For anyone who is lucky enough to be able to spend Christmas in Rome, here is the ultimate guide from the Revealed Rome blog:
With the festive lights a-sparkling and families a-shopping, Christmas trees a-twinkling and nativity scenes a-…um, whatever nativity scenes do—well, it really is the most wonderful time of year.
See more at -> The Ultimate Guide to Christmas in Rome
Global Grasshopper (travel tips and inspiration) has come out with their list of beautiful places in Italy.
It’s a unique country where you are just as likely to find beauty in a quiet cobbled backstreet or a traditional trattoria than in its stunning beaches or extraordinary countryside.
Check out their picks here -> 10 of the most beautiful places to visit in Italy
The Rome Information page has been updated with new restaurants added to the “Eat Like a Local in Rome” section.
From the pages of Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel Magazine and Conde Nast Traveler.
Check it out here -> Eat Like a Local in Rome
Here is a very interesting video on youtube from the Revealed Rome blog about a keyhole in a piazza on the Aventine Hill in Rome. When you look through it you can see an amazing view of the dome of St. Peter’s.
Head to Rome’s Aventine hill to the headquarters of the Order of the Knights of Malta, and you’re in for a treat: A glimpse through the keyhole gives you a view of three different sovereign states
See the video here -> The Coolest Keyhole in Rome
Here is an article (in English) from the official website of the Lazio region of Italy, which is thre region that contains the city of Rome. This article is about the city of Bagnoregio:
One of the most beautiful old towns in Italy, it is also disappearing. Civita di Bagnoregio, a quarter of the Municipality of Bagnoregio, is located on a tufa rock hill and can be reached only by crossing a pedestrian bridge.
Called the “dying city” by Bonaventura Tecchi, who was born here, Civita di Bagnoregio risks disappearing because the tufa hill where it is located is being eroded at the base by the continuous action of the two streams in the valleys below as well as by the effect of rain and wind.
Read all about it here -> Civita di Bagnoregio, the dying city
Want to find out which restaurants are open in Rome in August, when most people are on holiday and many stores and restaurants are closed? What better way than from someone who lives there?From the blog:
Traditionally, much of Rome shuts down in August. (Thank Emperor Augustus for that). That’s less the case every year, with businesses trying to stay open for more of the summer, thanks to a little something known as the economic crisis. Even so, lots of independent stores and restaurants still close for much of August. And, when it comes to dining, that includes some of the best spots.
Check out the rest of the post from the Revealed Rome blog.
A post from the Eating Italy Food Tours blog. Here is an exert:
“Venice is well known as one of the most breathtakingly beautiful cities in Italy. The grandiosity of this city is well reflected in the expensive prices to vacation there. It may be difficult to find cheap stays in Venice but there are still many small affordable hotels right on the main island that many may not know about.
You can see the full post from their blog here -> 6 Cheap Stays in Venice