Summer in Italy is the most anticipated time of the year. The weather finally gets warmer, walks extend, cold drinks flow among friends, music fills the air, and smiles glow a bit brighter. But have you ever been to Rome in the summer? Italy’s capital city has compact streets, ancient stone structures, and low buildings…
Next to smell, your sense of taste is one of the strongest sensory attachments to memory. That’s why people get nostalgic of their grandmas when they smell a particularly fragrant home-cooked meal. The best restaurants in Rome know this and tell a story through their dishes. From the aroma of Nonna’s tomato (pomodoro) sauce to…
Just an hour and a half from Rome, you can step into a portal to the Middle Ages and visit underground pathways in Orvieto City. This hilltop escape demonstrates incredible engineering works, stone streets, and houses that truly resemble no other place in Italy. The best news? It’s only 1.5 hours away from Rome! Orvieto,…
Are you unhappy, or are you simply not in Rome? Rome is definitely one of those cities that you always want and need to return to. Rome is a chaotic, amazing city where someone can spend their entire life without seeing all of it. Despite having so many things to do in Rome, this irresistibly…
Rome is amazing for so many reasons: its lively and charismatic people, the delicious Italian food, the bustling streets filled with tourists from all over the world, and the enchanting music of street performers. But what truly blew me was each basilica in Rome. Stepping inside them, I felt a mix of awe at their…
Wherever you find yourself in The Eternal City, art in Rome also finds you—walking on the street level, or strolling through an aristocratic palazzo. Simply look up to find a ceiling fresco, or look down at an Ancient Roman mosaic. Rome itself is a masterpiece, with its stunning domes, elegant architecture, intricate sculptures, and mythical…
You’re in the midst of planning your big trip to Italy this summer, but there’s one looming question: Do they have Uber in Italy? While Uber, as a ride-sharing app, isn’t in Italy, there are still some Uber services available for travelers. While traveling in Italy, I was surprised to find I could use my…
Everyone talks about the Colosseum or the Roman Forum, but the Palatine Hill, despite being the very heart of ancient Rome, often goes unnoticed. Yet, it’s on the Palatine Hill where Rome’s emperors built their grand palaces, and where legend says Romulus founded the city. Many people can’t distinguish it from the Forum or don’t…
There are few things in life that match up to the seriousness with which Italians approach food. If you’re blessed with Italian family and friends, the first (and sometimes only) question they’ll ask is “Tu mangiate?” which means Did you eat? Eating well is incredibly important to most Italians, so you might expect that there…
You’ve probably come across pictures of those villas in Rome before: grand country palaces that seem larger than life. These structures, made of marble, gold leaf, and covered in frescoes, hardly seem like a residence for a single family. Today, many of these impressive villas, once owned by aristocratic and powerful families, are now open…
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