Make the most of your visit to the Eternal City with these famous landmarks in Rome. Rome, the so-called Capital of the World, is one of the most recognisable cities in Italy. From the awe-inspiring dome of St. Peter’s Basilica to echoes of Ancient Rome at the Colosseum, it has enough attractions to last several […]

Then the pernicious charm of Italy worked on her, and, instead of acquiring information, she began to be happy. E.M Forster, A Room with a View I blame E.M. Forster. His 1908 novel, A Room with a View, marked the beginning of my enduring love affair with the Italian city of Florence. This was cemented […]

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it Michelangelo Buonarroti Few people had more of an influence on Western art than Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known simply as Michelangelo. Despite spending most of his life in Rome, Michelangelo considered himself a Florentine. […]