Category Archives: Beyond Rome

Soccer: Test of nerve stands between Inter and title

The Serie A is really down to the wire as the last match of the season tomorrow as Inter will need a win against Siena in order to be sure of scudetto. Roma supporters are not very hopeful as Siena is at the bottom of the table and will be relegated. If you follow, Italian ... Read More »

Jeremy Irons joins FAO’s ‘angry’ drive

On Tuesday the Rome-based UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched an online petition for hunger as the organization states that there are over 1 billion people who are hungry.  Jeremy Irons and several celebrities such as Dionne Warwick are supporting this cause. To add your name to the petition and to voice your anger ... Read More »

Why the Leaning Tower of Pisa is leaning

Why the Leaning Tower of Pisa is leaning

Who hasn’t heard about famed Leaning Tower of Pisa? When I was planning a road trip from Rome to Provence (France), I decided to stop in Pisa precisely to see this well-known attraction. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is  surely of Italy’s most well-known architectural landmarks and  is just one of the important sights you’ll ... Read More »

Maeght brothers’collection on show

On loan from the Maeght Foundation, more than 100 masterpieces by star artists such as Giacometti, Miro, Calder and Braque are on display in Ferrara’s Palazzo dei Diamanti. [Read more…] Read More »

‘Adopt an Italian child’ campaign

Shocking but true that and African NGO has set up a campaign to ‘Adopt an Italian child’ as they claim that Italians have lost their humanity. The campaign will be launched next week in Milan. [Read more…] Read More »

Thanks to red onions, I discovered Tropea

One day a friend of mine from Calabria was telling me how beautiful the beaches are in that region and she mentioned Tropea.  I told her it’s strange how she brought up Tropea because it’s the second that day I’ve heard about Tropea and I had never heard about it previously.  Just that morning in ... Read More »

Volcanic cloud approaching Italy

As most airports in Europe have been shut down as a result of the volcanic clouds from Iceland, the Northern airports in Italy may also be forced to do so this weekend.  According to latest reports, this has already happened as the airspace in Northern Italy will be closed from 6am to 8pm today.  Examples ... Read More »