We awoke on our third day in Rome and, as usual, we were anxious to get outside.  Today, we were going to revisit one of my favorite places: Villa Sciarra.  Villa Sciarra has a long and rich history.  The site was once home to the gardens of Julius Caesar and, according to legend, the emperor…

The area where we were walking was considered the edge of Trastevere, where it met, and became the neighborhood of Monteverde, at the top of the hill.  It is basically a residential area, with a mixture of stately villas and palazzos, as well as more modern apartment buildings. I find the homes in this section…

As you explore the city of Rome, at some point, you are bound to come upon a small gold stone set into the pavement.  These are memorials to the citizens of Rome who lost their lives in the Holocaust.  The golden stones are usually placed in front of the building where the deceased lived.  We…

For years, whenever I would walk past the entrance porch of the Chiesa di San Cosimato, the doors were shut, so I never ventured inside.  You can only imagine my delight, when I found them open on our first day back in Rome.  There was no way I was going to let the opportunity to…