Easter in Rome can be one of the most rewarding times to enjoy the city. While the weather can be changeable at this time of the year, it’s a moment when the city’s churches – and there are more than 1000 of them – really enter the fray, and regional food traditions get another major…
Domus Artium organises classical concerts with dinner in exclusive palaces, castles and country houses in Rome
Testaccio festa patronale: first weekend in June The annual Testaccio festa patronale is the day when the neighbourhood’s patron saint, Santa Maria Liberatrice, is celebrated in the piazza with a parade and party. Taking place every year during the last week in May and the first weekend in June, the Testaccio festa patronale or patronal…
A taste of France in Rome: 11 ideas Rome and Paris: two capitals of European culture, which have often vied for the Continental crown in terms of food, art and as places to fall in love. It can be agony if you’re on a short trip to Europe and you don’t have time to see…
Best vintage stores in Rome – why buy vintage? Ten years ago, acquiring great vintage pieces in Rome was expensive and time consuming. There were a few premium resellers, but – well – to put it bluntly – they wanted a lot of money for their old stuff. But as vintage appreciation has increased in…
How to see the rose petal shower in the Pantheon, Rome, at Pentecost The rose petal shower or pioggia della rose in the Pantheon in Rome, a stunning spectacle featuring the falling of real red rose petals, takes place every year at Pentecost, exactly 49 days after Easter Sunday. In the following post, I explain…
There’s a famous cemetery near Piramide – the non-Catholic cemetery – where everyone goes to visit the graves of Shelley and Keats. But today I want to talk about Testaccio’s other cemetery, the one no-one talks about. Rome’s Commonwealth War Cemetery, on the other side of Via Nicola Zabaglia. Unlike its popular neighbour, whose distinct…
Curious about cemeteries in Rome, or looking for the most interesting Rome cemetery to visit? This Rome cemetery guide rounds up my three favourite Roman cemeteries, all which are distinguished by vastly different purposes, atmospheres, and styles. The three Rome cemeteries listed in this guide also have their own dedicated posts, in case you’re interested…
I’ve been driving a scooter (or motorino, as they’re called in Italy) in Rome for nearly ten years. That’s a decade of insane traffic, painful tumbles, vigorously exchanged gestures with other drivers and coming back to find your (parked) Vespa dented or with the seat slashed. It’s also been ten years of always being on…
It’s technically the perfect time of year for a picnic. Rome’s weather tends to get it “just right” in the late spring, achieving that rare temperature which makes sitting in the sun bearable and lying in the shade a pleasure. If you were in the capital in recent weeks, you might have found yourself dodging…
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