Blogs and Travel Tips
Accurate insider guide to Rome art, history, cultural heritage and local travel tips.
Devoting your life as a Vestal Virgin to the State and retaining your chastity was an honour, awarded with great privileges, but one mistake could lead to being buried alive.
9th Feb 2016
Steps from the Fountain of Neptune is a plaque, marking the spot where three friars were hanged and burned in 1498. It’s difficult to imagine the piazza was once a scene of horror ...
5th Feb 2016
Nero's Golden House: read about the story of its Palace of endless beauty and complexity, its rediscovery in the 16th century and the current restoration.
22nd Jan 2016
For anyone fascinated by history or enchanted by art, visit Florence. Imagine walking through the streets of a city that was created by geniuses like Michelangelo and Brunelleschi
13th Jan 2016
Visit Florence to step back in time, into the Renaissance city of Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. During an extraordinary era of creativity, artists and architects
22nd Dec 2015
Benvenuto Cellini, overshadowed by the spectacular genius of Michelangelo, is actually one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance. Learn more about his dramatic life
21st Dec 2015
By day, Romans can enjoy an espresso and hit the markets for all their shopping needs. By night, certain areas are bubbling with nightlife, tourists, and plenty of flowing wine.
27th Aug 2015
