Rome in the Footsteps of an XVIIIth Century Traveller
I and my company were old and slow
When at that narrow passage we arrived
Where Hercules his landmarks set as signals,
That man no farther onward should adventure.
Dante, Inferno XXVII - translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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May 16, 2026
at Cappelle Medicee
May 9, 2026 at Museo del Bargello
May 2, 2026 at Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
April 25, 2026
Spedale di S. Spirito (wholly revised and including Biblioteca Lancisiana)
Detail of a globe of the Earth by Vincenzo Maria Coronelli at Biblioteca Lancisiana
April 18, 2026 The new Station of Colosseo-Fori Imperiali and Biblioteca Alessandrina
April 11, 2026 Aula Giulio Cesare inside Palazzo Senatorio and
The Mithraeum of Marino
April 4, 2026
Ancient Civilisations of Turkmenistan
March 28, 2026
From Porta Romana to S. Francesco
March 22, 2026
2026 Rome Marathon: pack of the front runners at the 3rd km. The winner, Kenyan Asbel Rutto, is at the far right of the image
March 21, 2026
Pisa - An Excursion to Vicopisano
March 14, 2026 Pisa - S. Piero a Grado
March 7, 2026 Pisa - S. Matteo and its Museum
My website is about ancient monuments, works of art, churches, mosques and the likes, but here and there I posted some photos of the people I met in my travels. These two deserve your attention.
Young cyclists near Rosh Haniqra in Northern Israel (March 2013)
Girls in traditional clothing at Chehel Sotun (Isfahan - Iran - April 2014)
February 28, 2026 Pisa - S. Maria della Spina
February 21, 2026 Pisa - Churches of Terziere S. Francesco
February 18, 2026
Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle and the Cross Bearer at the 2026
Ash Wednesday procession (see a page on the Winter Ceremonies of Rome)
February 14, 2026 Pisa - Churches of Terziere S. Maria
February 7, 2026 Pisa - A Walk along the southern Terziere
January 31, 2026 Pisa - A Walk along the northern Terzieri
January 24, 2026 Pisa - The Walls and the Lungarni
January 17, 2026 Pisa - The Knights of St. Stephen
January 10, 2026 Pisa - The Cathedral
January 1, 2026
New Underground Station of Colosseo
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