Shopping Streets in Rome

Shopping Streets in Rome

Via Condotti The chicest of the chic shop here, where all the biggest names in haute couture have staked out their turf: Gucci, Bulgari, Prada, Hermes, Ferragamo, Armani, Trussardi, Valentino and more. It’s a foregone conclusion that ths street offers … Continue reading

Rome for Children

Rome for Children

Villa Borghese Scipione Borghese’s private Renaissance park and the adjacent 19th-century Pincio gardens, with statues and fountains, are a joy to explore, especially on two wheels. There are bike rental stands scattered throughout the park. You can also rent paddle … Continue reading

Writers in Rome

reading in rome

Wolfgang Goethe The first Grand Tourist, German author Goethe (1748-1832) rented rooms on the Corso, now a museum, between 1786 and 1788 (see p112). His book Italian Journey laid the blueprint for later tourists who came to Italy to learn … Continue reading

Hidden Rome

Hidden Rome

Capuchin Crypt If you like  good haunted house, this is your first stop. The bones of thousands of deceased monks have been used to decorate every conceivable surface in the most ghoulish designs. Those corpses that weren’t taken to bits … Continue reading

Top 10 Vistas

Roman forum

1.Roman Forum from Campidoglio Walk around the right side of Palazzo Senatorio for a postcard panorama – floodlit at night. Lots of agents will gude you throu roman forum and Campidoglio, rent rome apartments will gude you also,if you are … Continue reading

Underground Sights

Underground Sights

San Clemente The many layers of this fascinating church reveal the changing ideals of Rome in various eras . Catacombs The burial tunnels of Rome’s early Christians are like a honey-comb beneath the consular roads out of Rome, especially along … Continue reading

Artistic Masterpieces

Roman orgia

Caravaggio’s Deposition Caravaggio strove to outdo Michelangelo’s Pieta by making his Mary old and tired. Rather than a slender slip of a Christ, Caravaggio’s muscular Jesus is so heavy (emphasized by a diagonal composition) that Nicodemus struggles with his legs … Continue reading

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