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The Invisible Hills of Rome

Published: February 27th 2012Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome
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February 27th 2012

Urbs septacollis. There is no city in the world where love and murder, fear and pride, insanity and genius, truths and legends coexist for centuries in such peaceful harmony that it is impossible to think of one being separate from the other. The ruler of the ancient world, the home of a stunning and incomparable architecture, the beginning and the end of all roads. Rome, the eternal city with architecture so grandiose and inconceivable that literally left me speechless. The city that brought so many mixed emotions. Admiration, contempt, love, hate, happiness, sorrow... Rome, the leading character of numerous tales, movies, songs, paintings; artistically overexploited yet so poorly described. For me, the words that best describe this magnificent city come from the mind of the great Italian artis... read more



My silent friend

Published: March 14th 2011Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice
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March 14th 2011

I always think of Venice as my silent friend... and she never lets me down. It's one of those places that we always return to and just the idea of going there fills me with pure happiness. I must say a word or two about the famous odor some people relate to Venice. We all heard and read so many stories about the "smell of Venice" that may discourage some people from even thinking of visiting this spectacular Lady. However, during our visits (in August and late winter) the smell was not something that captured our attention. In every street and around every corner we stumbled upon exquisite little world that instantly overwhelmed all our senses: delicious pastries spreading their unbelievable aromas down the streets, frisky flowers ranging from the lowest to the highest in color, ... read more






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