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Today’s inspiration: Think different, a tribute to Steve Jobs
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written? Or gaze...
Read MoreTips for foodies: organic farms inside Rome’s parks
Perhaps not everyone knows that the natural reserves of Rome hide a greedy secret inside, in many of them in fact there are farms where you can stop for a snack on site or for a bio shopping: fruits and vegetables, cheese, fresh eggs, oil, honey, homemade biscuits, these and many more the products that you can buy on the spot. Organic farms in the parks of Rome are a real find! Enjoy a special day in Rome with a walk in the park and organic food for a perfect Spring day in the Eternal City! Here are some choices for you: Parco Valle dei Casali – Il Trattore, Via del Casaletto 400 Riserva naturale della tenuta dei Massimi – Az. Agrituristica Cavendo tutus,...
Read MoreRome wasn’t built in A day, discover why in this video
Romulus and Remus are the twin brothers and central characters of Rome’s foundatuon myth. Their mother is Rea Silvia, daughter to Numitor, king of Alba Longa. Discover the myth and the legend of the foundation of Rome in this video taken from the TV program Ulisse – il piacere della conoscenza, Alberto Angela will tell us all the secrets of Romolus and Remus with some surprises…
Read MoreBernini vs. Borromini, all the secrets of a legendary rivalry
Gianlorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini were the two architects who contributed more than any other artist in the Baroque heritage of Rome, two absolute masters but with very different personalities. Not only their art but also their rivalry has become legendary, in this video the art historian and tour guide Christaan Santini will tell us all he secrets of this famus rivalry with an original language, giving us many cultural suggestions. Thanks Christiaan!
Read MoreThe faces, the stones, the city: Mario Carbone, Emilio Gentilini
A Rome that doesn’t exist anymore, a picturesque town, ancient, in changing, a town revealed by the faces of its inhabitants. The exhibition of more of 100 photos gives us this. All photos are black and white, by Mario Carbone and Emilio Gentilini, and you can see them at the Museum of Rome in Trastevere till the 5th of May. It’s a story that goes from 1952 to 1985 and pays homage to the two roman photographers. Carbone chooses an almost realistic register to paint people and places, it seems to testify a way of being, a way of doing in a given time, with the studious’ eye, of the researcher more than of the artist. In the seventies his images were above all about...
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