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Friday, September 23, 2011

Best art tours to discover Rome

Rome is one of the Italian cities most frequented by tourists from around the world, the extension of the territory and the wealth of artistic and historic monuments make Rome one of the most visited cities in the world.

To get to know Rome and to discover the beauty that this city has to offer is necessary to proceed in stages and spacing between the various tourism products available. The range of proposals in terms of tourist itineraries is really infinite, today we offer a ticked of the best art tours to discover Rome.

The first advice I give is to take a few days of vacation, book one of the hotels in Rome, and prepare yourself, day after day, to discover pathways that can introduce you to the hidden side of the capital.

  • Eternal Rome
    Transport: Bus.
    The first tour includes visits to cultural and artistic points of interest of Rome to the discovery of monuments and architectural works of the Capital.
    Route: Piazza Esquilino, Repubblica Square, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, St. Peter's Square.

  • Imperial Rome
    Transport: Bus.
    The second route is the discovery of Imperial Rome and the most famous monuments built during the heyday of the Roman civilization.
    Route: Piazza Esquilino, Piazza Venezia, Capitoline Hill, Roman Forum, Arch of Constantine, Colosseum, St. Peter.

  • Tivoli villas and gardens
    Transport: Bus.
    The last tour to discover the artistic concerns of the Capital City of Tivoli, one of the most beautiful areas of the Roman province, with the UNESCO world heritage monuments become.
    Route: Piazza Esquilino, Castro Praetorian, Aurelian Walls, the Villa Adriana, Villa'd'Este.

Information for the tours: Romaviva.com

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Truffle omelette recipe

A recipe from agriturismo in Umbria.

Ingredients:
- Eggs - 6
- salt
- Black pepper
- Garlic - 1 clove
- Extra virgin olive oil - 4 tbsp
- Black Truffle - 50 gr

Wash the truffles in cold water, rub with a brush, dry and grate. In a bowl, beat eggs with salt and pepper, add the chopped truffles and mix together. In a nonstick skillet to brown the garlic in the oil, at this point, remove the garlic and add the beaten eggs. Cook the omelette on both sides quickly, so that it is well cooked on the outside but soft inside.