Large and Small Markets in Rome

Large and Small Markets in Rome

If you love confusion and like browsing through a thousand good deals, the Sunday Porta Portese (link to Porta Portese) market has goods of all kinds and from all eras on sale: furniture, new and used clothes, theatrical costumes, food, flowers, bric-a-brac and...
The Redentore Trail (Path of the Redeemer)

The Redentore Trail (Path of the Redeemer)

The best known path in the Aurunci Mountains is probably the Redentore Trail or Path of the Redeemer, locally known also as “Path of the Statue”. It starts in Maranola, a lovely ward that can quickly be reached from Formia, and continues along a narrow paved road with...
Markets and fairs in Ciociaria

Markets and fairs in Ciociaria

In the towns of Ciociaria you will find many traditional markets  and local fairs. The  Frosinone Antiques and Crafts Fair is held on the first Sunday of every month in Piazza Valchera  and surrounding streets, hosting 100 stands with handicrafts, antiques and copper...
Dante and Tuscia

Dante and Tuscia

In his Divine Comedy, Dante mentions some historical figures from the province of Viterbo who really existed, such as Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio, and he focuses particularly on events that took place in the city. The passage describing the death of Henry of...
Piazza Vittorio as written about by Amara Lakhous

Piazza Vittorio as written about by Amara Lakhous

The multifaceted and conflictual world of Esquilino (a historic district of Rome), that sees the emergence of new realities next to the popular historic ones of the capital, finds an interpreter in Amara Lakhous, an Algerian writer and Italian citizen, whose novels...