Sweets
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Christmas in Rome: A Map of the Best Lights, Decorations & Trees of the 2012 Holidays
The Immaculate Conception marks the official start of the Christmas season in Rome. On December 8 many families set up their Christmas trees and cribs at home and start showing off the season lights from their windows or balconies. The key public happening in Rome on that day is the Pope’s visit to the Virgin [...]
November in Rome: Our pick of the best events in the Eternal City
There are really too many things to do in Rome in November! We counted more than two dozens that start this month of the year therefore we had to divide them by topic to make your reading more enjoyable. It is still a good time to visit the Eternal city and even though days are [...]
How BuzzInRome Fell in Love with Eataly Roma….
Summer 2010, Turin was the first time we came across Eataly. It was EATALY love at first sight! We loved it so much that come summer of 2011, we just had to visit Eataly in New York (conveniently located steps away from the Flat Iron Building). Hence, we were ecstatic to be invited to the [...]
The True Essence of Trastevere: The Hidden Story of Rome’s Most Beloved Borough
What is now one of the fanciest districts of Rome for many centuries was its poorest and most dangerous area, full of foreigners and minorities. Trastevere means beyond the river and this was the only inhabited part of ancent Rome on the other bank of the river. Strictly connected to the harbor of Ostia and [...]
Lamb, Pies, Eggs, Doves and Much More: What and Where To Eat in Rome for Easter 2012!
Easter is a very important religious holiday in Italy and especially in Rome for the Holy Week ceremonies and the Pope’s speech on Easter Sunday. But, unlike Christmas, when you are supposed to be with family and relatives, you’re free to leave and go wherever you want for Easter – Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua [...]
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 [...]
