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 […]
You saw the flashmobs, you heard the singing, however that’s not all there is to Italians (and Romans) during the Coronavirus emergency. Rome’s sense of community has had a boost since the lockdown began, and this post shines a light on the city’s most heartwarming stories and projects to help the most vulnerable members of […]
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 […]
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.
Following the lockdown announcement by prime minister Giuseppe Conte, we’ve received a number of emails and messages asking how Rome (and Italy at large) is handling the Coronavirus crisis and the extended quarantine measures. This post is meant as a source of first-hand information, as well as an outlet for the staff at From Home […]
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 […]
