Category: Culture & Living

Posts about culture in Italy. Festivals, religion, etiquette, language, and more.

  • NASA History in Rome: The Birthplace of Michael Collins

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    Visiting Rome is always a history lesson. But many people — even Romans — don’t know that Rome played a small part in the history of NASA and the first moon landing.

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    Melanie Renzulli
    Michael Collins photo of earth from space, 1969

  • Fountains in Rome: Look But Don’t Leap

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    Admire Rome’s beautiful, historic fountains. But absolutely DO NOT swim, wade, or cool off in them.

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    Melanie Renzulli
    Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona, Rome

  • November in Italy: Weather, Holidays & Festivals

    November (Novembre) is the height of the low tourist season in Italy. One of the main reasons for this is that the weather is typically cold and rainy throughout the peninsula. But if you’re willing to endure grey days, November can be a fantastic time to be here. Fewer tourists means it is easier to…

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    Melanie Renzulli
    Florence Ponte Vecchio; Free stock photo of ancient, architecture, bridge

  • Rome Wasn’t Built In a Day. So How Long Did It Take?

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    Rome wasn’t built in a day but over thousands of years. Here’s how long it took to build some of the Eternal City’s most famous attractions.

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    Melanie Renzulli