Capena on the Via Tiberina
by Juliet Haydock | Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Grapes, olive oil, sunsets, races, good food, and wine flowing from a lions-head statue… Juliet Haydock takes us on journey to Rome’s picturesque neighbour Capena in the eighties; round its Rocca, traditions, and culture; and right back to Capena today. First published in April 2008.
Bracciano’s Museo dell’Aeronautica
by Robert Shipley (columnist) | Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Vintage car enthusiast and Washington exile Bob Shipley takes leave of terra firma this month preferring instead the winged wonders of Bracciano’s Museum of Aeronautics, final resting place of Italy’s great Schneider Cup collection whose planes set records in the 1930s that still stand today. First published in September 2007.
Christmas Markets in Rome and Lazio
by Anna D. Lyman (freelance) | Thursday, December 17th, 2009
[ 6 December 2009 to 6 January 2010. ] Traditional Christmas markets have taken root in Italy in recent years. Rome and its surroundings hold several such street markets during the advent with the most well-known at Piazza Navona.
Presepe/Nativity Scenes in Rome and Lazio
by Anna D. Lyman (freelance) | Thursday, December 17th, 2009
[ 6 December 2009 to 27 January 2010. ] TRF first ran Anna Lyman’s useful guide to traditional local ‘presepe’ (nativity scenes) and Christmas markets back in our December 2006 issue. We’ve updated it along the way with a festive selection of the best picks from the city’s unique Yuletide calendar.
Marrazzo sexgate witness dies mysteriously
by Antonino John Scoppettuolo (staff) | Monday, December 7th, 2009
A key witness in investigations which toppled Lazio’s regional governor Piero Marrazzo in October, the transgender Brazilian going by the name of ‘Brenda’, was found dead in her makeshift apartment in Rome’s Via Due Ponti, last November.
