Archive for March, 2008

Ancient Ostia

Ostia Antica  is about 25 km southwest of Rome only therefore it makes an ideal day trip outside the city of Rome,
It was a major port and military base during Republican times. Its aim was to protect and defend the coastline and the mouth of the river Tiber. In the 2nd century despite […]

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

Carlo Levi: the breath of the city

Who
Carlo Levi was born in Turin in 1902 , he died in Rome in 1975. His family was quite rich and he had the possibility to follow the studies and received a university degree in Medicine, but his passion has always been painting to which he attributed the value of freedom. He was a diversly […]

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Cooking the perfect Roman dinner

Easy to cook typical Roman food.
Rome does not have only monuments, history, squares and statues: the eternal city has a long tradition of regional food.
The roman cuisine is based on simple fresh ingredients and it is not very complicated to achieve a good result even for a beginner. Now try some of these mouthwatering recipes […]

Saturday, March 8th, 2008