Buongiorno, vi ho scoperto per caso e mi sono entusiasmata per i vostri video,conosco abbastanza l'Italia, ma attraverso voi ho scoperto luoghi di cui non sapevo. Siete una splendida coppia,continuate così.
As a roman with a deep passion for arts culture history and food, this is an amazing video with actually great picks! What is a testament to the greatness and beauty of rome is that despite me loving rome and its history i had never heard of the vicus caprarius. Great list, great video, loved the picks, keep it up:) EDIT: Shoutout to the testaccio market its an amazing place with amazing food EDIT 2: And also shoutout to the bernini statues,an absolute must see they are truly breathtaking. Often at the galleria borghese they also do temporary exhibitions and if you get lucky with them absolutely go (buy the tickets in advance). Last time i went they had an exhibition where on top of the bernini statues they also had them from Canova and it was truly breathtaking
Thanks! It’s very heartening to hear a Roman steeped in arts, culture, and history say that we have introduced him to a new site in Rome. Anne studied art history in college (university) and considers Bernini her favorite artist.
One of my favorite off-the-beaten path sights is the Stadio dei Marmi at Foro Italico, the 1920s sport venue. We were the in May of 2007; we had the entire place to ourselves! We wondered among the larger-than-life marble athletes, posing with each one. No doubt things have changed in 17 years; it is unlikely that visitors can roam so freely. Give it a go though the next time you visit our favorite city in the world, the Eternal City!
Excellent travel advice! I adore the Villa Borghese and would happily go again and again. Of all your astutely curated suggestions, the Mercato Testaccio and the Villa Farnesina are two that will most likely get on my list for our upcoming trip. Thank you!
Fantastic video. I have subscribed! We’re coming to Rome in June and will try to get to all of these places. We’re also planning to buy property in Italy and live there in retirement and would love to know more about your experience with living there part time and about where you chose to live in Italy.
Mi piace moltissimo che abbiate segnalato questi luoghi di Roma, che non sono così tanto conosciuti. Mi ha colpito particolarmente che avete mostrato il Quartiere Coppedè, che proprio non è conosciuto dai turisti! Quando ero giovane (tanto tempo fà😄😄😄) io abitavo vicino al quartiere Coppedè, e lì c'era il mio Liceo. Come avete fatto a scoprirlo?
Si, Quartiere Coppedè e un luogo speciale e certamente non conosciuto. È interessante che abitavi ci vicino. Mia moglie l’ha scoperto sull’internet, ma non ricorda esattamente dove. Ci piace visitare luoghi diversi e meno conosciuti, particolarmente quando siamo in un posto che abbiamo già visitato. Sui dieci siti sul video, non abbiamo sentito di almeno la metà prima del viaggio e il giorno passato in bici sulla Via Appia è stata una esperienza nuova.
It is always a pleasure to watch n listen to your videos! Yes, via Appia... Horace, one famous latin poet (n my favourite) in one letter to his friend emperor Augustus, was inviting him to spend some regeneration time with him in his country home outside of Rome escaping the terrible traffic of the city with all that unbearable noise. In fact can you image the noise of the wheels on that pavement while running full speed?! 😂😂
Excellent video and collection of sites to see. Our first trip to Rome is coming up in October, and I think that I will extend the time there to include your ideas!
Thank you for this video. We are heading to Rome in June. We have been to Villa Borghese and the Cappuchin Crypt. I hope to check out several of the places you mentioned. Are tickets required for Largo di Argentina or the Baths of Cavacalla?
Hi. Not for the Largo di Argentina if you just want to look from street level. If you want to go down to the original ground level, you do need a ticket. It’s open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30 to 6:00. Ticket is €5. The baths require a ticket. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 9-6. I don’t remember the price, but it’s not a lot Enjoy your trip!
@OurBigItalianAdventure Thank you for the information. It will be our third trip to Rome, and we've done the major tours already. Now we want to explore and find the hidden gems. We are going to see Ostia Antica. I never get tired of Italy.
@@doreencostabile6020 We only skippped Ostia on this trip because we did Ercolano and Pompeii. I was there many years ago and woud like to return some day.
@@doreencostabile6020a Londra tutti vanno a vedere le sculture del frontone del Partenone. Pochi sanno che a Roma c'è qualcosa di molto simile. Si tratta delle sculture del frontone del Tempio di Apollo Sosiano esposte nel Museo della Centrale Montemartini. Queste sculture sono ORIGINALI GRECI che I romani prelevarono da un tempio della Grecia. Sono dello stesso periodo delle sculture del Partenone. Questi capolavori sono una delle tantissime gemme nascoste di Roma
We we fortunate to be staying in Trastevere so we were nearby. We might not have made a long trip to get there, which would have been a mistake to miss the beauty of it all. The mistake we did make was to show up, by chance, of course, while there was a group of about 50 or 60 all touring the villa together!
