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This is the first episode of the series “A night at the ParCo” that we’ve been working on with the Colosseum archaeological park (Parco archeologico del Colosseo)😊
The first hidden gem we’ll discover in this episode is the beautiful House of Livia, which is currently closed to the public, but.. it will soon reopen to everyone! 🤩
Who’s is already planning a visit to this incredible treasure?? Tell us in the comments!🙌
We made a list of things and events to see in August in Rome, that you don't want to miss, including a miraculous snow happening on August 5th! 😮
Take a look ⤵️😉
A miraculous snow in the middle of the Summer, relaxing atmospheres by the river and more. There's so much to do in Rome this August 2023!
Have you ever wondered what's inside Palazzo Venezia?
Find out here! 😊⤵️
There’s nothing that warms us more than the people we are meeting during the Live Virtual Guide journey 🧡
Some of you have been following us since the very beginnings, others came across just few weeks ago. But our wonder is the same..
Knowing that these Get-Togethers are creating bonds and friendships, and that you keep meeting to discover the hidden gems of Rome together, is something that makes us so proud and beyond happy! 😊
We felt the sense of community and belonging. And we wanted to share this with the rest of you.. Because if you don’t share a story, is like it’s never happened 🧡
We are repeating the Get-Togethers every month and we have already set the next date: January 18th 🗓
To learn more and get on the waitlist, comment below with GET TOGETHER and we’ll tell you how to join! 😉
Until then, all we want to do now, is to wish you a very Merry Christmas close to your loved ones🎄❤️
Enjoy!
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Rome trying to fight away the winter 😅
Rome in December is like a beautiful lady putting on a nice dress for a special night. 💁🏻♀️
Christmas lights, the iconic Christmas trees in Piazza Venezia and in St Peter square, Christmas markets.. But also temporary exhibitions.
This is what you should be on the lookout for if you’re in Rome in December 😉⤵️
Christmas lights, Christmas markets, concerts, exhibitions.. These are the things to do if you’re in Rome in December.
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The Piazza is launching on November 19th! 🚀
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You're invited to the LVG Get-Together Tour Event on November 23rd! 🎉
You can choose to join:
👉🏼 the full event: semi-private guided experience by night, landing right into the LVG Get-Together. Starting at 6PM
👉🏼 Get-Together only, starting at 7:30PM
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The Crypto Portico of Nero is open again 🧡 you can find it in the Roman Forum archaeological park!
📣 RIAPRE IL CRIPTOPORTICO NERONIANO
Abbiamo concluso preziose attività di manutenzione e siamo pronti a riaprire al pubblico alcuni monumenti molto amati dai visitatori.
Da lunedì 31 Ottobre 2022 sono aperti tutti i giorni dalle 9.30 alle 15.30 (ultimo ingresso 15.00):
• Oratorio dei Quaranta Martiri
• Rampa di Domiziano
• Santa Maria Antiqua
Da mercoledì 2 Novembre 2022 il Criptoportico Neroniano aprirà
• dal lunedì al giovedì compreso
• dalle 9.30 alle 15.30 (ultimo ingresso 15.15)
Per la visita sono richiesti i biglietti Forum Pass SUPER o Full Experience o la Membership Card.
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🔸Let’s explore the Basilica of San Clemente only a few steps away from the Colosseum!
🔸We will explore it while no one else is there, outside of visitors’ times! So it will be only you, us and the basilica 🤩
🔸This basilica is dedicated to Saint Clement, the third pope after Saint Peter!
🔸During your visit you’ll end up exploring three levels..
🔸Each of them is very different and belongs to a different era from the other. It’s like a proper lasagna of history! 😜
🔸Please note that it is normally not allowed to make videos in this site. However the basilica has been so kind to allow Live Virtual Guide inside this archaeological site during closing times! 🤩
🔸What your thoughts about this incredible place? Drop a comment below! 😉👇🏼
These ruins peep out the modern buildings like a bookmark peeps out the pages of a beautiful book 🧡
Take this 7-minute stroll in Rome with us 😊⬇️
For more Rome off the beaten path itineraries: https://www.livevirtualguide.com/the-off-the-beaten-path-video-guide-of-rome/Have you ever seen such ruins sim...
