La Basilica di San Pietro è una delle maggiori attrazioni di Roma ed è il luogo più visitato dai turisti. La chiesa principale della Città del Vaticano, la Basilica di San Pietro, è sia luogo di culto che opera d’ arte. E qui infatti che troverete sia la Pietà di Michelangelo che il baldacchino mozzafiato […]
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St. Peter’s Basilica is one of the top attractions in Rome and a must-see for many visitors. The main church at the Vatican, St. Peter’s Basilica is an important place of worship as well as a work of art in and of itself. This is where you will find Michelangelo’s evocative Pietà and Bernini’s stunning Baldacchino. […]
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A long-overdue visit to the stunning island of Ponza.
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When it comes to culinary achievements, Naples is best known for pizza. However, being someone who sometimes goes to Naples for the day with the express goal of eating as much as possible, I knew that I also had to try the pinnacle of ridiculousness and make my way out to Chalet Ciro for ice […]
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Mercato Trionfale first opened outside of Vatican City and on the edge of Rome in the late 1800s. This makes it one of the oldest neighborhood markets (mercati rionali) in the city. As the Prati neighborhood grew, the market moved to Via Andrea Doria in the 1930s. The stalls received permits to set up and […]
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I took to Instagram stories to ask people about the most overrated things in Rome and I got some amazing answers. People were disappointed by places, restaurants, gelato, and experiences. Hype can really ruin something. You are expecting life-changing, or at least something worth a trip around the world, and you get… ordinary. Or worse: you […]
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Chianciano Terme is one of Italy’s best-kept secrets. It’s hardly unknown – people have been coming to the area for literally millennia thanks to the healing powers of the mineral-rich water here. The Etruscans built a temple at the source and, in more recent history, in the 1960s there were lines 6,000 deep to wait […]
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There have been rumors about Starbucks in Italy for years, but it finally happened. The very first Italian Starbucks has opened in Milan after extensive preparations. While I see no need for the chain to expand here, I have to admit that this first Italian Starbucks is beautiful. Rather than simply a neighborhood coffee shop, […]