@@OurBigItalianAdventure sarebbe bello che i visitatori di lingua inglese scoprissero l'importanza dell'arte italiana del XIX secolo. Consiglio di visitare la Galleria Nazionale di arte moderna. Artisti come Fontanesi, Fattori, Lega, Segantini, Boldini, De Nittis, Gemito, Medardo Rosso, Mancini vengono scoperti in questi ultimi tempi dai critici francesi, tedeschi,ecc.ecc. Anche i musei americani stanno acquistando opere di questi artisti riconoscendone il valore. La Galleria Nazionale di Roma espone di questi artisti opere di capitale importanza. Turisti intelligenti come voi certamente saranno interessati e saranno spiritualmente arricchiti. Avrei moltissime altre cose da dire ma non voglio abusare della vostra pazienza.
Molto interessante. Ovviamente, ti piace il museo fortissimo e la tua eccitazione è contagiosa. Ho menzionato il tuo messaggio e raccomandazione ad Anne e mi ha detto che vuole visitarlo. Let ha studiato la storia d’arte all’università e le piace arte di vari stili e periodi. Gli artisti che hai menzionato non sono familiari a noi, Ma questa è una buona ragione di fare una visita!
Hi. Nice video, but was hoping for new things. as everyone knows all these places. Even S. Prassede is 'well known', and you could have mentioned it. Or just follow Darius Arya. How about the new opening of Villa Torlonia? Or the connection between S. Constanza, Leo X, the Pamphilis, and the theft of the body of St Agnes? See Mistress of the Vatican by Eleanor Hermann. All easy to reach, and a good story too. Glad you didn't mention *really* obscure sites so they don't get overrun. Tho peeps might like to have authentic porchetta at the small trattoria on the Appian Way, (and visit the tiny Museo del' Mura) or enjoy the bizarre and free Napoleonic Museum, or take the underground tour of Domus Aurea and see where they broke through to find the unknown roman frescoes then go and see the imitation ones at the passaggio at Castel S Angelo. Also examples, of course, in the 2nd floor of the Villa Farnesina. And admire the graffitti of the landsknecht. For extra points, get to S. Maria d Angeli at the RIGHT TIME to see the astronomical gnomon, then to go the Vatican and see the other one in San Pietro. Or find all the 10 obelisks. So much to see. Don't just go to the Bramante Chiostro for the Raphaels, there are great paintings (by Artemisia Gentilleschi's father) there as well. And if you're going to the Borghese of COURSE hit the Galleria Nazionale d'arte Moderna! a short walk away.. Anyway, Roma is for discovering - a fun tour is 'where are people buried?', like Bernini in S. Maria Della Monte, or Cy Twombly in S. Maria Vallicella.. Have fun.
Amo camminare. Adesso vivo in Umbria ma sono del Veneto! Qui in Umbria sono percorsi naturalistici dove in mezzo alle foreste trovi antiche chiese con bellissimi affreschi! Invece nella mia regione quando ci torno ripercorro le antiche strade che risalgono all’età del bronzo, affiancate dalle case coloniche o anche da ville venete! Comunque attorno a Roma la via Appia secondo me è un luogo magico che mi fa tornare indietro nel passato!
La nostra casa in Italia è nelle Marche e facciamo le visite ad Umbria frequentemente. Ci piace camminare. Ci sono posti in particolare che può raccomandarci? Grazie.
@@OurBigItalianAdventurebuonasera io adesso vivo nella provincia di Terni, poco conosciuta. Infatti Perugia e provincia sono molto più famose e conosciute per gli italiani e gli stranieri che visitano l’Umbria! Comunque un percorso da fare a piedi e’ quello dei “protomartiri francescani” che passa per alcuni borghi come Narni, San Gemini, Stroncone partendo da Terni! Oppure il cammino francescano della marca, 167 km tra Marche ed Umbria. C’è ne sono parecchi, ad esempio visitate il sito: “Italia dei cammini”. Enjoy!
@@OurBigItalianAdventure Fortunately all villas and parks in Rome are free. There are even many natural regional parks which are pratically separate ecosystems.
