427 churches in Rome and close to 2,000 years of Christianity means no end to the number of miraculous events
July 7 2016 / Art & Archaeology
A Madonna Unveiled
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June 2 2016 / Events
THE Parade
Rome, italy
Today is a holiday in Italy, the Festa della Repubblica in celebration of the referendum which took place on June
May 18 2016 / Art & Archaeology
More ruins… again!
Rome, Lazio
Rome’s new subway line la Metro C (which is still under construction), has now officially become “The Most Expensive Subway
May 6 2016 / Food & Wine
A “Saintly” Gelato
Bolsena, Lazio
Patron saint and early Christian martyr, Santa Cristina reigns in Bolsena – and in unexpected ways. You’ll want to wander
May 2 2016 / Events
Running Red
Rome, Lazio
On Friday, April 29th, the association Aiuto alla Chiesa che Soffre (Assist the Suffering Church) held a unique event at
April 22 2016 / Food & Wine
A Feast Worthy of Purgatorio
Lake Bolsena, Lazio
About seven kilometers from Gradoli, picturesque Latium hilltown on Lake Bolsena’s western shore, pull in at the 15th-century lavic stone
April 21 2016 / Art & Archaeology
Birthday gift
Rome, Lazio
On April 21st every year, Rome celebrates its birthday, il Natale di Roma. (lit. the Nativity of Rome; legend holds
April 12 2016 / Art & Archaeology
S. M. Antiqua Un- and Re- Covered
Rome, Lazio
March 31 2016 / Art & Archaeology
Divine Geometry
Rome, Lazio
March 21 2016 / Events
Bigne’-lite
Rome, Lazio
It is quite possible that bigne’ di San Giuseppe displaced other food groups this weekend as the winner for caloric
March 15 2016 / Events
The Ides of March
Rome, Lazio
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February 26 2016 / Local Interest
Il Cortile
Rome, Lazio
February 18 2016 / Art & Archaeology
The Devil is in the Details
Rome, Italy
Walking along Via della Lungara, the old road on the Trastevere-side of the river that leads to the Vatican, you’ll
February 3 2016 / Art & Archaeology
Sistine Chapel – New Life and New Light
Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
I recently had the pleasure of attending an event at the Vatican during which the latest “upgrades” to the Sistine
January 18 2016 / Places
In Labro, “Living the Story of a Culture”
Labro, Lazio
“I think of an albergo diffuso as a novel that tells the story of a culture. Guests are brought into
January 16 2016 / Art & Archaeology
New Light and New Life for the Sistine Chapel
Citta' del Vaticano, Stato del Vaticano
The Sistine Chapel is at once the main attraction for all visitors to Italy, a consecrated space, and the setting
August 11 2015 / Food & Wine
Tips from the “Virgil” of Sperlonga
Sperlonga, Lazio
(…cont’d from here.) …and Rocco, my “Sperlonga Virgil,” was right about Il Bistrot (and not only). After my first dinner
July 27 2015 / Places
Finding “a Virgil” in Sperlonga
Sperlonga, Lazio
“No time to leave fruit in your apartment, Anna, but try these,” dark-haired Rocco urged, as he plucked juicy midnight
July 15 2015 / Local Interest
Ciao Remigio!
Rome, Lazio
It’s been almost five years since Piazza Barberini has been “empty,” yet many will remember seeing a curious figure there
June 29 2015 / Food & Wine
Summer Cremolate
Rome, Lazio
With summer finally here, Signor Umberto’s organic fruit garden is in full swing, and therefore so is his production of
May 27 2015 / Art & Archaeology
Maraini’s FisherPutti Fish Again
Rome, Lazio
Dear friends, Roberto (of the Caligula statue restoration note) has done it again! So happy to have him contributing… Grazie
May 1 2015 / Events
Primo Maggio
Rome, Italy
In Italy il Primo Maggio (May First, aka May day) means many different things depending on whom you’re asking. To
April 28 2015 / Food & Wine
La Dea della Porchetta
Pie' di Moggio, Rieti, Lazio
There’s Ceres, goddess of grains, Minerva, goddess of wisdom and Flora, goddess of flowers, springtime and fertility. Demeter watches over