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A Culinary Guide to Birthday Restaurants in Venice

Venice is one of the top destinations in Italy to host a special occasion like a birthday party or anniversary dinner. The city is filled with some of the finest restaurants for hosting birthday parties, of any scale. From Michelin-starred restaurants like Osteria da Fiore to vegetarian-friendly ristorantes like La...

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Cool Bars in Monti

A marble stone’s throw away from the Colosseum, the neighbourhood of Monti used to be overlooked by tourists. But it is now known as a funky, hipster area of the city with new bars, shops and restaurants springing up seemingly weekly. Normally, a reputation like this would scare me and...

Top 10 Walking Tours in Rome

If planning your trip to Rome has got you thinking, “There’s just so much to see! How will I see everything?” Then the answer might be: Take a walking tour! Walking is hands-down the best way to see the Eternal City because its charm evaporates up from the cobbled streets....

Where to Eat and Food Shop in Garbatella

Very much outside the Roman city walls, Garbatella is a residential Roman neighbourhood with a difference. Walk past the high-rise apartment blocks away from the Metro station and lose yourself in its winding streets. Nowhere else in Rome, does it look like this. Built in the 1920s, Garbatella was designed...

What to Eat with Wine in May: Fava Beans with Pecorino

This post was written by Marco Lori, our resident wine expert. The most famous gastro tradition of Italy in May (and the current spring season) is the fava bean, or broad bean in the UK and Australia. No May meal would be complete without a final course of fresh fava beans...

Top 10 Favourite Things To Do in Rome

This post was written by our intern Haley Lim. 1. Attend a Papal Audience This was one of my absolute favourite experiences while in Rome. At the Papal Audience, the Pope closely interacts with the crowd and later speaks to them. Tickets are free – you can find more information...

Shopping for Kids in Rome

You’ve eaten your way through Rome and now it’s time to meander the streets. To stroll down a piccolo vicolo (small street), take in the city and perhaps do some shopping to burn off that second gelato. Moms and Dads have usually researched where they can buy Prada sunglasses or...

15 Top Italy and Rome Instagrammers

If you are daydreaming of Italy, why not allow photo-sharing website Instagram to transport you right there? Follow these great Italy Instagrammers who offer a local’s insight into daily life in both Rome and beyond… 1. Heart Rome (@heartrome) Australian blogger, Maria Pasquale adores her adopted city. She’ll sweep you...

Eat Your Greens

Growing up in England, we are constantly told to “eat your greens.” But eating our greens is not made very easy for us. Overcooked, undersalted and watery cabbage was the order of the day when I was growing up in the 1970s. But here in Rome, eating your greens is...

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