It’s great to have nice parks in cities. I’m from Chicago, which has a great park system, including a 25km long park along the shore of Lake Michigan. For that stretch, there are no buildings (except museums) on the edge of the lake, just parks and beaches. And free.
Zeus (Jupiter) did not abduct Proserpina (Persephone), as you say in your video. Hades (Pluto) carried off Proserpina to be his Queen of the Underworld. She spends six months of the year with her husband in the Underworld, which is the reason we have winter. And when she emerges, she brings spring and summer. I know keeping these Gods and Goddesses clear in our head is a tall task; but it is important 😊 .
Buongiorno, vi ho scoperto per caso e mi sono entusiasmata per i vostri video,conosco abbastanza l'Italia, ma attraverso voi ho scoperto luoghi di cui non sapevo. Siete una splendida coppia,continuate così.
Tante grazie!
Grazie. Un bacio dall'Italia
Grazie!
Great video
Thanks. We appreciate it. We’re going to start following your channel. I’m sure we’ll learn a lot.
As a roman with a deep passion for arts culture history and food, this is an amazing video with actually great picks! What is a testament to the greatness and beauty of rome is that despite me loving rome and its history i had never heard of the vicus caprarius. Great list, great video, loved the picks, keep it up:)
EDIT: Shoutout to the testaccio market its an amazing place with amazing food
EDIT 2: And also shoutout to the bernini statues,an absolute must see they are truly breathtaking. Often at the galleria borghese they also do temporary exhibitions and if you get lucky with them absolutely go (buy the tickets in advance). Last time i went they had an exhibition where on top of the bernini statues they also had them from Canova and it was truly breathtaking
Thanks! It’s very heartening to hear a Roman steeped in arts, culture, and history say that we have introduced him to a new site in Rome.
Anne studied art history in college (university) and considers Bernini her favorite artist.
A lovely cute and informative couple. Thanks guys.
Thanks, John. We appreciate it.
I love your videos!
Thanks! We appreciate the support.
I used your advice , then I went and researched and the sites mentioned are the ones we are going to see thank you.
Thanks, Heather. I’m glad it was useful. Have a great trip!
One of my favorite off-the-beaten path sights is the Stadio dei Marmi at Foro Italico, the 1920s sport venue. We were the in May of 2007; we had the entire place to ourselves! We wondered among the larger-than-life marble athletes, posing with each one. No doubt things have changed in 17 years; it is unlikely that visitors can roam so freely. Give it a go though the next time you visit our favorite city in the world, the Eternal City!
That sounds fascinating. It’s now on our list for our next trip. Thanks!
I’m on my second watch of this episode. 😊❤️
Wow! That’s a big compliment. Thanks.
Excellent travel advice! I adore the Villa Borghese and would happily go again and again. Of all your astutely curated suggestions, the Mercato Testaccio and the Villa Farnesina are two that will most likely get on my list for our upcoming trip. Thank you!
Thanks! I’m sure you’ll like both of those. I’d love to be able to do the market for lunch right now!
Fantastic video. I have subscribed! We’re coming to Rome in June and will try to get to all of these places. We’re also planning to buy property in Italy and live there in retirement and would love to know more about your experience with living there part time and about where you chose to live in Italy.
Hi. Thanks! We have a blog that covers much of that at ourbigitalianadventure.com. Give it a look.
Very valuable info. Yes, subscribed. THANKS
Thanks for the comment and for subscribing! It’s great encouragement for us.
Interesting info. Tfs.
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
Mi piace moltissimo che abbiate segnalato questi luoghi di Roma, che non sono così tanto conosciuti. Mi ha colpito particolarmente che avete mostrato il Quartiere Coppedè, che proprio non è conosciuto dai turisti! Quando ero giovane (tanto tempo fà😄😄😄) io abitavo vicino al quartiere Coppedè, e lì c'era il mio Liceo. Come avete fatto a scoprirlo?
Si, Quartiere Coppedè e un luogo speciale e certamente non conosciuto. È interessante che abitavi ci vicino.
Mia moglie l’ha scoperto sull’internet, ma non ricorda esattamente dove. Ci piace visitare luoghi diversi e meno conosciuti, particolarmente quando siamo in un posto che abbiamo già visitato. Sui dieci siti sul video, non abbiamo sentito di almeno la metà prima del viaggio e il giorno passato in bici sulla Via Appia è stata una esperienza nuova.
@@OurBigItalianAdventureGino Coppedè is the italian Gaudì.
@giulianoradice4715 Non pensavo della similarità, ma è davvero un buon soprannome per lui. Un artista con immaginazione.
