The Pantheon is the oldest intact structure still standing from the Greco-Roman world and has been used completely throughout history.
Rome
Santa Maria Sopra Minerva in Rome
Basilica Sanctae Miriae supra Minervam is a minor聽basilica located in the 鈥楶igna鈥� district 鈥� Piazza della Minerva, near the Pantheon 鈥� and is considered the only Gothic style church in Rome.
Castel Sant’Angelo
Info and curiosities about Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome.
Rome, the Eternal City
Traveling through 3,000 years of history.
Teatro Dell’Opera
A video from the Opera Theatre in Rome
Rome’s Termini Station
Italy鈥檚 Largest Train Station Rome – Termini Train Station Rome’s Termini train station is聽Europe’s second largest station, only Paris’ Gare du Nord, sees more travelers. The name derives from the聽nearby聽ruins of the Baths of Diocletian, hence the name 鈥楾ermini鈥� from ‘Terme’ for baths. After the opening of the two papal […]
The Mysterious Casina delle Civette
Rome is truly a city full of surprises. When you think you know all about its beauties, something magnificent and enchanting, something you ignored the existence of crosses your path. Really, there’s no end to the charmes of Rome: I remember how a聽close friend, who at the time had been […]
The Tiber Il Tevere
Many think that the Tiber is yellow because it became an open sewer over the centuries. Well, believe it or not, the Tiber may be a natural blond, and its a lot less polluted than many other European rivers.聽As a matter of fact, the Tiber is the main ecological gateway […]
Open Air Markets in Rome: Porta Portese
Chestnuts in Porta Portese. Ph. Giorgio M. on flickr (flic.kr/p/76ypp) Flea markets, thrift shops, farmers鈥� markets鈥攖hey have them in every city. You may have already discovered the rush of finding a diamond in the rough, of bargaining for a hidden gem, yet if you haven鈥檛 visited the Porta Portese market […]
Best Restaurants in Rome
Every year, the famous culinary magazine-website-publishing house聽Il Gambero Rosso聽publishes a series of聽“best of restaurants”:聽from best eateries in each of the main cities in Italy, to the top ten of, say, cheap-and-cheerful caf茅s, Il Gambero Rosso provides a pretty complete overall guide to the best places to eat in the country. […]