Coronari 114, the latest addition to From Home to Rome’s portfolio, is a chance to discover (or re-discover!) one of Rome’s most storied streets from a very different kind of Roman home. Via dei Coronari has been the address of antique dealers, restorers and craftsmen for centuries. It remains one of the few streets in […]
by C. P.
One of the special events of the Jubilee 2025 is the extraordinary reopening of the Passetto di Borgo, so closely linked to the history of Castel Sant’Angelo and (of course!) to the Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica. This site has been closed for six years, the time needed to work on the structural barriers that […]
9/11 is a date forever etched in global memory because of the tragic events in New York, but it has an even deeper meaning for Romans: it’s the day Beatrice Cenci was executed in 1599. A killing so unfair that over the centuries Beatrice became a heroine and a symbol, celebrated by the likes of […]
by C. P.
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 […]
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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 […]
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If you’re visiting Italy, you plan to be in Rome on June 29th and wonder what to do, you’re in for a treat! As is tradition, on that day the city will honor the two patron saints of the Urbs Aeterna with a series of celebrations, the most important being fireworks shows. Rome celebrates the […]
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