Nerone The Insider's Guide to Rome and Italy
Our monthly newsletter with articles on art, history and life in Italy
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November 2010 - New series #1
Magazine archive - This is the archive of our Newsletter, containing all the articles from previous issues
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Saint Nicholaus... Santa Claus! The 6th December is the feast day of St. Nicholas... [read more] Pasquino the Talking Statue The statue of Pasquino has been one of Rome's most recognizable symbols for nearly five centuries... [read more] The Town of Sutri Sutri is a little town 50 kilometres North of Rome, famous for its roman and etruscan remains that testify the antiquity of the human settlement in this area of Lazio... [read more] Nativity Scenes The tradition of making and decorating cribs at Christmas was brought to Rome from Greccio in Umbria... [read more] Christmas in Piazza Navona I wonder if the Befana is part of your tradition too. [read more] Traditional Christmas and New Year dishes Christmas is here again with all its traditional events and recipes. It has become an enjoyable habit to give you some typical Roman dishes or a few recipes for you to try... [read more]The Colosseum Despite the ravages of time the most conspicuous of the ancient monuments in the city has endured through the centuries to become a symbol of Rome's eternity... [read more] | The year 1870 1870 is the crucial year in the modern history of Rome... [read more] Palazzo Altemps In the little, half-hidden square called Piazza Apollinare, there is one of the less-known jewels of Rome: Palazzo Altemps... [read more] The Exhibition of Christmas Cribs The annual exhibition of Christmas Cribs in Rome... [read more] Classical Miths: The sculptures of G.L.Bernini in the Galleria Borghese Gian Lorenzo Bernini was born in Naples on December 7, 1594... [read more] Caravaggio: The Conversion of St.Paul Caravaggio (real name Michelangelo Merisi) was born in 1571, and since the 1592 he worked in Rome... [read more] A Walk Around Largo Santa Susanna Although it may seem a busy crossroads, it is, traffic aside, still one of the most beautiful corners in Rome... [read more] The Floating Mills of the River Tiber Since ancient times bread (and flour) has been the staple diet for mankind; its production at the foundation of civilization itself... [read more] Winter Herbal Teas Centuries of written and oral traditions prove that mankind has always recognised the uses of various plants... [read more] |
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