Tag: Rome

  • In Rome, Communing Over Coffee

    In the mornings after I’ve sent the kids off to school and tidied up the house I go down and have my morning cappuccino.

  • Raining Rose Petals Inside the Pantheon On Pentecost Sunday

    La Pioggia di Petali di Rose, or the Rain of Rose Petals, brings religious Rome and ancient Rome together in a moving and colorful spectacle.

    Pantheon Rose Petals on Pentecost
  • In Rome, Hoteliers In Revolt Over State of the City

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    Roman hoteliers, who write that Rome’s 25 million annual tourists is only a quarter of the number that go to London, are less concerned about how tourists are affecting the city than how the city is affecting tourists.

    Selfie Stick seller down by the Colosseum
  • Natale di Roma: Rome Celebrates Its Birthday

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    The city of Rome was born on April 21, 753 BC. In Italian, it is known as the Natale di Roma—the birthday of Rome.

    She Wolf in the Capitoline Museums