Tag: Rome

  • Things Romans Love (and Hate) About Rome in August

    Will you be in Rome in August? Here are some reasons to rejoice and lament your stay in the Eternal City during the hottest month of the year.

    Rome's Piazza San Silvestro on a hot summer day
  • How to Spend One Year in Italy

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    How do you spend one year in Italy? Here’s a month-by-month, personal account of my first year living and traveling in Italy.

    Amalfi
  • Cool Italian Street Art from The Drawing Bike

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    A short profile of Roman artist Rachele del Nevo and her fun art project The Drawing Bike.

    Rachele del Nevo, aka The Drawing Bike
  • Photo of the Day: A Ray of Light in San Giovanni in Laterano

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    While hundreds wait in lines in the harsh sun to get into Saint Peter’s, the Archbasilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, also known as the Cathedral of Rome, is practically empty. San Giovanni is the oldest and largest papal basilica in Rome, although it has gone through many reconstructions over the years due to earthquakes,…