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Discover Alternative Rome in San Lorenzo, the student and young artists district
Do you like to experience the real Rome, to see an alternative area very close to the city centre? San Lorenzo is a good option. We would rather go to Pigneto, but having more than one option is always a sound rule. NAME AND ORIGINS Let’s be clear, San Lorenzo has no stunning landmarks, [...]
Fancy A Sandwich while in Rome? These are the Best Panini in Town!
The sun has finally come out and it’s time to enjoy the weather here in Rome with long walks and strolls. If you don’t feel like wasting a lot of your time inside a restaurant and prefer to enjoy the city there are many options for take away and street food. Take away pizza, first, [...]
A New Pope Highlights Easter 2013 in Rome
What a special Easter this is bound to be with a new, charming and inspiring pope! Francis has already attracted the sympathy of the whole world, Catholics or not, and will continue to surprise us, therefore come down to Rome and see this fascinating pontiff in action. Easter week is a very intense period for [...]
Rome’s Top 2013 Exhibit So Far? CulturaCibo, on Food & Italy’s Identity
Food is not just material, it is also culture. And this holds nowhere more than in Italy, a country in love with beauty, either art or good food. Through April 7 the Rome Vittoriano complex hosts a free exhibition on how food is part of the Italian identity. It was curated by Italy’s top food [...]
Try a Colomba cake while in Rome for Easter! Our tips for the best artisanal ones
“The cake that tastes like spring.” This is how Colomba (dove) was presented to Italians in 1930, when one of the biggest panettone makers – Motta – decided to use the same machineries, techniques and more or less the same ingredients to make another cake, the dove-shaped colomba (peace symbol) for Easter, the most important [...]
How’s Pope Benedict XVI’s retreat? Let’s discover Castel Gandolfo!
No Angelus this Sunday in St Peter’s square. Nor any display of Benedict XVI in Castel Gandolfo, his new retreat. The pope is presumably very tired and will avoid any appearance in public at least until the new pontiff is elected. But we are sure that he will not get bored during the two months he [...]
Touring Borgo Pio, Ratzinger’s favorite Borough of Rome
It’s not because of the German origin of the word ‘Borgo’ (burg means city in Old German) that Joseph Ratzinger, when he was not Benedict XVI yet, loved this neighborhood. It’s because for centuries this area of the town hosted pilgrims and the Catholic clergy. ORIGINS With just 3,500 inhabitants, Borgo Pio stands right [...]
Rome’s Travel Industry Hopes a Brazilian Pope Will Boost Tourism Revenues
March will see the election of the new pope as the key event of the month. We want to examine this crucial moment for the Catholic Church from a travel perspective. We asked ourselves and some Rome-based travel companies what nationality would mostly boost tourism in Rome. Even if in theory all Christian males can [...]
Rome’s Carnival Treats: Our Favorite Frappe and Castagnole in Town.
Not just masks and costumes, streamers and confetti, Carnival is much more in Italy. It is also special food, in particular sweets. Rome’s typical season sweets are frappe and castagnole, but they are also common all over Central and Northern Italy, under different local names. The fact that they are the typical Carnival sweet of [...]
Skiing Near Rome is Easy and Fun, Try Campo Felice!
There are several skiing destinations near Rome. But one is in our opinion by far the most convenient: Campo Felice. [1] Perfect for a day trip, we particularly recommend you to go there on a working day when there are few people on the ski slopes. GETTING THERE It is very easy to reach [...]
Rome Hosts 3 Rugby Games for the 2013 Edition of the 6 Nations at the Olympic Stadium
For the second year in a row Rome’s Olympic Stadium will be the battle field of the Italian rugby team during the Six Nations Tournament. After the 2012 impressive turnouts, the Italian Rugby Federation could definitely show that the Flaminio stadium was no longer enough for the rising crowd of Italian rugby lovers and of [...]
Befana Marks the end of the Christmas holidays. Here’s how Rome Celebrates it on January 6
On January 6 the Catholic Church celebrates the Epiphany, a religious feast that marks the liturgical end of the Advent-Christmas season. It is customary to replace the images of the shepherds in the manger scene with the three kings and their gifts. Being the Epiphany a very important Catholic solemnity, Rome is an ideal place [...]
