Bunker at Villa Ada Savoia

Bunker at Villa Ada Savoia

Fearing air raids on Rome, Mussolini had two new bunkers built, one at Villa Torlonia and one at Villa Savoia, the latter presumably dating to around the years 1940 – 1941. The bunker at Villa Savoia was carved from within the tufaceous bank of the Colle delle...
EUR

EUR

Acronym for the Universal Roman Exposition, the EUR is a completely new district, conceived in the architecture of the 1920s, and created precisely in view of the new vision of the imagined world. In reality, The Universal Exposition never took place, due to the...
Bocca della Verità (Mouth of Truth)

Bocca della Verità (Mouth of Truth)

The Bocca della Verità is nothing more than a manhole cover of the Cloaca Maxima.   After the Coliseum, one of the most famous images of the Eternal City is this mysterious bearded male face, carved on a Pavonazzetto marble slab of about 1.75 metres in diameter....
The Unspoilt Landscapes of Monte Viglio

The Unspoilt Landscapes of Monte Viglio

Between the borders of Lazio and Abruzzo, the Mount Càntari chain extends for slightly more than 10 km. The short length of its elevations contrasts with the height of its peaks, among which Mount Viglio stands out at more than 2156 m, located in the Northern central...
Travelling along the Via Appia in the historic centre of Terracina

Travelling along the Via Appia in the historic centre of Terracina

There are many documents and stories about the origin of Terracina. The story tells of a group of Spartan exiles who fled from their country, and landed on the coast of the Tyrrhenian sea where they founded their village. They maintained their original habits and...