Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Let’s catch up … in piazza!

Traveling to Rome once or twice in your life is not enough to see the entire city. Therefore, it is advisable either to visit only the monuments of your interest or to limit your tour to a particular section of the city.

In Rome there are so many places worth of a visit that, apart from the most renowned landmarks, the most of them are ignored by tourists. If you wish to see them all, then, first of all you’d better prepare yourself to come back more than once and to plan an accurate itinerary for your stay. To save time and money, we suggest that you rent some kind of budget accommodation in Rome, in the city centre: you will be able to experience Roman lifestyle and culture, immerging yourself in its ancient and magic atmosphere. For example, once there you might decide to visit all of its squares.

There is a great deal of squares in the Eternal City and usually apartment rental Rome agencies are located not far from them. As in other cities, they are places full of colours and life: in fact, squares are meeting and reference points for locals, where markets and all sorts of events take place. Therefore, an original itinerary should include the most famous squares, such as Piazza Navona and its Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (the Danube, Nile, Ganges and Plate, symbols of the four corners of Earth), Piazza di Spagna and its world-famous Trinità dei Monti stairway, and Piazza Venezia, where the Vittoriano is. In addition, you might not want to miss St. Peter’s square, site of the Vatican City, Piazza della Rotonda, where the Pantheon is, and Piazza del Popolo, where you can admire, in the Santa Maria del Popolo Basilica, Caravaggio’s masterpiece of Saint Peter’s crucifixion. There are more: Piazza del Quirinale, Piazza del Gesù, Piazza Minerva, Campo de’ Fiori.

Even if you decide to visit only the squares of Rome and to ignore the rest, you will need several days to complete your task. However, you will discover wonderful places.

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Who might have never seen Venice

In 196 Venice risked to be completely submersed because of exceptional high water.

Since then a number of Mecenas have supported and financed the restoration and the preservation of the artistic and architectonic heritage of this wonderful city. This is the case of the “Comitati Privati Internazionali” (International Private Committees), a number of private and non private associations supported by well-known personalities, who might have never seen Venice, and still wish to keep the dream of this magic city alive.

In 60 years over 1000 restoration works have taken place. Nowadays there are still 28 International Committees working in the city. Their funds come from many donors who want to have the privilege of taking part in the preservation of a city that is considered as a dreamy city. An example is given by the “Fondazione Giorgio Cini” (near st marks square venice), a famous and prestigious international research and study centre, which was created many years ago by Vittorio Cini in memory of his son, who died prematurely. Another example is Palazzo Venier, where 40 years ago Peggy Guggenheim gave birth to one of the most appreciated contemporary art museums, near to famous budget hotel in venice.

One of the latest and most grandiose projects is the one by François Pinault, who has bought Palazzo Grassi and won the competition for the restoration and use of the huge Customs warehouses “da Mar” of the “Serenissima”. Pinault’s project is very ambitious: the restoration works, which have been assigned to Japanese architect Tadao Ando, will reutilize 5000 m² with wonderful rooms in a more than prestigious area, with 210 m² of façades on the Grand Canal and on Giudecca Canal.

Another great restoration project is the one arranged by Madame Nicole Bru, a French Mecenas and the president of the Bru Foundation, which has reutilised Palazzo Bru Zane turning it into the new centre for French romantic music for fantastinc travel special offer in Venice. A fantastic project, to combine the passion for music with the love for this dreamy city.

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Monday, February 16, 2009

COLORS OF VESUVIUS

He wrote of Goethe and Leopardi: those with a history, telling the Vesuvius will be uphill, as the visit. The combination of literary reminiscences, degree zero of nature, history has become almost myth was supposed to go to climb the volcano earlier. We have moved thousands of times before, has always marked the horizon for me, casertana. The slopes of the mountain is green and houses a museum of contemporary art outside: perfect entertainment when you are in the queue. The idea should be copied in several sections of our motorway network. The drivers are aligned improvised parking attendant, shaking hands outside the windows and give recommendations to guide, there are those who, recklessly, drops out of traffic to direct lacks only the whistle. The climb in the car will be more tiring than walking. Apartments for sale in Rome At the beginning of the path a pair of elderly distributes wooden sticks for climbers improvised. Sticks up like a nice trinket: there are those who use them to mo ’sword in an image inspired by the three musketeers, who makes a weapon to catch a lizard. E ‘on the descent – steep enough to leave many a bruise as unwanted souvenir – that if they discovered their usefulness. The climb winds on a path enclosed by wooden fencing from some angles the pattern recalls the Chinese wall. The earth is black, burned, or red, full of iron: it seems almost a Martian landscape, devoid of water, until you turn to your right and you will see the endless blue expanse of the Mediterranean. A lonely cartel dominates the side of the mountain, covered with dust and surrounded by rocks and stones of every shape, reminiscent of the falling boulders danger. For the other danger, that the eruption, do not waste cartels (Serviced apartments Rome). A Leopardi inspired reflections on the role of man in the universe, to me a most profane ‘But where are’? For there is no broom abundance of Vesuvius: the yellow is not added to the colors of the mountain. The view from here encompasses the entire Gulf and, not satisfied, the Amalfi Coast and three islands: a challenge for any wide-angle camera. E ‘from the picture postcard, well known in Tokyo, however, framed by the branches of a tree spelled tough instead of pine or lemon. What a contrast between the brown and blue of the sea, between the lack of life of the volcano and the population density of Naples. Trip to Rome Finally we are on top. The flash triggered as a fashion show, all posing in front of the crater: the beast was tamed. Of course the photo would be much better if the background there was a lava flow: the visitor must settle for a couple of fumaroles. Before returning, the climbers will enjoy the success: a sudden a couple picnic on the edge of the crater, another stretches out on a towel to soak up the sun, a little boy wrote with romantic phrases stick in the sand – an ‘I love you’ really burning. The festive air was broken by a sudden explosion, the sky fills with smoke, the faces are disturbing, and somehow escapes cry of fear. Need some seconds to understand: we are not to jump into the air, it was just a firework. The descent is steep and the rocks fall danger is compounded by the danger falling people. Arrive unharmed entry, return the sticks to length couple and we get in the car. There are those who during the climb was ironically proposed to collect rubbish.
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