There's so much travel content and information already out there, but it's fragmented and it might get difficult to optimize your Roman strolls to fit everything in.
That's why we thought of something new, to make your Roman holiday a little easier (and a memorable one! 😉)
We are so excited to announce The Off-the-beaten-path Video Guide™ of Rome!
This will be a bundle of 90+ sights organized in 9 video guided itineraries. You can watch them at home, then walk the same route when in Rome. Each route is optimized so that each sight is literally a few steps away from the other 🤓
We'll give you directions, stories, anecdotes.. everything you need to make the most of your off-the-beaten-path time in Rome 😉
The Video Guide will be available from July.
In the meantime, your next step is to get on the whitelist for an early-bird discount by simply clicking on this link and adding your email address (we won't spam you, promised):
https://www.livevirtualguide.com/the-off-the-beaten-path-video-guide-of-rome
You'll learn more about the Video Guide and have a sneak peek of the itineraries 😉
And if you have any questions, just drop us an email at: [email protected]
So looking forward to this new way of exploring Rome 🤩
Happy Republic Day! 🇮🇹🎊
This year, on June 2nd, Italy celebrates the 76th anniversary of its Republic
🔸After two years of stop due to Covid, finally the traditional parade took place again! 🎊
🔸The tradition wants that in the morning the Italian President holds a ceremony on the Vittoriano (Altar of the Fatherland) by placing a crown of laurel to the unknown soldier, who represents all the Italian soldiers who lost their lives during WWI
🔸That’s when the Frecce Tricolore make their first flight. The acrobatic fleet of military aircrafts fly on top of the Vittoriano right when the president lays the crown of leaves on the altar ❤️
🔸It’s an emotional moment, especially being there in person is quite a sensation
🔸Then the parade of the armed forces starts marching from the Colosseum, along via dei Fori Imperiali and to Piazza Venezia
🔸The parade started with the Italian mayors, followed by doctors and nurses, the heroes of these last two years
🔸Then we had the police, carabinieri, guardia di finanza, firefighters, special forces, paratroopers..
the parade goes on for hours!
🔸To end the show, we had paratroopers flying the Italian glad in the sky, helicopters.. and them, the Frecce Tricolore ✈️🇮🇹
🔸You hear the roar of their engines and there they are, jumping from behind the Colosseum 🤩
The heartbeats go faster and the jaws of the crowds drop to the floor, what an incredible experience each time! 💚🤍❤️
Have you managed to see the Frecce Tricolore? From which point of the city??
🔸Did you know the Pyramid of Rome? Ever wondered what it looks inside? 🤔
🔸It is called the Pyramid of Gaius Cestius and it’s from the 1st century BC!
And we are taking you inside 🤩
🔸The visit inside the pyramid is something very rare and exceptional
🔸Thanks so much to the wonderful project of .roma, to the and to all the other owners which every year make accessible to visitors so many beautiful sites that are usually off-limits
🔸Watch the video and tell us.. what was the most mind blowing detail of this exploration??
Leave your thoughts in the comments 👇🏼
The Testaccio neighborhood in Rome is literally an outdoor museum! 🏛
🔸One of the first Ancient Roman harbors was here, as well as a giant warehouse to store the imported goods.
🔸The Romans imported a lot of different goods, and one of them was olive oil
What does all of this have to do with the hill we are walking on in the video?? Let me explain to you.. 👇🏼
🔸The good that the Ancient Romans were importing the most was olive oil.
Olive oil was transported in terracotta amphoras (a sort of urn) ⚱️
🔸These amphoras had a problem: once you fill them with olive oil, they are soaked with it and they become rotten. So they cannot be reused
🔸Now imagine the harbor, it has been running for centuries. Imagine the quantity of amphoras coming into Rome, which had to be thrown away..
🔸The real problem was: where to put those amphoras?? 🤔
🔸As always, the Romans responded to the problem with a very pragmatic solution: they broke those amphoras into equal pieces and stuck them on top of each other!
