Top 20 Things to do in Florence, Tuscany

Florence

Piazza della Signoria The centre of the political life of Florence, the square is like an open museum. In the loggia and in front of Palazzo Vecchio you can admire a statue of Neptune, a copy of the famous David by Michelangelo, statues by Donatello, Hercules and a lot more. No other place in the […]

Basic Italian – Top 10 most famous gestures

Italian gestures

What?? Che cosa vuoi? What do you want? When the referee at the Football match whistles and the player doesn’t understand why.  Let’s go! Andiamo Time to leave, andiamo! When it is time to go because there is a football match on tv. I don’t care Non mi interessa! A chin flick is the favourite […]

Pigneto Suite Art

Pigneto

Pigneto is a very cool area not so far from the city centre of Rome  In the neighborhood there are plenty of nice bars, restaurants, pubs, street art with a hipster and international atmosphere. This apartment is ideal for young couples or friends who want to visit Romes highlights and want to enjoy the evenings in […]

The Talking Statue of Pasquino – Secret Rome

PASQUINO Pasquino was a taylor who used to live in Rome during the 16th century. He was known by people as a satirist.  Everytime he saw some injustice made by some rich man or authorities and church, he always denounced by satires so many people (expecially the ones who committed some injustice) were afraid by […]

Top 10 BEST Roman dishes and traditional plates

Trippa romana

Top 10 Roman dishes 1. Pasta Carbonara. Her majesty the pasta Carbonara is one of the most famous pasta in the world. Unfortunately chefs in many countries add weird ingredients such as white cream, ham and sometimes peas. We don’t have an original recipe but the ingredients are quite clear, they are  only 3: egg, […]

What to see – Galleria Borghese – Top 10

Baccotours

Paolina Borghese is a masterpiece by Canova. Paolina was Napoleon’s sister and was married with the prince Camillo Borghese. She is depicted laying down as the Goddess Venus with the apple in the hand. It was a big scandal that she posed naked  Apollo and Dafne by Bernini. It belonged to the personal collection of […]

The Ghost of Beatrice Cenci

During the XVI° century, Beatrice Cenci was the daughter of a noble man Francesco Cenci. This man was a very violent man, both outside and inside his house and this created him a lot of problems with the justice. Fortunately (for him) his social position saved him from the prison. In the local tradition, someone […]

The Ghost of Donna Olimpia – Secrets Rome

 This is the most famous ghost which haunts Rome. Donna Olimpia (Lady Olimpia), was a woman who used to live in Rome during the XVI century. Since she was very young, her family decided to make her a nun, but she refused and preferred to marry a rich man because she was a goodlooking woman […]

Most beautiful Italian words

Ravello

“Italiano” is a Romance language (or Neo-Latin language) which means that it derives from Vulgar Latin. Most people love Italian language because it’s musical and romantic. We cannot hide the reputation of the italian people to be proud and passionate. You want to learn some cool italian words? These are only 5 most beautiful italian […]

Secrets Rome – The 4 heads bridge

The bridge connecting the Tiber Island with the Jewish Ghetto is the most ancient in Rome. Its original name is Ponte Fabricio and it was built more than 2000 years ago.  During the 16th century Pope Sixtus V commissioned to 4 architects the restoration of the ancient bridge. The four architects were not good friends […]