When visiting Rome, especially if it’s your first time, you might be surprised at how common it is to be suggested to go visit churches. This is something that has very little to do with a religious sentiment: oversimplifying quite a bit, it can be said that churches were the museums of their time, […]
by C. P.
This is a question we get asked fairly often by most first time visitors to Rome (and other cities in Italy, as well): many of them are surprised by the amount of military personnel keeping guard by monuments, museums, subway stations and other seemingly nondescript buildings (but really they host embassies, government offices or other […]
Return visitors to Rome may be aware of the fact that museums tend to close on Mondays in the city (The Vatican Museums, being in another sovereign country, are the most visible exception). Well, that is in the past: a fair number of museums has started to observe a different schedule for a few years […]
by C. P.
For those visiting Rome who think they have seen all there is to see in the Urbs Aeterna, may we suggest a different kind of activity? If you’re into art, and particularly that of the contemporary kind, you might be amenable to taking an open-air tour to enjoy the fascinating works by some of the […]
Tourists planning their Italian holidays around the wonderfully generous “Free Museum Sundays” scheme may have to change their plans when they visit in 2019. In order to avoid the huge queues originating at the most popular sites on the first Sunday of the month, Italian culture minister Alberto Bonisoli has announced the end of the […]
by C. P.
Many tourists visiting the Colosseum area walk by its entrance every single day, unaware that their exploration of Rome could include one more jewel. They climb through the Colle Oppio city park looking for a place to sit in the shade… or a photo opportunity, and lo and behold, they’ve got one just under them! […]
Imagine your Roman holiday has finally begun. Imagine you’ve landed in the Eternal City, walking among its winding alleys, discovering landmarks, navigating around monuments, enjoying the mild climate, the colours, the smells. Imagine, finally, sitting down at a restaurant and having delicacies upon delicacies brought to your table. Have we got your attention? Well, how […]
by C. P.
Whatever your views on animal rights are, there is no denying that the horse-drawn carriages you encounter while visiting Rome are picturesque and one of the old city’s most photographed scenes, as they take tourists from sight to sight. These particular vehicles are called “botticelle” in Italian, and they’re an attraction in their own right. Mind […]
Thinking about reaching Rome – or moving through it – by car? Think again! Sadly, many travellers completely overlook this crucial aspect, and only think of how cheap it is to rent a car (or another vehicle) when budgeting for their time away from home. Little do they know that Rome, as many other heritage […]
This just in! Some of our readers may remember that the former Minister of Culture, Mr. Dario Franceschini, had suggested the introduction of an entry ticket of €2 for entering the Pantheon. Said measure would have been addressed at tourists only, and wouldn’t have impacted actual faithful meaning to pray inside the former Roman temple. […]
by C. P.
