Sperlonga is a seaside village 1 hour south of Rome whose picturesque buildings make are immediately recognisable, having been featured in countless TV shows, music videos and movies. The place is a perfect getaway for both locals and travellers wanting to enjoy the atmosphere of a Greek fishermen town… away from Greece (the architecture is […]
To most visitors, Rome’s Baths of Caracalla are but the very scenic setting to the Teatro dell’Opera’s summer season. Actually, these majestic thermae (called “Terme di Caracalla” in Italian) are one of Rome’s most fascinating attractions, and some that have inspired other important monuments, among them the Baths of Diocletian by the Termini train-bus hub […]
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 […]
by adm
Lovers of the arts visiting Rome might enjoy a new space recently opened on via Merulana 121, at a walking distance from the Colosseum and our managed apartment Casa Isabella al Colosseo. Palazzo Merulana is hosted inside the city of Rome’s former health offices, which were bombed during WWII and have been at the centre of […]
In the old times, most visitors used to enter Rome through the north gate at People’s Square (Piazza del Popolo). Many were pilgrims who would then step into some church, and from church to church – But you may have just been stepping out of yet another church, and like not usual sightseeing for a […]
What’s heart-shaped, close to at least three subway stops, hosts one open-air theatre, three museums (and then some!) and is loved by visitors from the world over? It’s the park at Villa Borghese! Travellers in Rome enjoy particularly the area, as it’s the chance to unwind away from the car traffic, indulge in a […]
Talking every day with visitors coming to see Rome – many of them for the first time – we tend to get the same type of requests from our clients. No matter the country they come from, their level of culture or their age, they will always ask where is it they can find some […]
In spite of being right by the Circus Maximus and Giardino degli Aranci, close enough to the Jewish Ghetto and Bocca della Verità that you can get to both on foot, the Roseto Comunale (Rome’s Rose Garden) maintains a peacefulness to it that it’s odd for this area of Rome. We’re at the base of […]
