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Free museums? No, thanks!
[Revised January 2025] You might have heard that in Italy we have the so called “domeniche gratuite” which means one Sunday each month (the first Sunday) most museums (all national museums and many city museums) are open for free.“Wow, that’s great news!” should be the reaction. While the real comment is “Bugger!”. Yes, it is […]
Why is a day trip from Rome a good idea?
[Revised January 2025] I’ve been working in the tourist market since I was 19. In 30 years I’ve been meeting thousands of guests and what I learnt is pretty simple: travellers want to have a good time with the ones they love and travel with! Of course everyone has different interests in art, history, food, nature […]
Shopping for tours in ateliers instead of malls
[Revised February 2025] Do you know when supermarkets started to exist in the commercial world? In 1830 the so-called “Magazines de Nouveautés” opened in France. Soon later, Macy’s opened in New York. Food stores opened in the US during WW1 and the traditional habit of single shops for different items waned after millennia. It’s easy […]
7 ideas to be romantic in Rome
[Revised February 2025] Forget Paris! Rome is the city for romance: the pink sky over the ruins, the rooftop terraces, the Vespa rides, padlocks everywhere…. If you plan a romantic journey, maybe your honeymoon or an anniversary, well… Rome has a lot to offer. Here is a non exhaustive list that we are happy to […]
5 Sport events not to be missed in Rome
[revised January 2025] Traveling abroad for sport events is a growing trend and it’s a great way of becoming familiar with a city by returning often. Italy is not just soccer (“calcio”), many sports are practiced and supported in our country and international events are annually organised in Rome. Just a little list of ideas: […]
When in Rome… tour as Goethe did!
[Revised January 2025] Ah, the bygone days! Those old times when people traveled for months… even years! It was the Grand Tour and the German writer Goethe not only experienced it between 1786 and 1788, but he also documented it with a lot of details in his famous journal “The Italian Journey”. If you are […]
7 reasons to book a bike tour
[Revised January 2025] Why should you visit Rome riding a bike? I’m sure you heard about awful traffic, scary potholes, bumpy cobblestones, seven hills…. So, again…. why should you rent a bike to visit Rome? Here we go: First, it’s fun! Yes, biking is fun, and probably on your standard life you do not have a […]
Why we do not sell underground Colosseum tours
[written in April 2022] We already tried to explain in another blogpost why it is so difficult to visit the underground sector of the Colosseum. Annually I make an attempt, to verify if the situation is still the same, sadly it’s getting worse. Today (April 29, 2022) I decided to help some Italian friends to get […]
FAQ: how do you remember all this “stuff” about Rome?
[Revised February 2025] We are often asked how can we remember all the infos we provide during a tour. The game of jigsaw explains well our system of memorising information and concepts connected to the history of Rome. At the beginning you are… puzzled! You do not know where to start from, too many pieces, […]
Coffee break
[revised January 2025] If you have seen a cup of coffee here in Italy (our little cup, in fact, is called “tazzina”), you know why most of our cafeterias don’t have tables, but you just stand at the bar for our “coffee shot”. Well, when you are on holiday and far from your accommodation, sometimes […]