Rome in the Footsteps of an XVIIIth Century Traveller
Concordia civium murus urbium
(Harmony of citizens is the wall of cities - Latin saying)
Detail from a mosaic at the Museum of El Djem in Tunisia
December 22, 2012
- Mahdia and Sfax
December 15, 2012
- Kourion and Amathous
December 12, 2012
The Swedish community in Rome celebrated Saint Lucy's Day at Piazza di Pietra: (left) boys singing "Caroling, Caroling"; (right) a moment of the procession (you may wish to see images of last year's ceremony). See other winter ceremonies in Rome and a page on Christmas in Rome
December 8, 2012 - Sousse and Monastir
December 1, 2012 - Introductory page and Paphos
November 24, 2012 - Bizerte and An Excursion to La Goulette and Sidi Bou-Said
November 17, 2012
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October 27, 2012 - Tunis
October 20, 2012
- Other Roman "Castelli" and 
October 13, 2012 - Introductory page and Kairouan
October 6, 2012
- Corchiano, Vignanello and Vallerano and Soriano al Cimino
September 22, 2012
- Thysdrus and The Museum of Bardo
September 15, 2012
- Manziana, Canale Monterano and Vejano and Barbarano, Blera and Vetralla
September 8, 2012 - Bulla Regia and Uthina
September 1, 2012
- Bomarzo and Orte and Vasanello
August 25, 2012 - Sufetula (Sbeitla) and Simitthus
August 18, 2012
- Civitavecchia, Allumiere and Tolfa and Oriolo and Capranica
August 11, 2012 - Mactaris and Musti
August 4, 2012 - Sutri and Bassano and Monterosi
July 28, 2012 - Thuburbo Majus and Ziqua (Zaghouan)
July 21, 2012 - Nepi and Castel Sant'Elia and Civita Castellana
July 14, 2012 - Thugga
July 7, 2012 - Tivoli and Villa d'Este
June 30, 2012 - Neapolis, Sicca Veneria and Utica
June 23, 2012 - Frascati and its villas
June 16, 2012 - Introductory page and Carthage
June 9, 2012
- Corneto (Tarquinia), Montalto and Canino
June 2, 2012
- Churches and Other monuments in the minor towns and Rome and Malta
May 26, 2012
- The Duchy of Castro
May 19, 2012 - Floriana, Gozo Island and Other Fortifications
May 12, 2012
- Acquapendente and Bolsena
May 5, 2012 - Cittą Vecchia (Mdina) and Cittą Cospicua (Bormla)
April 14, 2012 - Bagnoregio and Montefiascone
April 7, 2012 - The Churches and Other Monuments of Valletta
March 31, 2012 - Ronciglione and Caprarola
March 24, 2012 - The Fortifications of Valletta and Isola/Senglea
March 17, 2012 - The Grand Masters of the XVIth, XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries
March 10, 2012 - Introduction, Brief History of Malta before 1530 and Borgo/Cittą Vittoriosa
March 3, 2012
- Spinalonga, Kritsa and Castelfranco
February 25, 2012 - Marino and Porto
February 18, 2012 - Rettimo, Moni Arkadi and Grambusa
February 11, 2012 - Grottaferrata and Nemi
February 4, 2012
- La Canea
February 4, 2012
Snow at Piazza del Campidoglio. For more images of this major snowfall click here. See Playing in the Snow at the Janiculum
January 21, 2012
A baby lamb about to be blessed at S. Agnese. See more about this and other Roman winter ceremonies
January 21, 2012
- Lanuvio and Velletri
January 14, 2012
- Candia
January 7, 2012
- Ariccia and Genzano
In the coldest days of winter the ripe oranges of Giardino degli Aranci anticipate the return of spring
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