via del Pellegrino is home to […]
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In the Middle Ages and right up until the early Renaissance the area around Campo de’ Fiori was incredibly different from what it looks like today. None of the aristocrat mansions we can admire today had been erected, to start with, and no large, comfortable boulevards had been built. Frequently covered in mud coming from […]
Have you ever watched the “Stay Here” home renovation show on Netflix? There, famed British real estate expert Peter Lorimer insists that all properties on Airbnb or similar sites need to work on their “social media moment”. That means that they need to have a feature – a room, a garden or simply a view […]
by C. P.
Those visiting Rome, especially at peak season, may be intrigued by the amount of street sellers near any major landmark – the scene is similar to those seen in the suqs in North Africa, or any street market in the Middle East. The circumstances, though, are very different. A by-product of the recent recessions and […]
It’s an unexcapable landmark for visitors in Rome, who feel increasingly frustrated by the lack of opportunity to visit it. We’re talking about the ruins at Largo di Torre Argentina, smack dab in the middle of the old city, only accessible to academics (here’s looking at you, Mary Beard!) and to the large colony of […]
That Rome is a city built in layers is a fact known to everyone, whether they’ve never visited or they’re seasoned travelers who have experienced the Capitale throughout different stays. A few areas of the city show this peculiarity in a very obvious way – walk on Via delle Botteghe Oscure, by the Crypta Balbi, […]
by C. P.
