The Barracco Museum in Corso Vittorio in Rome boasts the prestigious and peculiar collection of antique sculpture donated to Rome by the rich Calabrese collector Giovanni Barracco in 1904. Initially exposed in a classical building by Gaetano Koch, after its demolition n 1938 due to the opening of Corso Vittorio Emanuele, the collection was housed […]
by Emanuele Buffa
In the very heart of the Eternal City, piazza Campo de’ Fiori, every weekday morning (from 7 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.) since several centuries a coloured and picturesque fruit and vegetable open market is held. You will be guided by the voices of the sellers and by the unmistakable fragrance of pizza and fresh bread […]
by Emanuele Buffa
Close to Piazza Campo de’ Fiori we find Piazza Farnese, a beautiful and elegant square overlooked by the imposing Palazzo Farnese, seat of the French Ambassy in Rome. On the two sides, the square is decorated by two symmetrical Egyptian granite fountains, realised by the Italian architect Girolamo Rainaldi on commission of the Farnese family, […]
by Emanuele Buffa
Via Giulia, a street created during the Renaissance under Pope Julius II from whom derives its name, is a romantic and not-to-be-missed promenade in the heart of the Eternal City. Following the Tiber stream, today via Giulia runs from Ponte Sisto in Rome Trastevere to the beautiful church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, while according […]
by Emanuele Buffa
