Italy has so much to tell about its past, not just the oldest one. Speaking with friends, at the beginning of 2018, I discovered that Monte Soratte “hides” a bunker that you can visit: in May 2019, therefore, I didn’t miss the opportunity! After a careful study of the guided tours calendar, I chose to…Continue Reading
Vulci: the abbey castle and archaeological museum
With the arrival of the beautiful spring days, I started making some day trips, to explore places easily reachable from Rome. I discovered the castle of Vulci, also called the abbey castle, by looking for a destination for one of these trips.
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Abbeys in Lazio: Valvisciolo and Fossanova
It was already a few years since I started thinking about a tour of the abbeys of Lazio because I wanted to know better the region where I grew up (and I’m currently living). I decided to start from the bottom part of the area, spending a day visiting the abbey of Valvisciolo and the…Continue Reading
St. Peter’s Basilica: information for a visit
A visit to the St. Peter’s Basilica is an (almost) fixed stop for those who come to visit Rome, how to visit it at least once in life is virtually obligatory for those who live in Rome. I, after several years from the first time, I chose to come back at the end of December…Continue Reading
Galleria Borghese in Rome: my advice for a visit
The Galleria Borghese is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful museums in Rome and for many years I wanted to come back to see it because it is one of those museums that I saw as a child and that I absolutely did not remember.
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Colosseum and Palatine: survival tips for your visit
I visited the Colosseum and the Roman Forums when I was little and, I admit, my memories were rather vague: before going on vacation, therefore, I decided to return to visit the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill. These are two of the places that most tell the history of ancient Rome, and that should be…Continue Reading