The “grattachecca”

Tal vez no sepan que existe una invención romana que sirve para aliviar el calor del verano: la “Grattachecca”. [...]

St. Peter’s Dome … The Magical Illusion

The view onto the dome of St. Peter’s from Via Niccolò Piccolomini is an experience not to be missed. [...]

The Festival of the Tellina in the Fishermen’s Suburb in Ostia

The “Sagra” (Festival) of the Tellina is annually held, usually in September, by the residents of the Borghetto dei [...]

Mussolini’s Air Raid Shelter

There is a Rome below ground whose existence not many know anything about, that of the “bunkers” or rather [...]

The Miracle of the Snow at Santa Maria Maggiore

The magnificent Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is linked to a charming legend. In 359 A.D. the Madonna appeared [...]

The Tarpean Rock and the Capitoline Geese

The tales of the Tarpean Rock and Capitoline Geese are both imbued in history and myth. While the lowest [...]

Saint John and the Night of the Witches

In days of  old one of the most popular religious and at the same time profane feasts was St. [...]

The Key Hole

A pleasant surprise awaits you in Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta at the top of the Aventino hill, an [...]

Jewish-Style Artichokes

Traditional Kosher Jewish-Roman cuisine is still very much alive in the district where it all first started: the Ghetto. [...]

The Canon of the Gianicolo (Janiculum Hill)

If, per chance, you should one day be enjoying the splendid panorama from the Gianicolo’s belvedere and suddenly hear [...]
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