This is my 2018 tribute to Rome as I paid my annual visit a few days ago and I still feel I will wake up there!
What’s not to like about Rome? The city itself is a museum; that is the historical centre. The food? Amazing! The museums? Memorable. This time, I visited a Monet exhibition and the Vatican museum - once again. There is also a Picasso exhibition currently, which unfortunately I didn’t have the time to visit, although I have to say the older I get, the more I admire him.
I think the most amazing feature, apart from the buildings and the fountains, is the colour of the buildings. The various shades of ochre and yellow and green are to be admired; the churches that are found everywhere; the bells that ring in every corner; the early mornings where you can observe the people exercising by the Tiber river; the beautiful people; the mouthwatering food and especially the wines!
Piazza di Spagna region:
This is the place to enjoy a view and to shop expensive labels. For the lovers of coffee and sweets I recommend Antico Caffé Greco (Via Condotti) for the amazing tiramisu and a quick espresso. This is a very old place with a theatrical atmosphere. Famous people have been its lovers. It is certainly worth a visit.
In the same region, there is La Buvette, a modern, cosy café-restaurant:
This time I stayed at Hotel Homs. It was my second time in this hotel, which is at a good spot, in Piazza di Spagna. Nevertheless it is a bit crowded area and I wouldn’t say there is further value apart from location. Overall it is decent:
Piazza Barberini:
In this area, you may visit Palazzo Barberini, which hosts an exhibition (the Picasso sign on the outside refers to only one painting of Picasso in this exhibition):
Nontheless the Picasso exhibition is near Palazzo Barberini, in Scuderie del Quirinale:
We had lunch in this nice pescheria called Pescheria Barberini in Via di S.Nicola da Tolentino.
More tips about Rome in my next posts!
Rome is so beautiful,and so many spicy, sweet and delicious dishes i have no words for this wonderful trip. i tripe there in 2017. i really enjoyed there. Now this is your time enjoy the Beautiful county and amazing dishes. thank you for shared this and i remembered my past great memories.
Indeed an amazing city!
yes sure i want visit again there in june.
Rome will always be special in many ways, it is simply beautiful
True!
Wonderful post, I so want to visit Rome!!
Ok we' ll go together next time!!
Well presented artical and quality of the photos real nice.
Many thanks!
Wow! This is a very detailed post compared to much of the other posts I've found about travelling - Very solid content indeed. I'm always searching for spesific information about ideas and places when I'm looking into destinations, and this helped a lot. I trust you know the city well too, since you say you go anually. Sadly, I've never been to Rome - But this just made me lust for my next trip even more.
Thanks for sharing!
I highly recommend Italy!!
Glad y liked it!
I've been to Italy actually. I've been to Liguria, in a small place called Levanto, and from there I took a day trip to Cinque Terre - Which was really amazing! And Toscana/Tuscany where I rented a villa in a small town called Palaia. From there I went to Pisa, Firenze, and Lucca. Tuscany completely blessed me. It is just the most beautiful place I have ever seen. However, I still long for Roma.
I love tuscany too. Try going to the south: sorrento,amalfi...amazing..
A question: in cinque terre you go on foot? Or can y also drive?
You can walk on foot. To be honest I don't know about driving. What we did is that we took a boat from Levanto that stopped for 90-120 minutes at each city, so I don't know about the availability by car. But there are paths between the cities that are built in the mountain-side by the ocean, which is supposed to be an experience in itself.
Many thanks!
wall this is amazing i loved theis
Thanks
Wow great photography all the images are amazing..... foods looks really good and delicious and yummy thank you for sharing the recipe....
What recipe?
amazing photos and really informative post! when i saw the photos inside cafe Greco saliva run through my mouth :P also Pescheria Barberini looks quite the place!
Rome has so many options!!