As you may well have heard, Rome was transformed into a battlefield last weekend. Millions of Euros of damage were caused to buildings, businesses and vehicles in Italy's capital by rioters. The hunt for the mysterious Black Block perpetrators of the violence and destruction is now on.The … [Read more...]
Rome Earthquake Fears
May 10, 2011 By 2 Comments
There is a rumour flying around the Italian web and a few doom spreading Facebook groups that Rome will be hit by a major earthquake tomorrow, May 11, 2011. There do, oddly enough, appear to have been some bouts of seismic activity recently, and not too far from Rome - keep reading to find out … [Read more...]
Hostelbookers Sparkling Summer Sale
August 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Italy's very own summer sales are great. You can pick up all sorts of things at knock-down prices. Hostelbookers, the website which specialises in budget accommodation is also holding a summer sale which includes a wide selection of interesting places to stay around Italy. I know, they wrote … [Read more...]
Rome and Milan Differences
July 22, 2009 By 7 Comments
After my brief jaunt to Rome, I thought I'd write a little about some of the differences I've noticed between Italy's largest two cities.First of all you should know that Milan is very much the business capital of Italy, whereas Rome is more of centre for administration. Italians regard Milan … [Read more...]
Rome’s Most famous Piazza?
June 27, 2009 By 9 Comments
One of Italy's bewildering number of fine piazzas, charming Piazza Navona in Rome is a must see for most visitors to the eternal city. This week's images of Italy photograph is of said piazza, only it has been producd using a special technique called HDR.HDR is a technique which can give … [Read more...]
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