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Cycling adventures

Whenever I can, I take my bicycle and off I go! I live just 10 minutes away from the Ancient Appian Way and the Park of the Aqueducts which are my favourite spots for my bike adventures. If you enjoy the idea we could go together: these areas are not too busy with traffic butContinue reading “Cycling adventures”

The Basilica of San Clemente

It begins, as so many things in Rome begin, with a stout foundation of antique travertine, and rises high, in delicately quaint mediaeval brickwork – little tiers and apertures sustained on miniature columns and adorned with small cracked slabs of green and yellow marble, inserted almost at random. Henry James, Italian Hours The quotation fromContinue reading “The Basilica of San Clemente”

Olive oil

This morning it was raining hard over Rome so we decided to drive to the Roman Hills (Castelli Romani) to buy some good olive oil. Our olive oil supply bought in Tuscany last summer was at the end: I had been trying desperately to squeeze the last few drops from the bottle last night butContinue reading “Olive oil”

Snow in Rome!

Normally Rome is not a city where we experience snow very often. We are some 20 miles away from the coast and we have a typical Mediterranean weather with mild winters. Snow is an exceptional event. Last time we had some snow for a few days it was 1986: it was general chaos!!! Cars, busesContinue reading “Snow in Rome!”

Vatican museums Sistine Chapel tickets

If you plan to visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel in the busy season you may like to prepurchase tickets to avoid long lines. Normally worst days for linewise are Saturdays and Mondays since on Sundays the Vatican Museums and the Sistine chapel stay closed (except the last Sunday of the month whenContinue reading “Vatican museums Sistine Chapel tickets”