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Caput Mundi

Eternal
Empire.

A city where you trip over history. Where emperors walked, popes ruled, and the pasta is a religion.

The Great Beauty

Glory
& Chaos. βš”οΈ

Rome is overwhelming. It is an open-air museum where scooters buzz around 2,000-year-old temples. It is not polished like Milan or reserved like London.

We guide you through the "Eternal Grid"β€”from the blood-soaked sands of the Colosseum to the hushed halls of the Vatican, and finally to a noisy trattoria in Trastevere.

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SPQR

The Ancient Grid. πŸ›‘οΈ

This is the heart of the Roman Empire. These stones witnessed the rise and fall of the greatest power the world had ever seen.

The Colosseum

The Flavian Amphitheatre. Don't just look at the outside. Go inside to see the "hypogeum"β€”the underground tunnels where gladiators and tigers waited.

The Pantheon

The best-preserved building from ancient Rome. The dome is unreinforced concrete. When it rains, the water falls through the hole (oculus) in the roof.

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St. Peter's

The Holy See

Papal State

The Holy Grid. πŸ‡»πŸ‡¦

The smallest country in the world. It holds the immense wealth of the Catholic Church and the artistic genius of Michelangelo.

The Sistine Chapel:

Silence is mandatory. Look up. The ceiling depicts the Creation of Adam. It is smaller than you expect, but infinitely more detailed.

La Cucina Romana

Street Kitchen. 🍝

Roman food is poor food made rich. It is pecorino cheese, guanciale (cured pork cheek), and black pepper.

The Holy Trinity of Pasta:

Carbonara (Egg + Pork), Cacio e Pepe (Cheese + Pepper), Amatriciana (Tomato + Pork). Cream is strictly forbidden.

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Pecorino Romano

Salty & Sharp