Water is the driver of Nature. — Leonardo da Vinci We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one. — Jacques Cousteau Water has been the building block of life since time untold, and Rome exemplifies this perhaps more than any other city in the world. Rome is replete with aqueducts and…
When in Rome
Culinary Walking Tour of Rome
If you’re passionate about food and wine and want to delve deeper into Rome’s food culture, then join Flavor of Italy for our Culinary Walking Tour of Rome. We head out to the streets and neighborhoods of Rome where you’re unlikely to run into anyone but Romans out doing their market shopping, having their morning…
Rome’s Fascinating Quartière Coppedé!
The Quartière Coppedé, one of Rome’s most fascinating neighborhoods, is just a short bus ride from the heart of Rome’s city center, or less than a half hour’s walk following along the Villa Borghese park towards Parioli. This often overlooked, but extremely beautiful and captivating quartière is named after the neighborhood’s designer and architect, florentine…
Casino Ludovisi, a delightful treasure in the center of Rome
When I stroll through the centro storico in Rome, its streets filled with ancient palazzi and their huge wooden doors, I like to think about what’s behind the doors, and who owns and lives in these frescoed buildings. During the day these doors are often open and you can gaze in upon exquisite courtyards with…
Molo 10 restaurant, Ponte Milvio Rome
Molo 10, Via della Farnesina, 10 – Ponte Milvio Ponte Milvio has been one of my favorite areas of Rome for decades. Wonderful shops, a great market, tasty eateries. It’s a bit off the tourist track adding to its appeal though easily accessible by public transportation or on foot. It’s also accessible from the cycling…
Pizzeria Emma and Il Vinaietto wine bar
If you’re looking for great pizza Emma Pizzeria has one of the best pizzas in Rome; delicious, thin and crispy crust with wonderful top-quality toppings. One of my favorites is pizza topped with buffalo mozzarella and fresh basil; simple and delicious. Another of my favorite pizzas that Emma does particularly well is pizza with salami…
Tiella, Stuffed Pizza from Gaeta
The view of the hill town of Sperlonga alone makes an excursion here worth it. I never tire of that view. The water is clean and crisp and delightful: Sperlonga prides itself on having the top water cleanliness rating along the coast. It always boils down to the seaside life and the food, and Sperlonga…
Day trip to Ariccia in the Colli Albani southeast of Rome
Day trip to Ariccia in the Colli Albani Hills southeast of Rome Sometimes doing exactly what every tourist does when they visit Rome just isn’t what you have in mind and you’d like to experience something different, and perhaps out of Rome’s city center. As it turns out, it’s easy; there are many day trips…
Pecorino Cheese: what is it anyway?
Pecorino cheese is any hard, semi-hard or fresh cheese that is made using sheep’s milk. Seven pecorino cheeses have protected designation of origin status, or DOP, under the European union law. This means they’ve been aged upwards of 8 months and are a stagionato, pasta dura (hard) cheese. The Italian word for sheep is pecora,…
Bernini in Rome
The 2018 Bernini exhibition at the Galleria Borghese was the most extensive collection of his works together in a single exhibition. The exhibition closed in mid-February. If you didn’t have a chance to see it before it closed, the Galleria Borghese and other locations spotted throughout Rome, are a veritable wealth of Bernini’s works. Not…
Cipriani Biscottificio
If you’re looking for a great bakery in Rome with wonderful cookies, crostate and cakes made with all natural ingredients then you have to stop by the Cipriani Bicottificio. The Piazza Vittorio area is a haven in Rome for all things culinary. It has one of the city’s best markets, full of local and international…
Christmas in Rome 2017
Christmas in Rome The most talked about Christmas tree in Rome is without a doubt the tree in Piazza Venezia, in the heart of Rome’s historic center. Traditionally the tree in Piazza Venezia is the symbol of the beauty and magic of a Roman Christmas but this year the tree is none other than a…