It is always a pleasure to watch n listen to your videos! Yes, via Appia... Horace, one famous latin poet (n my favourite) in one letter to his friend emperor Augustus, was inviting him to spend some regeneration time with him in his country home outside of Rome escaping the terrible traffic of the city with all that unbearable noise. In fact can you image the noise of the wheels on that pavement while running full speed?! 😂😂
Very noisy and a rough ride!
@@OurBigItalianAdventure indeed! 😬😬
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Excellent video and collection of sites to see. Our first trip to Rome is coming up in October, and I think that I will extend the time there to include your ideas!
Thanks! I'm sure you'll enjoy them. Have a great trip.
Thank you for this video. We are heading to Rome in June. We have been to Villa Borghese and the Cappuchin Crypt. I hope to check out several of the places you mentioned. Are tickets required for Largo di Argentina or the Baths of Cavacalla?
Hi. Not for the Largo di Argentina if you just want to look from street level. If you want to go down to the original ground level, you do need a ticket. It’s open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30 to 6:00. Ticket is €5.
The baths require a ticket. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 9-6. I don’t remember the price, but it’s not a lot
Enjoy your trip!
@OurBigItalianAdventure Thank you for the information. It will be our third trip to Rome, and we've done the major tours already. Now we want to explore and find the hidden gems. We are going to see Ostia Antica. I never get tired of Italy.
@@doreencostabile6020 We only skippped Ostia on this trip because we did Ercolano and Pompeii. I was there many years ago and woud like to return some day.
@@doreencostabile6020a Londra tutti vanno a vedere le sculture del frontone del Partenone. Pochi sanno che a Roma c'è qualcosa di molto simile. Si tratta delle sculture del frontone del Tempio di Apollo Sosiano esposte nel Museo della Centrale Montemartini. Queste sculture sono ORIGINALI GRECI che I romani prelevarono da un tempio della Grecia. Sono dello stesso periodo delle sculture del Partenone. Questi capolavori sono una delle tantissime gemme nascoste di Roma
Sei ovviamente un esperto, con molto passione per l’arte. Mi piacciono i suggerimenti. Grazie.
Nice video!
Thanks! We appreciate it. We enjoyed discovering and seeing these places.
Regarding the bike, you can modify the high of the saddle. I don't think there are higher bikes than that
Yes. I was just unfortunate my bike was too small, even after changing the seat.
Villa Farnesina with Raphael's frescoes is a masterpiece little known to tourists
We we fortunate to be staying in Trastevere so we were nearby. We might not have made a long trip to get there, which would have been a mistake to miss the beauty of it all. The mistake we did make was to show up, by chance, of course, while there was a group of about 50 or 60 all touring the villa together!
Next time you are in ROme, you should check the Basilica di S. Clemente, near the Coliseum... it is a time machine that will surprise you...
Thank you! We will do that. We are always looking for new things to see.
Luckily, I have been to all of these sites. Walking the Via Appia is an amazing experience. There is so much to see right outside of the city walls!
I’d say you’ve seen a lot more than most tourists.
Yes, the Appian Way is a special experience.
The best museum in Rome is MUSEO NAZIONALE ROMANO. It is a museum for intelligent people!
I wasn’t familiar with that. I just looked it up. It sounds very interesting.
A place to visit on our next Rome trip. Thanks!
@@OurBigItalianAdventure sarebbe bello che i visitatori di lingua inglese scoprissero l'importanza dell'arte italiana del XIX secolo. Consiglio di visitare la Galleria Nazionale di arte moderna. Artisti come Fontanesi, Fattori, Lega, Segantini, Boldini, De Nittis, Gemito, Medardo Rosso, Mancini vengono scoperti in questi ultimi tempi dai critici francesi, tedeschi,ecc.ecc. Anche i musei americani stanno acquistando opere di questi artisti riconoscendone il valore. La Galleria Nazionale di Roma espone di questi artisti opere di capitale importanza. Turisti intelligenti come voi certamente saranno interessati e saranno spiritualmente arricchiti. Avrei moltissime altre cose da dire ma non voglio abusare della vostra pazienza.
Molto interessante. Ovviamente, ti piace il museo fortissimo e la tua eccitazione è contagiosa. Ho menzionato il tuo messaggio e raccomandazione ad Anne e mi ha detto che vuole visitarlo. Let ha studiato la storia d’arte all’università e le piace arte di vari stili e periodi. Gli artisti che hai menzionato non sono familiari a noi, Ma questa è una buona ragione di fare una visita!