🔸This was done between the 1st century BC until the 3rd century AD. After 4 centuries, it is estimated that 250 millions of amphoras were stacked!!!
🔸These 250 millions today make the Testaccio hill 😊
🔸The adventures of Testaccio continue, but we’ll keep those for another time 😉
🔸Have you ever been to Testaccio??
PS: the Testaccio hill is only open on specific dates, which you should book. All the dates are at this link:https://sovraintendenzaroma.it/content/modalit%c3%a0-di-accesso-e-prenotazione-ai-monumenti-del-territorio
Happy Birthday Rome 🎂🧡
Who would have thought that on April 21st, 2775 years ago, that from a small huts village.. 🛖
You would become the most memorable of the empires, covering three continents and still influencing the way we live and speak today?? 😮
As Hadrian said, Rome will exists until the last city on earth will exists.. that’s why you are so eternal 🧡
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Reggia di Caserta (Royal Palace of Caserta) 🤩
It’s been challenging but we made it 🙌🏽 47000 square meters in a 7 minute video! 😁
Just enough to have you packing your bags and visit this incredible wonder ASAP!! 😜
One of the biggest royal palaces in the world. A grandiose palace and an even more spectacular garden, with over 3 kilometers of water way! 🤯
Watch the video and tell us: what was your favorite thing of the Reggia di Caserta?
Reggia di Caserta
How many of these have you explored already? 😉
🔸5 Hidden Gems nearby the Trevi Fountain in Rome:
1️⃣ Vicus Caprarius.
This is a mind blowing journey to the underground layer of Rome! We are few steps away to the Trevi fountain and this is where all of the water of the most famous fountain of Rome comes from!
In fact, this is where the water tank of the Aqua Virgo is, one of the most ancient Roman Aqueducts. This aqueduct was built by Agrippa (right-hand man of Augustus) in 19BC!
2️⃣ Ancient Virgo Aqueduct ruins in via del Nazareno.
The Aqua Virgo aqueduct again! 💦 This aqueduct is so important, because is the only aqueduct (out of the 11 from Ancient Rome), which has been working uninterruptedly until today!! Mind-blowing
3️⃣The arched entryway designed by Borromini.
This is a bit more tricky to explore, in fact it is located inside Palazzo Carpegna. Since the 1500s hosted the Accademia di San Luca, an academy of artists where some of the greatest artists of Rome have studied. This archway was made by Borromini and it is so beautiful that it doesn’t look real!
4️⃣ Ancient aqueduct ruins inside the Rinascente department store.
What happens when you enter the Rinascente department store? After scrolling hundreds of designer handbags, shoes, kitchenware and bikinis you find yourself in front of an ancient Roman wall! That wall has arches, and looks like an ancient Roman aqueduct: the Virgo aqueduct again!
5️⃣ Galleria Sciarra.
This is one of those places you don’t expect to find in a city like Rome. Galleria Sciarra is the inner courtyard of a private building, Palazzo Sciarra. This courtyard follow office hours, so you will find it closed during the weekends. And this makes it an even more hidden gem! 😉
🔸How many of these have you explored already?? 😉
How many of these have you ticked off your bucket list? 😉
Save this post for later! 😉
🔸7 Hidden Gems nearby Piazza Venezia in Rome:
1️⃣ Galleria Colonna.
It is located inside Palazzo Colonna, a palace belonging to the Colonna family since the Middle Ages and still inhabited by them today! Unmissable!
2️⃣The secret garden in Palazzo Venezia.
If you have been to Rome already, you have probably walked past it without noticing it.
This secret garden is located in an inner courtyard inside Palazzo Venezia. A perfect place to have a break between visits and tours in the city 😉
3️⃣The insult of Ara Coeli.
This is the insula (Latin word for ancient Roman apartment building) of Ara Coeli. A six-storey high building that looked not so different from our modern condominiums today!
4️⃣ Chiesa del Gesù.
The Church of the Gesù (Chiesa del Gesù, in Italian) is the mother church of the Jesuit order, whose founder was Ignazio di Loyola. Something beautiful happens every day at 5:30PM in Rome
5️⃣ Panoramic view from the stairs of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli.
