There is an endless supply of handbooks, guides and how-tos that you can read when you prepare to get to Rome. YouTube runneth over with tutorials, documentaries and – mostly – videobloggers dispensing advice. Even the occasional podcast helps you transition to that which for most of you is the first holiday abroad. Here’s the thing, […]
When you arrive in Rome, you’re often overwhelmed more than you’re tired: maybe there’s so much car traffic around you, maybe you don’t understand the language or you can’t recognize any landmarks from where you’re staying… To top it all up, your GPS may play up because the alleys around your accommodation are too narrow! […]
The latest addition to our list of managed apartments in the city center of Rome is a unique property on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, one of the main streets in the “old town”. Right outside the building, the Corso passes by the majestic Church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, also called Chiesa Nuova, on the piazza […]
by C. P.
Do you know Saint Peter’s is not the cathedral of Rome? Actually, the world’s supposedly largest church is located into a state independent of Italy, namely Vatican City, an enclave within the Italian Republic. Rome has its own cathedral at Saint John’s basilica, one worth visiting together with many other churches a little off the […]
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From Home to Rome has finally landed in Monti! Our newest managed apartment is actually a first for us, because it is located in the historic, fascinating Monti district, where we had no previous accommodations available. This area of Rome, around the corner from the Colosseum, Forum and within walking distance from such landmarks as […]
Whether you’re planning a travel to Rome or are already visiting and researching who to turn to in the event you need medical help in the city, you’ll be no doubt relieved to know that the city is the home to a number of English-speaking doctors, which in most cases work at private practices that […]
If you can’t wait for dinner, the most part of restaurants and trattorias in Rome are open for lunch, too. What if you feel peckish on the way to some attraction in central Rome, really need to take away? You can find places for lunch where locals attend especially at lunch time, mostly snack bars. […]
It may not be as noticeable as in the olden days – the outcome of many global chains entering the Roman scene – but like other fellow travellers you may have been wondering why Rome (and Italy at large) seems to be closing down in August. August 15th marks the Assumption of the Virgin Mary […]
Lately, we were extremely impressed by the animated campaign “Live Like a Local in Venice” launched and produced by Airbnb. It’s a short movie published on such video platforms as YouTube, with a tad of great information on how to visit Venice in a respectful way – a must see, and a must… listen-to, as […]
As From Home to Rome, we already manage a property on hyper-central via degli Avignonesi, and the area around Fontana di Trevi is one we are extremely familiar with, having another four apartments in our portfolio all around it… So, when the chance came to step in as managers of another holiday rental on […]
by C. P.
