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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, [...]
Pigneto, Rome’s Borough where Local meets Global. And the Outcome is Very Cool!
After the boom of the San Lorenzo area in the last part of the past century, Pigneto seems to be Rome’s driving borough of the first years of the 21st century. In the 1920s it was an industrial area at the very edge of the city which took its name after the Pines of Serventi [...]
Rome Best Street Food? Supplì! And Here Is Our Top-Ten
RECIPE Quite similar to Sicily’s arancini, supplì is a quintessential Roman deli. It’s a fried ball of rice with meat and tomato sauce and a filling of melted mozzarella. Well this is the most common of the current versions of supplì. HISTORY When it started to be included in cuisine books, it had a [...]
Tea, tea shops & tea rooms of Rome: these are our picks in the Eternal City!
After our much appreciated hot chocolate story, it’s time to cover another winter beverage, tea, because spring seems to be arriving soon! The ancient temple of tea in Rome is Babington’s, located in the city’s British corner. On the other side of the Spanish Steps you have the Keats-Shelley House, a very fascinating place with [...]
2011 Marks the Centennial of Prati, One of the Best Boroughs of Rome: Let’s Discover It!
Prati stands for meadows, fields. For centuries this area of Rome was intentionally kept like this because it made the defence from external attacks of S.Angelo Castle, and hence of the Vatican, easier. But after Rome became Italy’s capital in 1870, these strategic needs faded away and urbanization sprawled west of the Tiber. It was [...]
A Map of Rome’s Top Wine Bars: Where To Drink & Buy The Best Wines in Town
Having a good glass of wine is not a luxury in Rome, but pretty much the standard. Our lack of pubs is compensated by a good number of wine bars all over the city. You don’t need to go to the center to find the right place. Italians enjoy having a chat with friends while [...]
Wanna Learn the Secrets of Italian Cuisine in Rome? Schools & Classes For a Cooking Holiday!
Passive or active? You just like eating the delicious food of Roman restaurants or want to challenge yourself and prepare one? Do you know what’s the best thing you can bring home from a holiday in Rome? The art of cooking some Italian dishes! Way better than any other souvenir, for yourself and your beloved [...]
Rome’s Vintage, Organic Food & Antiques Markets Are All Back! A Review of the Best Ones
Autumn has slowly but clearly arrived in Rome and so have the stalls of the Saturday and Sunday flea markets that dot the city when the heat is not unbearable. We can’t list them all. They’re too many. Some of them are really out of the way unless you have a car and know [...]
Peruvian Culture Week Kicks Off Today in Rome for Italy’s 150th Birthday!
In the year devoted to Italy’s 150th anniversary, the country of Peru wants to celebrate its strong bonds with Italy with a week of cultural events in Rome. Many of us, myself included, ignore that Italy’s independence movement leader Giuseppe Garibaldi was also a Peruvian citizen, that he spent some months in this country where he [...]
Six Nations’ 2nd Rome Game is Italy-Wales. What Can You Do Near Flaminio Stadium? [Update]
Hello Welsh rugby fans, here is a list of activities that you can do in the stadium’s surroundings before and after the Italy-Wales game this Saturday. I guess most of you will reach Flaminio from the Underground stop. The area between the stop and the stadium is partly residential and partly occupied by offices, therefore it is [...]
Chinese Terracotta Army, Ancient Art, Furniture, Vintage, Books, Tea & Food in Rome
For unaware tourists those ten Chinese warriors in the middle of the Curia, one of the biggest and best preserved building of Foro Romano, might look misplaced, totally out of context, in stark contrast with the rest of the beautiful ruins around. But these terracotta warriors form Xi’An, the ancient Chinese capital, mark a big [...]