While on the Capitoline hill (Campidoglio), enter the church of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli. Enjoy the views inside, and then walk out towards the main facade. From up here you can get one of the most beautiful views of Rome (and escape the crowds).
6️⃣ Piazzale Caffarelli.
Do you like those peaceful and hidden corners in the middle of Rome’s hectic life? This is another one. Climb up the stairs of the Capitoline hill, have a look at the beautiful square designed by Michelangelo, but then make a right. You will end up in Piazzale Caffarelli, a beautiful terrace with views over the skyline of Rome. Best enjoyed during sunsets 😉
7️⃣ Crypta Balbi.
The Crypta Balbi is where all the layers of the Roman history come together in one single place! What I like to call a “lasagna of history”.
🔸This is what you can explore the area of Piazza Venezia.
🔸Would you like more videos like this? 😊
🔸Leave your thoughts in the comments!
🔸Roman Food: what’s the perfect location to try some real Roman dishes? 😋
🔸Testaccio for sure!
And this FOOD TOUR by Devour Tours walks you to the best spots to fill your stomach and soul! 😜
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🔸The district of Testaccio in Rome is quite an off-the-beaten path area of the city and it still preserves a lot of the truly Roman vibes.
🔸Moreover, Testaccio is the very place where some of the most traditional Roman dishes were born, such as the Coda alla Vaccinara! (Watch me trying this for the first time EVER in this video! 🙈)
🔸Let me know in the comments if you liked this video and what you’re dying to try on your next trip to Rome! 😜👇🏼
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Sights that (re)opened recently in #rome ➡️ 1️⃣ Colossus of Constantine. This is a reconstruction in true size (12meters high/39 feet!) of the ancient statue of Constantine, made thanks to the fragments that made it to this day and that are exhibited in the Capitoline museum: the head, arm, knee, the feet..2️⃣ House of Livia on the Palatine hill. This incredible gem has reopened its doors to visitors only last July after many years of closure due to restoration3️⃣ Underground Palazzo Farnese. This palace houses the French embassy, which every Wednesday organizes a guided tour of the palace, through this website: www.visite-palazzofarnese.it. You can visit by booking only (no walk-ins) on Wednesdays at 5pm. 🔸Which of these are going into your bucket list? 😉
Do you like these Rome legends? #rome
Have you ever wondered why is Ancient Rome underground? #rome
How many of these are you going to visit when in Rome? #rome
What’s the busiest month to visit Rome?⤵️ We used the average prices of B&Bs in Rome to answer this question, since we could not find specific data about incoming travelers month by month. We assume the most expensive months are also the busiest months with tourists and viceversa. Which month will you be travelling to Rome? #rome #rometours #rometravel #romeguide #rometourguide #hiddengems
The theatre of Marcello is what many people coming to Rome for the first time, mistake for the Colosseum. We don’t blame them, because the design of the Colosseum was actually inspired by this theatre! 😮The theatre of Marcello is about 100 years older than the Colosseum, initiated by Julius Caesar and completed by the emperor Augustus. #rome
What’s YOUR favourite pizza place in Rome? Tell us! ⤵️
How many of these are you going to visit on your Rome trip? 🤩 #rome #rometourguide
How does this clock work? ⤵️ This clock is located in the Villa Borghese park in a corner which seems like a fairytale 🤩It was made by a Dominican friar called Giovanni Battista Embriaco and installed here in 1873.🔸Embriaco was so passionate about clocks that he designed various and sophisticated mechanisms like this. How does this clock work? ⤵️The clock is located here due to the vicinity with a water cistern, which is used for the irrigation of the park. 🔸The abundance of running water makes this location perfect for a mechanism that entirely relies on water.🔸Water falls from above and fills the two leave-shaped bowls hanging on a pivot. By swinging alternatively, the two bowls activate the mechanism and the hands of the clock move.🔸Have you ever seen this incredible clock? Tell us! ⤵️
