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#900 facts | Gli ascensori abbandonati del Pincio

Il primo ascensore pubblico della Città Eterna Non tutti sanno che, una volta, al Pincio si andava in ascensore. Infatti le Mura Aureliane, lungo il lato settentrionale dei giardini del Pincio, si affacciano su Viale del Muro Torto, dove un piccolo edificio stile '500 toscano si innesta proprio sopra le Mura. Una scritta ancora ben [...]

#900 facts | Gli ascensori abbandonati del Pincio2020-09-22T10:08:35+02:00

And so this is Christmas….!

Come da tradizione, anche Roma ha dato il via al periodo Natalizio con una serie di eventi. Infatti, dal 2 dicembre, ha aperto, a romani e turisti, il famoso "mercato della Befana" di Piazza Navona, che durerà fino, appunto, all'Epifania (6 Gennaio 2019), giorno in cui la "Befana", purtroppo, "tutte le feste porterà via". [...]

And so this is Christmas….!2018-12-10T16:27:41+01:00

Where silence reigns – ROME’S CEMENTERIES Part II

VERANO CEMENTERY The Verano Cementery is a paradise for photographers. Decadent, as Rome is, hidden by the cypresses, the vegetation slowly took over the monumental tombs. Verano is an unusual whilst poetic dive into centuries of history and art. Among the guests of this silent city within the city are the heroes that made Italy, [...]

Where silence reigns – ROME’S CEMENTERIES Part II2017-06-27T21:13:17+02:00

Where silence reigns – ROME’S CEMENTERIES

TESTACCIO CEMENTERY Also known as Acatholic Cemetery, English Cemetery or Cemetery of the Artists, hidden in quartiere Testaccio is this poetic, out-of-time, treasure where writers, painters, sculptors, historians, archaeologists, diplomats, scientists, architects and poets of international eminence found eternal rest. The religions represented include Protestantism, Orthodoxy, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism and Confucianism, while the tomb inscriptions [...]

Where silence reigns – ROME’S CEMENTERIES2017-06-27T15:39:24+02:00

Food myths: 30 rules to avoid culinary blasphemy in Italy

BRUSCHETTA, the roasted slice of country bread with chopped tomatoes is rather a homey lunch short-cut than a typical starter as one may think. GARLIC BREAD. Why would we kill our gustatory papilla in the first act? Furthermore, note this: bread is not an appetizer, if it’s on your table, as it should, then have [...]

Food myths: 30 rules to avoid culinary blasphemy in Italy2017-06-27T15:40:33+02:00
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