Rome

Latest travel reports from Rome

Stage 1: From Eindhoven to Rome

The least strenuous stage first: so driving to Millingen am Niederrhein, then switching to Klaus' car, who took Nobby and me to Eindhoven Airport. The flight was on time, we...

Itália

A Itália é, de facto, um país que desperta os sentidos e aquece o coração, tal como descreveu. A experiência italiana transcende a mera visita turística, criando uma sensação de...

Off the Beaten Path

Today we let ourselves be carried away, first along the Tiber, which now has significantly more water after the extensive rain. Then across the Tiber, or as it is called in...

Now it's raining more than ever

So, a real tourist day in Rome! I tried to start very Italian: Espresso and Cornetto right at the counter. That worked out pretty well. Then we stumbled into a church; with over...

Arrived!

After almost 8 hours, we arrived super on time in Rome. The sun even came out along the way, and we had a beautiful view amidst all the tunnels. View from the train Upon...

Bella Italia and so on...

It's April 1, 2024. When the ferry's huge belly opens in the port of Porto Torres, Sardinia, we first think it's an April Fool's joke, but no, it's really raining. Fortunately,...

Conclusion Rome and farewell to a warm guesthouse

Now in the last blog post about the vacation trip to Rome, I first have to tell you about the train journey on the return journey. On this journey we had 19 minutes to change...

Baboons in the Castel Sant’Angelo

We have only touched on the Christian aspect of Rome; those interested in this history can visit many churches in the city and of course visit the Pope. Many tourists flocked to...

Roman elegance and Goethe

The old antique buildings in Rome represent a glorious time and have deep historical significance. But you also need a lot of imagination to imagine the marble cladding and...

The ancient port city of Ostia

Rome was supplied with food and grain from North Africa, the breadbasket of the Roman Empire, mainly via the port, which was located a few kilometers from Rome. The port city of...

Water in Rome

One of the most significant achievements of civilized society in the Roman Empire was the city's water supply system. An ingenious system supplied the inhabitants of Rome with...

And once again Emperor Augustus

You can tell that I am a great admirer of Emperor Augustus. He led the state of the Roman Empire into a prosperous and peaceful time. Political decisions were always made with a...

Forum, forum, column, column and a modern king

The Roman Forum soon became too small for some rulers in Rome and they expanded the centre of Rome with new buildings. Emperor Augustus had a mighty temple built, but the...

The center in ancient Rome

The Roman Forum is a huge collection of heavily damaged ruins, as the square was not only rebuilt many times, but also used to extract stone for the construction of St. Peter's...

Visiting the great emperor

The Palatine is the hill in Rome that was first settled and is therefore considered the founding hill. A few old ruins, particularly imperial palaces, villas and residential...

Popular belief in Rome and cats at the historic site

According to my smartwatch, I walked 19 km through Rome today, so I'll probably need a few blog posts to turn all of my impressions into descriptions. I'm not going to go about...

Storming of the Roman Empire

The reason why the Romans felt so safe in their city and were able to build a large empire with peace of mind was certainly due to the city's difficulty in reaching it. This is...

Travel booking Rome

Today is the Chinese New Year and the first trip of 2024 has already been booked just in time for the New Year.

Welcome in Brauhaus!

A very good day to my dear fellow human beings:), right now I'm enjoying the warm Pentecost sun in Bari❤️. I've been at sea for six weeks now and today I jumped into the sea...

The Capitoline Museums and the Journey Back Home

With heavy luggage, we drove to the train station early in the morning to store it. Today was the tourist highlight in terms of crowds. Half of Italy (oh what the heck - half of...

The center

Hello! When is the best time to visit the ancient center of Rome? Of course, on a Saturday of a warm, sunny, extended weekend 😉. There was a lot going on, but it was also...

Galleria Borghese and Zoo

Today we started divided. While Anita had a guided tour in the Borghese Gallery at 9:30 - as the children would say, in the picture museum - the children and I went a little...

Etruscan Museum and Experimentarium

Today, in addition to the usual pictures of the sights, there are also a few snapshots of our 'everyday life' in Rome. As I wrote on the first day, we live outside the city...

The center and the catacombs

The second day was all about further exploring Rome and the Christian origins in the catacombs around Rome. As usual, we didn't leave the apartment until after 10:00. We headed...

Arrival and first exploration tour

Autumn holidays - Hooray! After the long summer vacation up north, this time we headed south. We managed to get train tickets from Villach to Rome - there were none available...

The great bike tour Day 36: Rome, second attempt

Yesterday I was exhausted, today I'm starting a new attempt. This Tiber bike highway is really great, it's fun to ride into the city. As a true Munich child, I'm used to the...

The Great Bike Tour Day 34: Rain

I wake up at 6:00 a.m., want to leave, but private stress prevents me from going back to sleep. Somehow I can no longer stay in the hostel room, the tent is more familiar and...

La bellezza dell'Italia

L'Italia è il paese che conquista il mio cuore ogni volta che lo visito. È una delle principali ispirazioni dietro questo blog di viaggi. Dalle sue piccole città ai meravigliosi...