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A legend about love is also linked to the Trevi Fountain

It is said that until recently, girls used to make their boyfriends drink the water from the fountain, which is located right next to the famous monument, before they left: the young women filled a glass never used before, the men they drank and then the glass had to be broken to make sure they didn’t lose love. When water was still drawn from the fountain to drink (and the Trevi water, which today is used only for irrigation and to feed the fountains, was considered among the best in Rome, not to be calcareous) the girls made them drink a glass to the boyfriend who was leaving, a glass which they then shattered as a sign of good wishes and fidelity. In this way the engaged couple would be faithful and on their return they would go straight back into the arms of the loved one. This habit has its roots in an anecdote from Ancient Rome, when the soldiers of Agrippa’s army in 19 DC. returning to the city by now exhausted, following a girl’s instructions, they quenched

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January 5, 2022 9:10 am
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What happened to the marbles that decorated the Colosseum?

Did you know? What happened to the marbles that decorated the Colosseum? The Colosseum is one of the symbolic monuments of Rome in the world: gigantic, majestic, of great impact and with an “important” history. But what we see today is an amphitheater… …very different from what could be admired until the imperial period, when it was covered with marble, statues and beautiful decorations. Let’s find out what happened to all these ornaments and what are the monuments where you can admire the old marble of the Colosseum. The grandeur has remained the same, the marbles are very rare in the magnificent Flavian Amphitheater, an imposing structure built in the Flavian era on an area at the eastern edge of the Roman Forum. Its construction was started by Vespasian in 70 AD. and inaugurated by Tito in 80, with further changes made during Domitian’s empire in 90. It is the largest amphitheater in the world, capable of holding an estimated number of spectators between 50,000 and 87,000. In imperial times it was covered with statues and decorations of Mark, even

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December 20, 2021 2:52 pm

EU launches the Covid “green pass”: here are the 3 ways to travel freely

Covid green certificate will be available, free of charge, in digital or paper format. The Commission proposal will have to be discussed. It is not called a passport but a “digital green certificate” to facilitate safe free movement within the EU during the pandemic. Evidence that a person has been vaccinated against Covid-19, received a negative test result, or has recovered from Covid-19. It will be available, free of charge, in digital or paper format. It will include a QR code to ensure the security and authenticity of the certificate. It is the legislative proposal of the European Commission that establishes a common reference framework to facilitate coexistence with Covid-19. The proposal, on which not all governments agree, will be discussed next week at the summit of leaders. Three ways to travelNew EU pass “is not a vaccination passport, but a green certificate to avoid divisions and blockades” between EU countries, “facilitate the movement of European citizens” and restart tourism in view of the summer “. This was stated by the EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, in an interview

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March 19, 2021 5:36 pm
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Nero’s Villa Around Rome

Nero villa Rome. The archaeological reputation of the sublacense area is linked to the presence of the large villa that Nero had built along the Aniene; however, there is no lack of data, the most important of which is the identification of a polygonal wall, from which it can be assumed that Subiaco was already an oppidum of the Equi, as can be deduced from some epigraphic evidence, in the late Republican age. Even before Nero, however, the area was known to the Romans, given that three of the nine aqueducts that supplied the capital, namely the Acqua Marcia, the Claudia and the Anio Novus came from the sublacense area. However, it was Nero who, as Frontino says, perhaps reusing a service road for the aqueducts, had the Via Sublacense built to facilitate access to his villa. The ancient road, traced up to Subiaco from the modern one, was kept to the right of the Aniene but in the vicinity of the inhabited center passed on the left, as can be reconstructed based on the discovery of the ancient route;

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December 30, 2020 2:57 pm

3 destinations in Italy ignored but worthy a visit

No more holidays for tourists? Do you want to discover new things and see off the radar places no one knows? Well, how many times did you repeat this sentence, maybe every year, but then you fell back on a easier plan or itinerary. But this year we want to change direction and become more explorers less average tourists. Here a mini-list with three destinations in Italy a little bit ignored by the social and the usual guides but definitely worthy a visit. Colle Val d’Elsa – (Tuscany) Not enough known being a jewel of a borgo as it is. This little gem in Tuscany is located in the province of Siena and is known especially for its crystal glass production, but it also offers gorgeous attractions as medieval mood, a charming Duomo and all the characteristics that make unique the “borgos” of Tuscany. It boasts a one of a kind charm and a spectacular view of Tuscany beauties, good museums and last but not least excellent restaurants where to savor the wine and the food of this region. Think

