Three years ago we released what has become one of our most popular blog posts, one on how to do your own grocery shopping while visiting Italy. This was particularly relevant for Rome, where the accommodations we manage are surrounded by a number of convenience stores and smaller iterations of big name chain supermarkets, which […]
These past few weeks, stricter lockdown measures in Italy and Rome mean that only essential businesses can stay open. These include supermarkets and grocery stores, obviously, but also hardware stores, newsstands, pharmacies (a more detailed explanation is here). We don’t lack any essentials, as such, but for sure we’re missing some of the experiences that […]
Smack dab in the middle of Rome a giant, ancient monument has been sitting empty & visitor-less for many decades now. This is bound to end in the spring, though, when the Mausoleum of Augustus finally reopens to the public. The shrine, located by the Ara Pacis Museum close to Via del Corso, has been affected […]
Sales are on starting tomorrow! For the next six weeks or so, Rome and other cities in Italy will be bargain-central, and for those of you who are traveling to Italy specifically looking for a good deal (we know you’re out there!) we came up with a list of rules and tips to follow if […]
As much as we like to claim that cultural differences between contemporary Italy and the rest of the world are really flimsy and basically non-existent, travelers to Rome often find themselves utterly confused by how to perform ordinary operations during their stay in the city (or the country, for that matter). On this blog we […]
As much as we like to claim that cultural differences between contemporary Italy and the rest of the world are really flimsy and basically non-existent, travelers to Rome often find themselves utterly confused by how to perform ordinary operations during their stay in the city (or the country, for that matter). On this blog we […]
Visiting Rome during the summer means that there are a variety of activities you can do in the open, from sports to eating with friends and family, from cultural activities to shopping. It’s the quintessential “al fresco” living, the English expression of Italian origin that – funnily enough – means something different… Something to do […]
Christmas time in Rome is synonym of Piazza Navona, the beautiful Baroque square housing every year from the 1st December to the Epiphany a characteristic Christmas market. The elongated square, mindful of the shape of the ancient Domitian Stadium, fills up of many different stalls selling any kind of toys, overly sweets and, above all, […]
Along Via del Corso, one of the building enclosing Piazza Colonna is the Y-shaped Galleria Colonna, recently refurbished and now dedicated to the Roman actor Alberto Sordi, died in 2003, famous for films as Un Americano a Roma and Il Marchese del Grillo. Built on the model of the pre-existing galleries of Milan (Galleria Vittorio […]
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