The street art in Rome is always referred to graffiti and murales , however I think that also the sculptures made on trunks can be considered street art and maybe something more. Here in Rome there are many trees … Continued
The Trevi Fountain legend says that if you throw a coin from the right hand over the left shoulder you will return to Rome in the future. However many tourists think that the Trevi fountain is the whishing fountain, … Continued
How to visit Rome. Does it exist a way to visit Rome? Right now, I think so. Rome is very beautiful from an artistic and cultural point of view, but it is not for its general trend. Sometimes I have … Continued
When is the best time to visit Rome ? Actually every time is good, but there are periods which are the best for prices and opportunities: practically you could live as a Roman. Tourists in general don’t take into consideration … Continued
The Wall Street Journal published an interesting article about Ostia Antica on January 2016. The magazine underlines that one of the most popular and well-preserved archaeological site in the world, has only 320.000 visitors per annum, tiny compared with … Continued
Sanpietrini are pleasure and pain of Roman people. I think there are two philosophical currents on this matter: the “pros” which underlines the beauty and the memory of ancient Roman roads made of these little basalt blocks and the … Continued
Not everyone knows that here in the centre of Rome, in Largo di Torre Argentina archaeological site, besides the ruins of four Roman temples, there is a cat sanctuary. In this site live about 160 cats and an international group … Continued
Yes, of course … a little corner of Russia in Rome. Near the basilica of San Pietro, in Via del Lago Terrione, you can visit the Russian orthodox church of Santa Caterina d’Alessandria (built from 2001 to 2009). It shows … Continued
In Rome, even if some stores show Christmas decorations all the year, usually in Piazza San Pietro, Christmas preparations start in the first half of November. You can see pieces of scaffolding piled up near the obelisk in the centre of the … Continued
My friend Sara went to Italy to make researches for her novel and she stayed in Rome a couple of days. We went around the city a whole day. We saw Caravaggio paintings, the courtyard with the spiral staircase … Continued