Trastevere

Travel

A Visitor’s Guide to Rome’s Best Neighborhoods

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 03/25/2022 - 04:37

As a visitor to Rome, you are most likely to roam around and stay in one of the rioni of the centro storico (historic center). The historic center of Rome…

Culture

Five Crowd-Free Museums in Rome That Are Worth a Visit

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/11/2019 - 00:00

We begin a new series aimed at highlighting little-known museums, sites and cultural institutions in Italy’s most popular tourist destinations in an effort to…

Culture

A Symbol of Trastevere Shines Again

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 05/15/2018 - 02:00

One of the oldest churches in Rome, the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere was recently in the news as its restored façade has been unveiled after 18 months…

Travel

Five Unique Walking Tours of Rome

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 11/18/2014 - 09:44

Lifestyle

Franciscan Monks in Rome Use Kickstarter to Fund Restoration of St. Francis Cell

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 04/07/2014 - 12:27

A group of Franciscan monks in Rome is turning to Kickstarter to finance the restoration of the tiny cell where St. Francis is said to have stayed when…

Gastro Flash Mob Descends On Rome In Sandwich War

by ITALY | Thu, 10/18/2012 - 09:17

words by Carol KingLocals took to the streets of Trastevere in Rome to eat pizza, sandwiches and ice cream in a protest against a new law banning the…