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  • Veni, Vidi, Bici – Luxury Caesar Bike Tour From London to Rome

    Veni, Vidi, Bici – Luxury Caesar Bike Tour From London to Rome

    Ride & Seek’s Caesar bike tour is an epic bicycle tour that will take participants “in Caesar’s footsteps” from London to Rome.

  • Ai Weiwei’s ‘Libero’ at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence

    Ai Weiwei’s ‘Libero’ at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence

    Ai Weiwei is one of the best and most provocative artists working in the world today. Now Italians and visitors to Italy will have a chance to see the Chinese artists’s works up close in an exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence.

  • You Now Have to Pay to See Rome’s “Mouth of Truth”

    You Now Have to Pay to See Rome’s “Mouth of Truth”

    Truth is, it was bound to happen. Church officials at Santa Maria in Cosmedin, site of Rome’s “Mouth of Truth” (Bocca della Verita), have decided to charge visitors €2 for the pleasure of taking one (just one!) photo with the ancient sewer cover.

  • Rome’s Spanish Steps Have Re-Opened Following €1.5m Refurbishment

    Rome’s Spanish Steps Have Re-Opened Following €1.5m Refurbishment

    The Spanish Steps have finally re-opened after a lengthy refurbishment project funded by Bulgari. But will the steps be fenced off at night to keep “barbarian tourists” from trashing them?

  • Ancient Greek Temples and Mozzarella di Bufala in Paestum

    Ancient Greek Temples and Mozzarella di Bufala in Paestum

    If you tell a Roman that you are going Paestum for the weekend, invariably he or she will tell you: “Make sure you pick up some mozzarella di bufala.” Paestum and Its Greek Roots and Ruins Paestum is a sight to see without the culinary pit stop. A city known as “Poseidonia” when it was part…

  • Amatrice As It Was Before

    Amatrice As It Was Before

    There won’t be a next time. Amatrice has been on my “next time” list for the past two years. We have talked about visiting the town for a Sunday lunch because of its famed amatriciana. But at a distance of approximately two hours from Rome, it was just beyond the range of our driving limits for a…

  • #amatricianaXamatrice to Raise Money for Earthquake Relief

    #amatricianaXamatrice to Raise Money for Earthquake Relief

    Yesterday in my post about the earthquake in Central Italy, I mentioned that Italian blogger Paolo Campana had started an initiative for diners and restaurants to raise money for earthquake relief (for Amatrice and the entire affected region) by ordering dishes of amatriciana.