A new hotel in one of Florence’s oldest neighborhoods, Palazzo San Niccolò offers apartment style stays in a beautiful setting.
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Terrazza Caffarelli is the secret terrace of the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Visiting the bar area is free, even without buying a ticket to the museums.
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The best street food and restaurants near Termini – Rome’s main train station.
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There are some wonderful wine bars in Rome, but nothing quite compares to raising a glass in the vineyard where it was produced. Luckily, Lazio’s reputation for quality vino is slowly improving and it is more than possible to escape the city for an afternoon at a winery. One of the best day trips from […]
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One of the things that makes Rome so special is that it offers a regular glimpse into the past. You can walk through the city and find ancient monuments and ruins a-plenty. But some of the most interesting looks into what life was like for the ancient Romans are buried right under the modern city. […]
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Italy is one of the healthiest countries in the world, with an average life expectancy that far outranks some of its neighbors. While no system is perfect, part of the reason that Italy is super healthy has to do with its national healthcare system. Known as the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN), the national health service […]
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You might recall that the city of Rome closed the popular farmer’s market near Circo Massimo in February 2017. The closure came with no warning and no plan. The stall owners were simply informed that they could no longer sell anything in the space on Via San Teodoro. Needless to say, there was a small […]
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Old school. Gelateria I Caruso is seriously old school. The wood and tiles may be worn, but the all glass wall to one side allows you to see directly into the gelato prep area. I Caruso has nothing to hide. You might have read some gelato “rules” that say you should always check to make […]