The life and the character of Pope Clement VII Medici are too often overlooked: it was an adventurous, challenging and somehow romantic existence. He was born as a bastard and orphan of one of the most powerful men in the city when printing, new land discoveries and humanism was spreading, but…
Author: Giorgia Cadinu
Giorgia is an official guide with a license, operating in Rome and registered in the official list of, she got a master’s degree in foreign literature and cultures with historical and cultural orientation. Her passion for history, art, and tradition connections goes behind her professional life and she loves to share it with anyone interested.
The Seven Wonders of Rome – The Colosseum
280 poles with a complex system of ropes and pulleys allowed the installation of a tent, at least twenty-four original hoists (later about 60) connected to ropes, pulleys, and cogwheels. Several choreographies were lifted from the underground, thanks to a system of inclined planes. Did sea battles take place?
Sentiero Pasolini: Rome’s cycle path to the sea
A path is a romantic concept, a journey through time, a link between different places, a way of connecting with nature and mankind, a spiritual journey, or a journey of growth in a symbolic sense. But on a practical level, it is, above all, an infrastructure. Those who decided to support it on a political level are well aware of this and have considered it.
