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 […]
What is a P-stop? Before answering that, we will need to talk about the… city tax. Yes, it’s annoying, and yes, it bites into your holiday budget. However, also yes: cities that charge tourists that particular amount also provide services in exchange for it, which are entirely funded with city tax money. One example would […]
by C. P.
Exactly one month after Saint Nicholas’ Day, or Santa Claus’ ancestor, the Befana is on January 6. Italian kids will look forward to her coming once they are finished with their Christmas presents. By the way, the Befana is going to bring some thing to the good and less-than-good ones as well. Nobody knows where […]
by adm
One of the largest and famous square in Rome is without any doubt Piazza del Popolo with its enviable location at the end of the so-called Tridente (composed by via del Corso, via del Babuino and via di Ripetta) and at the foot of the Pincian Hill. This large square, whose name seems to derive […]
by Emanuele Buffa
For over 20 years, Rome celebrates the Labour Day (1st of May) with a huge free concert held in Piazza San Giovanni, just in front of the imposing basilica façade, organised by the major Italian labour unions: CGIL, CISL and UIL. Very popular between young people, arriving in Rome from every part of Italy and […]
Founded at the beginning of the 4th century by the Emperor Constantine, converted to the Christian religion after the miraculous vision he had during the Battle of Ponte Milvio against Massenzio, the Basilica of St. John Lateran was consecrated by Pope Miltiades in 312. Damaged and rebuilt several times, its actual look dates back to […]
Located in the point where eight of the original eleven roman aqueducts converged, we find the spacious Porta Maggiore Square, a fundamental area in the road network of the city, point of convergence of via Prenestina, via Casilina, the Esquilin area and San Lorenzo district. The square derives its name from one of the ancient […]
by Emanuele Buffa
The Lateran Apostolic Palace was built in 1585 by the architect Domenico Fontana on order of Pope Sixtus V Peretti to substitute the original Patriarchio, seat of the papal residence throughout the Middle Age until the so-called Avignon exile (1309-1377). In fact, after their return to Italy in 1377, the Popes went to live to […]
by Emanuele Buffa
Surrounded by a silent and peaceful garden, close to the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem and the Castrense Amphitheatre, the Museum of Musical Instruments in Rome boasts one of the largest musical collection in Europe. The majority of the extraordinary pieces come from the Evan Gorga collection, a famous tenor as well as […]
by Emanuele Buffa
Along one of the major side of Piazza Navona in Rome we can find the imposing Baroque church built by Francesco Borromini and know as Sant’Agnese in Agone, from the ancient name of Piazza Navona, piazza in agone, that is the site of the competitions (the square has been built over the ruins of the […]
by Emanuele Buffa
