Souvenirs & Gifts
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 [...]
A Painting Souvenir From Rome? Try “100 Painters on Via Margutta” From Oct28 to Nov1!
Via Margutta is a small street in the heart of Rome, on the slopes of Pincio, with an enchanting atmosphere and a special charm of its own. It has preserved its unique atmosphere and decor, and is one of the most elegant and beautiful streets of Rome. Once inhabited by sculptors, film directors and poets, [...]
Ceramics in Rome: Exhibits and Shops To Admire and Buy the Best Pottery In Town
Rome has never been a major centre of ceramic production but being the city it is, there are many beautiful pieces of pottery in town both in public and private spaces. First we would like to suggest you a few ceramic events and then some shops where you can actually buy beautiful artifacts. [...]
Tasting Chestnuts Around Rome: Not Only Tuscia, But All Over Lazio!
Although Autumn has shorter days, it boasts of great tasting products! Around Rome, this is the perfect season for two of our favorite delicacies: ceps and chestnuts. We already wrote about this kind of mushroom (http://www.buzzinrome.com/?p=3156 ), and now it is the brown fruit’s turn! Late October and November are the best times of the [...]
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 [...]
Men, Women and Kids in Medieval Costumes in Orvieto for Corpus Domini
Corpus Domini in Orvieto is a colourful two day festival celebrating the miracle of Bolsena. It is held on the Pentecost weekend which this year is 25 & 26 June. The townsfolk dress up in splendid medieval costumes, the women on Saturday, the men on Sunday, children on both days. The miracle is said to have occurred [...]
Strawberries, Cherries, Bread and Flowers! This Week-end’s Top Food Festivals Around Rome
Spring is a great season for good vegetables and fruit! And you must take advantage of the fresh products available in this period, going to some countryside food festivals. Rome has many this week-end and we picked four for you. The first one is in the cozy city of Nemi, overlooking a beautiful little [...]
It’s Spring and Roman Art Goes Outdoor with 100 Painters on Via Margutta
Via Margutta is a small street in the heart of Rome, on the slopes of Pincio, with an enchanting atmosphere and a special charm of its own. It has preserved its unique atmosphere and decor, and is one of the most elegant and beautiful streets of Rome. Once inhabited by sculptors, film directors and poets, and above [...]
It’s time for a Day-Trip, It’s Easter Time! Some Tips for a Nice Break from Rome
Bomarzo, Orvieto, Tivoli, Tarquinia and Ponza offer very valid alternatives to Rome in the next few days: these destinations organize every year traditional and peculiar events that will help you relax and enjoy in nice outdoor settings. If you aren’t full yet with chocolate eggs, colombe etc…in Bomarzo, from April 23 to April 25 there [...]
Spring Has Definitely Arrived and Flower Festivals & Fairs Are Blooming All Over Lazio
Spring and Summer decided to arrive together in 2011 here in Italy, and Rome is no exception. These unusually high temperatures actually make you doubt about the existence of Spring. But nature and flowers follow their course. And this is the best time of the year for flower lovers. The region around Rome, Lazio, offers [...]
Take a Day Out of Rome for the Best Saint Joseph Day! Our Destination Picks
Tomorrow is San Giuseppe, Saint Joseph Day, but the celebrations will already begin this afternoon in some towns. I know Saint Joseph wasn’t Italian but he is one of the country’s favorite saints and used to be one of the most beloved first names, especially in the South, that’s why he is celebrated all over [...]
Comics, Games and Music for Kids at RomaComics Until Mar20
It is not the usual comics fair, RomaComics is the oldest cartoons event organized in Italy. It started in 1989 and it is now at its 27th edition with a new goal: being the overall entertainment experience for adults and kids alike. Until March 20 at Palalottomatica, in the southern EUR borough of Rome, from [...]
