My favorite hill of the famous seven in Rome is the Aventine, set between the Tiber, Testaccio quarter and the Circus Maximus. A walk there is a lovely way to ... Read more
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Friday Photos: Roman Romance
Romance and a view over the ancient Forum on Capitoline Hill.
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Rome Day Trip to Bracciano, Italy
When the best answer to “What to do in Rome?” is to get out of town for a day trip, try venturing to Bracciano in Italy’s Lazio region. Take a train ... Read more
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Top 5 English Bookstores in Rome | Finding English Language Books
Because when in Rome, you might just need a good book.
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Literary Rome: Books To Read To Get Ready To Visit
Rome is an overwhelming city: layer on layer, history on history. To sort through it would take a lifetime and I’ve started too late. The advantage of the tourist is ... Read more
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6 Literary Spots in Rome
Rome's influence on literature has been perennial. From the time of Ovid and Virgil to the Anglo-Saxon influx of writers such as Charles Dickens, Henry James, Nathaniel Hawthorne and young John Keats, all the way up to the more recent time of Alberto Moravia and Carlo Emilio Gadda, Rome has…
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Day Trip from Rome to Ariccia and the Castelli Romani
Ask any Roman, and they’ll all tell you the same: the best day-trip destination within an hour’s drive beyond Italy’s bustling capital, is the Castelli. The Castelli Romani–which is Italian for, ... Read more
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Christmas in Rome (Italian Traditions from an American living in Rome)
Memories of Christmas traditions in Italy from an American living in Rome When I’m shopping in Seattle in mid-October and the red poinsettias in their foil-covered pots are already on ... Read more
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Volpetti, a Roman Temple of Gastronomy
The food in Rome is a slice of this, that and heaven Rome has St. Peters, the Vatican Museums and the Borghese Gallery. But it also has that temple of ... Read more