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14/10/2026

ART & ARTISANS OF ROME — EPISODE 2: THE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSHOP 📚

Some stories aren’t written in books. They’re preserved by people who have passion.

Just a few steps from Piazza Navona, Libreria Cascianelli has been keeping centuries of history alive for almost 100 years.

Once a tailor’s shop for priests and cardinals, today its shelves are filled with rare books, antique prints and stories waiting to be rediscovered.

Among its treasures? A 1578 edition of Dante’s Divine Comedy, complete with intricate woodcut illustrations of the Inferno.

A place where every page, every illustration and every detail carries a little piece of the past.

Because in Rome, art doesn’t just live in museums. Sometimes, it’s hidden in the places we walk past every day without a second glance.

📍 Libreria Cascianelli, Rome

🎬 Art & Artisans of Rome — Episode 2

12/10/2026

Romans disliked this building so much they gave it a name that was basically an insult.
Welcome to Il Palazzaccio - Rome’s monumental Palace of Justice, home to Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation.
Built between 1889 and 1911, it was designed to embody the ambition of a newly unified Italy: grand, imposing, and impossible to ignore.
But the project came with construction troubles, soaring costs and so much controversy that Parliament launched an official inquiry into the spending.
And the nickname? Il Palazzaccio - roughly, “that big ugly palace.”
Not quite the legacy its architect might have imagined.
Today, it stands tall on the Tiber. Justice has its palace. The palace has its nickname. Because Romans have been taking the grandest symbols of power down a peg with irreverence and sarcasm for centuries. No throne, no pope, no palace is too powerful to escape a Roman joke.

Rome has more than 900 churches. But why so many?For centuries, they were more than places of worship. They were express...
09/10/2026

Rome has more than 900 churches. But why so many?
For centuries, they were more than places of worship. They were expressions of power, prestige, identity and community - shaped by popes, noble families, religious orders, guilds and communities from across Europe.
The result? A Rome where almost every street seems to lead to another dome, façade or hidden masterpiece.
Look beyond the monuments and the city starts telling a completely different story.
Save this for your next walk through Rome. 🇮🇹

The best events don’t happen by accident.They start with an idea; and then come the hundred decisions no guest will ever...
07/10/2026

The best events don’t happen by accident.
They start with an idea; and then come the hundred decisions no guest will ever see.
The right venue. The timing. The transfers. The guest list. The table everyone wants to stay at a little longer. The details that somehow feel like they were always meant to be there.
That’s what we do.
You bring us the idea.
We turn Rome into the setting.
From the first call to the last guest leaving, you have one point of contact: us.
Everything coordinated. Every detail taken care of.
You simply enjoy the experience.

05/10/2026

Rome has no shortage of churches that ask to be admired.
Gold. Marble. Grand façades. Every detail competing for your attention.
And then there’s San Gioacchino in Prati.
Here, it’s the light that tells the story.
As the sun moves through the day, the stained-glass windows fill the church with blue, red, green and gold, and the whole atmosphere seems to shift with it.
It’s quieter than many of Rome’s famous churches. Less theatrical. Almost easy to miss.
But sometimes, the places that don’t ask for your attention are the ones you remember.
Save it for your next walk through Prati. 🇮🇹

02/10/2026

16 travelers. Parents, children, siblings, cousins, a few families brought together for a journey from Florida to Rome. 🇺🇸🇮🇹
There’s something special about seeing a city through the eyes of people discovering it together, sharing the first “wow”, laughing over the little surprises, and collecting stories they’ll tell long after they’re home.
From the Colosseum to Castel Sant’Angelo and the Vatican, we were so happy to be part of their Roman adventure. 🤍
Because the best memories are the ones you make together.

30/09/2026

For 50 years, he learned without being taught. 🔨
He watched. He listened. He worked beside his father.
Until one day, he realised he could recognise the letter his father was carving into marble simply by the sound of the hammer.
That’s when he understood: some crafts are not simply learned. They become part of you.
This workshop on Via Margutta was opened by his father in 1969. He joined him in 1982, after graduating in architecture, and spent decades absorbing a craft through gestures, sounds and countless hours working side by side.
As he puts it, for fifty years he “stole with his eyes and his ears.” 👀👂
And perhaps that is what a true bottega is: not simply a place where things are made, but a place where knowledge passes quietly from one generation to another. ❤️
📍 Via Margutta 53B, Rome
Follow us to discover more stories from the people who still keep Rome’s traditions alive. 🇮🇹

28/09/2026

Rome doesn’t only live in its monuments.
Sometimes, you find it between a fruit stall and a fish counter, in a conversation that has probably been happening for twenty years.
Just behind the Vatican, Mercato Trionfale is still part of the everyday rhythm of its neighbourhood. Vendors know their regulars. People stop halfway through their shopping to talk. Someone comes for bread and stays for coffee. Someone else leaves carrying dinner home.
There’s food from Rome and from around the world, generations crossing paths, familiar faces and the beautiful disorder of a place that was never designed to be watched.
Perhaps that’s what makes it worth visiting.
You don’t come here to see Rome perform.
You come here to catch it simply being Rome.
📍 Mercato Trionfale, Rome

Some moments of Rome are meant to stay with you. 🇮🇹For our private experiences, we love leaving our guests with more tha...
18/09/2026

Some moments of Rome are meant to stay with you. 🇮🇹

For our private experiences, we love leaving our guests with more than just photographs and memories of Rome.

That’s why we created our City Lights goodie bags, a small collection of Italian flavours, little surprises and something from us to take home.

🍪 Italian butter cookies

Something sweet for the way back. A selection of Italian butter cookies in different flavours, individually wrapped and perfect to enjoy after your experience.

🥃 A taste of Italy

Limoncello, Ratafìa, Amaro Etrusco or Coffee liqueur. Our miniature bottles are a small introduction to some of the flavours Italians traditionally enjoy after a meal.

🌾 Saffron + our risotto recipe

This one is meant to travel home with you. Inside you’ll find saffron together with our recipe for saffron risotto, so that one evening, somewhere far from Rome, you can bring a little Italian flavour back to your kitchen.

💛 City Lights lip balm

A tiny gold essential to keep in your pocket while walking around Rome, and probably one of those things that will stay in your bag long after the trip is over.

👜 The City Lights tote bag

And, of course, something to carry everything in. Our tote features an illustration inspired by Ponte Sant’Angelo and Rome, designed as a small reminder of the city you’ve just experienced with us.

Our goodie bags are reserved for guests joining our private experiences.

Just a few things we love, a few flavours of Italy, and a little piece of City Lights to take home with you.

Vatican area is not only Museums and Basilica. Escape the crowds and find this just a few steps awayJust a few steps fro...
16/09/2026

Vatican area is not only Museums and Basilica. Escape the crowds and find this just a few steps away

Just a few steps from the Vatican, above the streets of Borgo Pio, Carosello Rooftop Bar offers a completely different perspective on this part of Rome.

Come for an aperitivo, stay for golden hour, and watch the rooftops change as the sun goes down.

Sometimes, the best side of Rome is hiding just upstairs.

📍 Carosello Rooftop Bar, Piazza delle Vaschette 13

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Borgo Vittorio 85A
Rome
00193

Orario di apertura

Lunedì 09:00 - 16:00
Martedì 09:00 - 16:00
Mercoledì 09:00 - 16:00
Giovedì 09:00 - 16:00
Venerdì 09:00 - 16:00
Sabato 09:00 - 16:00

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