Starting from Aug. 6, Italians as well as foreign tourists visiting Rome and the whole of the country will be required to present the so called “Green Pass” to access a number of indoor activities, proving they are vaccinated against Covid-19. What is the Green Pass and how do you get one? The “Green Pass” […]
As part of its measures to help our economy after the Covid-19 pandemic, the government announced that Italy will allow travel to and from abroad starting on June 3: for those countries belonging to the Schengen area (ie. European countries) travel will be unrestricted, which means no self-quarantine measures will be necessary. The UK is […]
This post has been updated on June 15, 2020. If you’ve been reading our dedicated post on the effects of Coronavirus on Italy you’ll know that we stopped updating that article because as of May 16, 2020, lockdown measures decided by the Italian government have changed in all of Italy as well as Rome. Bans […]
You will now be aware that the flu-like Coronavirus has been impacting countries other than China, with Italy being affected particularly hard by the spreading of 2019-nCoV (AKA COVID-19). This post is intended as a source of English-language information for all of those who have an upcoming trip to Italy or Rome lined up or are […]
by C. P.
John Coates is an American citizen who’s a frequent guest @ From Home to Rome: a resident of Washington, DC, he spends a few months every year in the Eternal City to work on his Italian. When the lockdown measures to contain Coronavirus from spreading were implemented in all of Italy, he had been in […]
by C. P.
Italians are quickly discovering that the sense of sympathy and solidarity the country is known for is alive and kicking, unaffected by the Coronavirus. In the following days we will tell you the stories of those Romans who are doing something to help the most fragile age groups during this crisis, and about those who […]
