Practical Guides

Mausoleums of Rome: Guide to 26 Ancient Mausoleums and Tombs

Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella sulla Via Appia Antica a Roma, vista esterna

Mausoleums of Rome: 26 ancient mausoleums and tombs, from Castel Sant’Angelo to the Appia Antica, with access details, reservations and map locations.

Mausoleum of the Gordians: The Works, the Glass Wall, and the Facts

Mausoleo dei Gordiani nel parco di Villa Gordiani, via Prenestina, Roma, con il lato della facciata aperto, foto del 2014

Mausoleum of the Gordians at Villa Gordiani: timeline of the works, 240 sq m glass wall and staircase, reader objections, and official sources.

Rome in November 2026: an essential plan for events and packing

Fountain in Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere

Rome in November: weather, 2026 events like the Roma Jazz Festival, free museums on November 1, what to see when it rains and what to pack.

Rome Walking Tour: 25,000 Steps, Shoes and Essential Kit

Flock-of-sheep-Caffarella-Park---Appia-Antica-Regional-Park

Rome walking tour: how many steps you really take, which shoes to pick, three routes through the center, Trastevere and the Appia Antica, and the kit to bring.

Fornicate: the Word Born Under the Arches of Rome (and Why “porn” Has Nothing to Do With It)

The arches of the ambulatory of the hemicycle of the Circus Maximus in Rome

Fornicate comes from the Latin fornix, the arch under which women worked as prostitutes in Rome, including at the Circus Maximus. Porn, instead, comes from Greek: here is why.

The United States and Ancient Rome: from the Capitol to the Mile, What They Took from the Romans

Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome with the statues of the Dioscuri at the top of the cordonata

Capitol, Senate, veto, fasces, Latin mottos on the dollar, Pantheon and Baths of Caracalla: what the United States took from ancient Rome and where to see it.

Pasquinades: the Wisecracks of the Talking Statues That Made Popes Tremble

The statue of Pasquino in the little square next to Piazza Navona, in Rome

How pasquinades began, the most famous jokes of Pasquino and Marforio, who the other “wits” were and where you can still hear the voice of Rome today.

Rome by Vespa: 3 Routes, Rules and the Essential Kit

Rome by Vespa in fall: routes to Gianicolo, Aventine and Appia Antica, ZTL and helmet rules, the Sunday mistake and the kit you really need.

Rome in the Rain: 20 Indoor Things to Do and Essential Kit

Rome in the rain: 20 things to do indoors among museums, basilicas and underground sites, the truth about the Pantheon and the kit to stay dry in autumn.

Fall in Rome: The Perfect Packing List for October and November 2026

Fall in Rome: what to pack for October and November, average temperatures, the right shoes for sampietrini, free museums and what to leave at home.

Rome Tech: 15 Gadgets, the Essential Travel Kit

Rome tech: eSIM, power banks, adapters, AirTags, headphones and translators. What you really need to visit the city and what to leave at home.

Christmas in Rome Bookings: The Essential 7-Step Plan

Christmas in Rome bookings: what to lock in now (hotel, trains, free tickets for the Pope’s Mass) and what can wait, like the Colosseum.

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