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Want to discover more gems of Rome with us? ⤵️ Comment below with SECRET ROME and we’ll tell you how!😉 #rome #rometours #rometravel #romeguide #rometourguide #hiddengems
What is YOUR best advice for other Rome travelers? Want to discover more gems of Rome with us? ⤵️ Comment below with SECRET ROME and we’ll tell you how!😉 #rome #rometours #rometravel #romeguide #rometourguide #hiddengems
To discover more Rome gems with us ⤵️ Comment below with SECRET ROME and we’ll tell you how! 😉 Have you ever seen the cannon of Rome? 💥 #rome #rometravel #rometours #rometourguide #romeitaly #whatitalyis
Read this! ⤵️ The first time Jesus was represented on the cross was only centuries after he was crucified.. The Church of Santa Sabina dates back to the 5th century and its portal survived all these centuries almost intact 🤯 On the portal you will find scenes of the Old and New Testament, including the very first representations of Jesus on the cross (that we know of)! 😮 For centuries, Christians did not make any visual representation of Jesus on the cross, because it felt like something really painful to remember. Only 100 years after the legalization of Christianity by the emperor Constantine, one the first representation of Jesus on the cross appeared. Here on the portal of the church of Santa Sabina in Rome. Until then, Christ was only represented in the moment of his resurrection and glory. Something that today we take for granted like the cross, but that for long time did not exist! Want to discover more gems of Rome with us? ⤵️ Comment below with SECRET ROME and we’ll tell you how!😉 #rome #rometours #rometravel #romeguide #rometourguide #hiddengems
Read more here! ⤵️ 1️⃣ San Crisogono underground Walk through the “modern” version of this church, which was built in the 1100s In the lateral nave you’ll find a small door saying “sagrestia” You walk in and with a €3 offer to the deacon you’ll get access to the the underground world of Trastevere.. What you’ll find downstairs is the original version of the San Crisogono church built in the 5th century! 🤯 2️⃣ Villa Farnesina It was the luxury villa of the richest man in Europe during Renaissance: Agostino Chigi. Here you’ll find some fabulous Raphael frescoes, which will leave you speechless 🤩 3️⃣ Botanical garden (Orto Botanico) This is a fairytale place that you wouldn’t expect to find in the heart of a city. This Garden is open all year round and every month offers different colors and shades of nature Want to discover more hidden gems of Rome with us? ⤵️ Comment below with SECRET ROME and we’ll tell you how!😉 #rome #rometours #rometravel #romeguide #rometourguide #hiddengems
What is YOUR favourite hidden gem in Rome? 💎 Want to discover more gems of Rome with us? ⤵️ Comment below with SECRET ROME and we’ll tell you how!😉 #rome #rometours #rometravel #romeguide #rometourguide #hiddengems
Have you ever seen a wheel like this? Want to discover more hidden gems of Rome with us? ⤵️ Comment below with SECRET ROME and we’ll tell you how!😉 #rome #rometours #rometravel #romeguide #rometourguide #hiddengems
We call them “nasoni”, which literally means “big nose”, because when you look at the profile of the spout, it look like a big nose Have you ever drank from the fountains of Rome? To discover more gems of Rome with us ⤵️ Comment below with SECRET ROME and we’ll tell you how!😉 #rome #rometours #rometravel #romeguide #rometourguide #hiddengems
Save the dates ⤵️ The arch of light happens only few days per year, on September 4,5, 6 and April 6,7, 8. And only for a few minutes at 1PM! The light effects in the Pantheon were a way for the emperor to prove how powerful he was, as he could even be in control of the sun! Seeing this in person is pure magic ✨ Make sure you save these dates in the calendar if you’re going to be in Rome! Want to discover more hidden gems of Rome with us? ⤵️ Comment below with SECRET ROME and we’ll tell you how! #rome #rometours #rometravel #romeguide #hiddengems
Maybe you won’t make perfect pictures in Piazza Navona, but after all.. if Rome is this beautiful, it’s also thanks to the restorations that took place throughout the centuries 😜 In the meantime, you can let us show you the endless hidden gems around the city. You will never get bored in Rome 😉 ⤵️ Comment below with SECRET ROME and we’ll tell you how!😉 #rome #rometours #rometravel #romeguide #rometourguide #hiddengems
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