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Rome, Ancient Heart of the West
Rome. Caput Mundi – Capital of the World. Where to start? You can spend years here and still not see it all. So many ages, so many cultures, so many people. The cascade of tourists on the Spanish...
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Piazza Navona and a Roman Holiday
This long, elegant piazza was once an ancient stadium for chariot racing – just like in the film Ben Hur. You can see the entrance arch still, hidden away at the end of the stadium where taxis and...
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The Great Pantheon of Rome
Gaius Octavius Julius Caesar Augustus (that’s Augustus to you and me), strode across this square to see the temple his admiral and friend Marcus Agrippa had built to honor all the gods (just in case...
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Campo de’ Fiori, marketplace of medieval Rome
Originally this was just a grassy field with flowers (Campo de’ Fiori means just that), this square has been one of Rome’s vegetable and fruit market since the Middle Ages. It still is, vibrant with...
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Lazio
Roma and Lazio are eternally entwined together throughout history. The Romans themselves were mostly settlers from the other towns in Latium; they spoke Latin, the language of the region. Indeed many...
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Isola Tiberina, Rome
The isola tiberina – the island in the river Tiber – is a good stepping stone on the way to or from Trastevere. There is even a restaurant here for lunch – Sora Lella. To reach the island take the...
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