Rome’s oldest hospital
Santo Spirito in Sassia is one of the world’s oldest hospitals. Located on the river bank, next to St Peter’s square, it was for centuries Rome’s main public hospital, home … Continue reading
Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill
I fell in love with Rome again. Just as I was getting tired of the daily hassle we continuously experience living here, I was struck again unexpectedly because of a … Continue reading
Rents in Rome
Some things never change. Writing about Rome, Stendhal mentions the extortionate rent visitors have to pay during the Holy Week. He is there in 1829 at the time of the … Continue reading
Grand Tour
Living in Rome is a bit like being on a modern Grand Tour. We are permanent tourists in the city, going from site to site, deepening our knowledge of the … Continue reading
PARIOLI
To follow up on the previous blog, some areas of Rome can be more than boring: they are depressing. The worst of them in my view is Parioli. Located on … Continue reading
The reality of Rome
There are days I have enough of living in Rome. There’s a sentiment of apathy in the city that eventually gets you. A subconscious feeling telling you that no matter … Continue reading
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