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February 21, 2017 3:56 am
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Max Parini Tour Guide Interview by Luxury Travel

It is a great honor for us to be featured on the distinguished website Deluxe Series european team that has recently interviewed our Max Parini, who for this occasion shares with us the knowledge of his home city. Max Parini and Rome Grown up in Rome, Max lives and breathes this city and has thoroughly enjoyed every minute with his clients from all around the world. To show us that Italy Rome Tour is an unmatched tour operator, he explain us that with his tours there are no limits of entering inside all Museums and Monuments. In addition he reveals us some secrets about his job and Italy Rome Tour itself. For instance, every tour operator offers you the typical itineraries, but Italy Rome Tour permits you to discover one of a kind places and routes, some off-the-beaten-paths which only a true Roman knows.The Underground Tour for example explores centuries of history buried in the subterranean layers that lie beneath five churches throughout the city. The interview goes on with many precious information about Italy and the art of the

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January 3, 2014 3:29 pm
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Ostiense: from the excavation other treasures. The experts identify a millstone Pompeian

Piazzale Ostiense continues to give discoveries. Before the riddle of the shoes of the Second World War, with the outstanding facilities of the “Portico of” St. Paul, and the crypt of the church of late antiquity of San Salvatore de Porta. Now, not only the church has revealed the complexity of its walls, but has resurfaced even a millstone Pompeii, in his typical hourglass shape, over a meter high, which owes its name to the type in use at Pompeii. What does a grinding grain in this context? “It’s really a yard of surprises,” says archaeologist Francesca Mattei Pavoni at work, under the scorching sun, in the trenches almost two meters below the road surface.

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July 12, 2013 4:57 pm
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Night of Museums to celebrate art and culture

ROME – A nation of more than 150 thousand people lived this year a night of culture, art and entertainment. With more than 200 events, in six hours, she returned to the scene Night of the Museums of Rome, at the same time in Europe, now in its fifth edition. The events, all free, were enriched with 30 exhibitions, concerts, films and ballets that have taken place in the 100 spaces used including museums, libraries and archaeological sites.

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May 19, 2013 7:26 pm
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Museum Night, this Saturday in Rome the marathon of culture

Museums and cultural spaces open to the public in the evening, with many events dedicated to art, music, dance, theater, cinema, reading and guided tours. Next Saturday returns to Rome ‘Night of Museums, an initiative to free access now in its fifth edition. The initiative was presented today at the hall of the Capitoline Museums Pietro da Cortona by the Department of Cultural Policies Roma Capitale, Dino Gasperini, by the Director General for the enhancement of the cultural heritage of the Ministry of Culture, Anna Maria Buzzi, from the president of the chamber of Commerce of Rome, Giancarlo Cremonesi, Capitoline by the Superintendent to cultural Umberto Broccoli, the chairman of the Libraries of Rome, Francesco Antonelli and Francesco Marcolini, President of Zetema project culture.

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May 16, 2013 6:37 am
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Respect for the eternal city

ROME – The party starts with a bath in the Fountain of the Four Rivers and ends with a climb on the tail of the dragon sculpted by Bernini in the seventeenth century. It ‘1:23 minutes, Piazza Navona is plunged into darkness, restaurants and bars closed, a homeless man sleeping on the bench farthest. Campo de ‘Fiori comes a group of tourists, beautiful, young, stylish, want to have fun, a baroque masterpiece of marble and water is at hand. The show is about to begin: via flip flops and jeans jackets, girls plunge into the tub. They laugh, they cry, you pass the plastic cups. Two young girls are posing under the giant marble depicting the river Ganges, another is the star under the running water of the Nile. A unique moment, to be filmed, as unique is the artistic heritage that these tourists are violating, wounding. She did not stop anyone, the square jewel is in their hands.

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May 13, 2013 5:51 am