Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps)

Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps)

It is odd to think that one of the best known places in Rome owes its name neither to its appearance nor to Italy. Piazza di Spagna is named for the presence of the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See in Palazzo Monaldeschi, while the monumental stairway of 136 steps was...
Piazza Navona

Piazza Navona

Piazza Navona is one of the most evocative places in the capital. The piazza takes its name from the term “Agone”, which in Greek means race or battle, and was used to indicate public game events. At the time of ancient Rome, around 86 AD, the Piazza was the Stadium...
Il Cammino di Francesco (Saint Francis Way)

Il Cammino di Francesco (Saint Francis Way)

In 2003, when it was inaugurated, the route only passed through the territory of the Valle Santa (Holy Valley) in Rieti, in an area of ​​80 kilometres. Today it has been extended to various regions, going from Assisi to Rome or vice versa, through ten stages, to...
Via Francigena

Via Francigena

The Via Francigena, that goes from Canterbury to Rome, is a main road used in the past by thousands of pilgrims travelling to reach the tombs and places of the martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul. It was the most important of the great connecting roads that crossed...
Bread of Hospitality

Bread of Hospitality

Marked with the Franciscan cross, produced with a sourdough yeast starter and 0 km stone-ground flours, the ‘pane dell’accoglienza’ or ‘bread of hospitality arrives from the bakeries. It combines the symbolic value of bread as a staple food with the goodness of the...