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Tram on the streets of Rome

How to Use Rome’s Public Transportation System

Your complete guide to how to use and buy tickets for the metro, buses and trams in Rome. Between strikes, buses breaking down, and the never-ending project of building the third metro line, Rome’s public transportation system is not the most user friendly. And with its concentrated historic center and a monument around every corner, […]

Drinking fountain in Rome

A Primer on Tap Water in Rome

We’re not kidding—water is a cultural object in Rome, and there’s a whole etiquette on how to drink it.  When one drives into Rome from the surrounding countryside, one is greeted by a series of still-standing aqueducts. Their iconic shape—linked, multi-level arches—serves as a reminder of how important they were, and still are, to the […]

Glass of wine in front of Christmas tree

A Love Letter to Christmas in Italy (and the Family Meal that Starts the Season)

The Christmas season in Rome is the stuff of legends. I’ve always loved the holidays back at home, but the Italians manage to take it to a whole new level, with seven giorni di festa throughout the months of December and January. Every single Catholic holiday is celebrated with enormous quantities of pasta, roasted meats, […]

Two girls in their kitchen

A Love Letter to Rome: Its Food & People

This post is part of our Love Letter series: first-person accounts of what we love about Rome. Rome is a city that lives and breathes its food culture. When you visit, you can’t help but fall in love with espresso, handmade pasta, bitter greens… and if you stay long enough, you might even develop a […]

Part of responsible tourism in Rome is planning your visit to famous monuments during off-peak hours to avoid crowding.

How to be a Good Tourist: Rome Edition

Call us biased, but we think Rome is one of the most beautiful and fascinating cities in the world.We must not be alone: with some 10 million visitors a year, Rome is the single most popular destination for tourists to Italy and the third most-visited destination in Europe. But that tourism has come with downsides. […]

Practice responsible travel in Rome to help preserve the city's history.

10 Ways to Know You’re Completely Obsessed with Rome

Roma. Caput Mundi. Romanitas. Modern day Romanitas requires and reflects the same kind of virtues that Romans valued a few thousand years ago, and we’re guessing you’ve made them a part of your life, too. You probably find yourself having to explain to your less Rome-obsessed pals what it means to be Roman. Things like […]