For those who love beer, from 25 to 28 of february the Londinium Cask Festival will take place in Rome. Two different cultures will meet at the Tree Folk’s pub near The Colosseum: the Italian culture which is developing and the … Continued
Some evenings ago, with some friends of mine, I had a dinner in the Alfredo restaurant (we say da Alfredo). The exact name is “Il Vero Alfredo”, (piazza Augusto Imperatore, 30) in front of the Augustus’ Mausoleum and near the Ara Pacis. … 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
Rugby in Rome 4 of February and 11 of March 2018 Is Rugby in Rome? Yes, of course. Italy takes part in the famous RBS 6 Nations: Italy, France, Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland, attend one of the most important … Continued
If the weather is nice and you want to live the real daily life of the ancient Rome, you must visit the archeological site of Ostia Antica ruins which was built 2000 years ago. Its name comes from Ostium … 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
The Mouth of Truth is a manhole cover portraying a pagan god with a great open mouth. It is located in the portico of the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin. The legend says that the mouth could cut the hand … Continued
Taking a taxi in Rome can be on one hand comfortable, on the other necessary to save you from sudden public transport strikes or if the underground suddenly closes (unfortunately it could happen). I made a list of the main taxi … Continued
Caravaggio is my favourite painter, maybe because of his realism or the fascination of his portraits or maybe because of his difficult temper. Here in Rome you can see 6 paintings by Caravaggio simply going into a church. It’s … Continued
