Some cities were built all at one time, in one piece; they’re single visions, like St. Petersburg with its concentric... Read More
Drink the table wine. It is cheap. It may even be produced by the restaurant itself. Many Roman restaurants are... Read More
cobbles and fountain, piazza navona ©antmoose The eternal city might not be so eternal after all, or at least it’s... Read More
Centurion ©keepwaddling1 It was like ancient times in Rome yesterday when police tried to remove costumed centurions and gladiators from... Read More
Michelangelo’s house is gone. The façade of one of the last homes he owned is now preserved as the front... Read More
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy ©jonrawlinson This Tuesday a few fearless volunteers teamed up with the city of Rome to de-gumify... Read More
Michelangelo’s Sforza Chapel is just one of the hidden gems in Santa Maria Maggiore © Angela Nickerson Simplicity does not... Read More
Roman Gladiators © Adam Kahtava In a scene straight from ancient times, Italian police disguised in centurion garb infiltrated and... Read More
This will look great in my scrapbook! ©AJ Kelman Roman tourists hoping to scavenge ancient cobblestones, marble mile markers and... Read More
Michelangelo designed the dome and the Lantern for St. Peter’s — at the time the tallest dome ever built over... Read More
Pyramid of Gaius Cestius ©Alaskan Dude Japanese businessman, Yuzo Yagi, has donated about a million euros to restore a 2000-year-old... Read More
Seems there’s a good use for all those coins…   ©budgetplaces.com Rome’s 250-year old Trevi Fountain is showing recent signs of... Read More
Kirsten Amor goes where few tourists ever venture for a rare glimpse into The Vatican Necropolis. Read More
Pike Place Market Seattle, Washington © two gypsy hearts Broke ass budget backpackers can even afford these sites. From Seattle... Read More
Leftovers ©eye of einstein Italian media reported Wednesday that Qatar might invest in a new ancient Roman theme park. The... Read More
I always wanted to go to Rome when I was 11  ©ryarwood In a mad dash, an 11-year old English... Read More
Time for a facelift © xiquinhosilva Tourists to Rome may be in for a surprise this fall. The Colosseum is... Read More
Asleep ©CarbonNYC Security screeners at Rome’s Fiumicino airport were in for a surprise recently when something unexpected popped up on... Read More