Rome is pretty generous with its visitors, offering more often than not mild temperatures and sunny days, weather-wise. They’re honestly the best conditions as the ruins and landmarks the city has to offer are almost 100% outdoors. The fact remains, though – you could be in Rome on an occasional downpour day or you may be […]
Thinking about reaching Rome – or moving through it – by car? Think again! Sadly, many travellers completely overlook this crucial aspect, and only think of how cheap it is to rent a car (or another vehicle) when budgeting for their time away from home. Little do they know that Rome, as many other heritage […]
When you decide to spend some fall days in Rome, you must know it may sometimes be rainy so that walking around could turn to be less pleasant than usual. Still, you want to be out in the Eternal City, and walk the streets at a time they are not packed with tourists, but another […]
This just in! Some of our readers may remember that the former Minister of Culture, Mr. Dario Franceschini, had suggested the introduction of an entry ticket of €2 for entering the Pantheon. Said measure would have been addressed at tourists only, and wouldn’t have impacted actual faithful meaning to pray inside the former Roman temple. […]
by C. P.
This will ring particularly true to those visiting who have a smattering of Italian but everyone, regardless of their fluency, will have probably observed it: the local language doesn’t have just the one sound! Depending on where you visit, you may hear it as musical or harsh, romantic or unattractive. It almost seems like more […]
There is an endless supply of handbooks, guides and how-tos that you can read when you prepare to get to Rome. YouTube runneth over with tutorials, documentaries and – mostly – videobloggers dispensing advice. Even the occasional podcast helps you transition to that which for most of you is the first holiday abroad. Here’s the thing, […]
Climate change, whether you believe in global warming or not, is something that Romans have to deal with on a daily basis: it has informed the way they dress, the way they eat and in a few instances has had a profound effect on the way they work… particularly with tourist season, if they’re active […]
by C. P.
When you arrive in Rome, you’re often overwhelmed more than you’re tired: maybe there’s so much car traffic around you, maybe you don’t understand the language or you can’t recognize any landmarks from where you’re staying… To top it all up, your GPS may play up because the alleys around your accommodation are too narrow! […]
When you land in Rome, you’re usually dreaming of having meals that are traditional to the city, or even to the whole of Italy: lots of pasta, of course, as well as pizza, desserts like tiramisù or meat-based dishes like saltimbocca, Fiorentina steak, polenta and so many other delicacies. The list could go on forever! […]
by C. P.
Whether you’re planning a travel to Rome or are already visiting and researching who to turn to in the event you need medical help in the city, you’ll be no doubt relieved to know that the city is the home to a number of English-speaking doctors, which in most cases work at private practices that […]
by C. P.
