In mid-June 2019 I managed to visit the splendid monastery of San Benedetto, also called the Sanctuary of the Sacro Speco. It is located on Mount Taleo, built “directly” in the rock of the mountain and supported by nine arches, which make its exterior architecture even more spectacular than you can imagine.
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At Fiumicino, on the borders of the Leonardo da Vinci airport, there is the Archaeological Park of the Ports of Claudius and Trajan. I wanted to visit it for some time, given the historical importance, and I took the occasion of my first day at sea (for this summer of 2018) to go there. The…Continue Reading
With the arrival of good weather, I can spend (finally) some of the weekends discovering the villages near Rome.
This year I started with the village of Calcata, 40 kilometres from Rome and in the middle of the Tuscia Viterbese. To get…Continue Reading
The history of Rome and Italy’s past can be found everywhere, even when you move a few kilometres from Rome. Two cemeteries remind us of the landing of the allies during the Second World War, and today I would like to talk to you about these two places.
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In mid-March, I spent a Saturday morning between Caprarola and Vico Lake, in the province of Viterbo. I decided to take this quick trip out of town to visit Palazzo Farnese: built for the Farnese family, in a point overlooking the small city of Caprarola, this palace is famous for its pentagonal structure.
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Do you know Via Appia Antica in Rome? I guess so. But do you also know that you can find some remains of ancient Rome?
Let’s start the tour from the Villa di Massenzio. It is part of the circuit “Musei di Roma” and, within…Continue Reading
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