Hi. Nice video, but was hoping for new things. as everyone knows all these places. Even S. Prassede is 'well known', and you could have mentioned it. Or just follow Darius Arya. How about the new opening of Villa Torlonia? Or the connection between S. Constanza, Leo X, the Pamphilis, and the theft of the body of St Agnes? See Mistress of the Vatican by Eleanor Hermann. All easy to reach, and a good story too. Glad you didn't mention *really* obscure sites so they don't get overrun. Tho peeps might like to have authentic porchetta at the small trattoria on the Appian Way, (and visit the tiny Museo del' Mura) or enjoy the bizarre and free Napoleonic Museum, or take the underground tour of Domus Aurea and see where they broke through to find the unknown roman frescoes then go and see the imitation ones at the passaggio at Castel S Angelo. Also examples, of course, in the 2nd floor of the Villa Farnesina. And admire the graffitti of the landsknecht. For extra points, get to S. Maria d Angeli at the RIGHT TIME to see the astronomical gnomon, then to go the Vatican and see the other one in San Pietro. Or find all the 10 obelisks. So much to see. Don't just go to the Bramante Chiostro for the Raphaels, there are great paintings (by Artemisia Gentilleschi's father) there as well. And if you're going to the Borghese of COURSE hit the Galleria Nazionale d'arte Moderna! a short walk away.. Anyway, Roma is for discovering - a fun tour is 'where are people buried?', like Bernini in S. Maria Della Monte, or Cy Twombly in S. Maria Vallicella.. Have fun.
Wow! These are great suggestions. I'm particularly intrigued by the porchetta and the "where are people buried" tour idea. Thanks for sharing.
The baths sound like wet shopping malls!
Great comment! Very true.
Amo camminare. Adesso vivo in Umbria ma sono del Veneto! Qui in Umbria sono percorsi naturalistici dove in mezzo alle foreste trovi antiche chiese con bellissimi affreschi! Invece nella mia regione quando ci torno ripercorro le antiche strade che risalgono all’età del bronzo, affiancate dalle case coloniche o anche da ville venete! Comunque attorno a Roma la via Appia secondo me è un luogo magico che mi fa tornare indietro nel passato!
La nostra casa in Italia è nelle Marche e facciamo le visite ad Umbria frequentemente. Ci piace camminare. Ci sono posti in particolare che può raccomandarci? Grazie.
@@OurBigItalianAdventurebuonasera io adesso vivo nella provincia di Terni, poco conosciuta. Infatti Perugia e provincia sono molto più famose e conosciute per gli italiani e gli stranieri che visitano l’Umbria! Comunque un percorso da fare a piedi e’ quello dei “protomartiri francescani” che passa per alcuni borghi come Narni, San Gemini, Stroncone partendo da Terni! Oppure il cammino francescano della marca, 167 km tra Marche ed Umbria. C’è ne sono parecchi, ad esempio visitate il sito: “Italia dei cammini”. Enjoy!
Grazie per le raccomandazioni. Il percorso da Assisi ad Ascoli Piceno sembra molto interessante.
You can spent a whole life in rome and find something you didn’t find the previous day Every time. A street. A fountain. A church . A view.
Agree. We have a lot more to see.
The crypt is similar to the one in Paris (I have ancestors down there) I heard it smells really bad.
In this crypt, the bones are well dried out. It doesn’t smell bad, fortunately .
@@OurBigItalianAdventure
Oh good! Maybe I'll go sometime!
@lynemac2539 Do!
Villa Borghese is always open... There are not even gates to close in the main entrances
You are correct. That was our mistake. We didn’t visit the gardens this year, but I remembered a fee 30 years ago. My memory is probably poor.
@@OurBigItalianAdventure Fortunately all villas and parks in Rome are free. There are even many natural regional parks which are pratically separate ecosystems.
It’s great to have nice parks in cities. I’m from Chicago, which has a great park system, including a 25km long park along the shore of Lake Michigan. For that stretch, there are no buildings (except museums) on the edge of the lake, just parks and beaches. And free.
Zeus (Jupiter) did not abduct Proserpina (Persephone), as you say in your video. Hades (Pluto) carried off Proserpina to be his Queen of the Underworld. She spends six months of the year with her husband in the Underworld, which is the reason we have winter. And when she emerges, she brings spring and summer. I know keeping these Gods and Goddesses clear in our head is a tall task; but it is important 😊 .
Thanks for the clarification. It is hard to keep then straight.