Just like real women, Rome holds a variety of beauties. Some come from a glance, others from a smile. More than 2.000 years made Rome a very fashionable lady, with wonders glancing at every corner and smiles as deep as the history of humanity.
You can taste delicious artichoke specialties at the Jewish district, walk alongside an ancient Roman aqueduct or get your sight lost in the panorama from the Gianicolo hill, and you will feel each one of this shards reflecting the crystal-pure light of Rome. If you are in love with nature, you would probably smell the fragrance of the city strolling in the park of Villa Borghese or Villa Pamphili, just like the aristocrats used to do in the golden age. You will find the grass is always bright green, as expected from an everlasting beauty.
Being an Italian woman, Rome changes its dress often. Try to hold her hand in the morning visiting Campo de’ Fiori, and you will see a traditional flowers and fruits market with merchants talking loud and bargaining to sell their fresh goods, as their parents and grandparents did. Then take her arm by night and the stands will be gone, replaced by a chatting crowd dressed to kill, enjoying the warm evening sipping a cocktail or having their last gelato of the day.
But don’t worry, when you visit Rome, your partner won’t be jealous of you falling in love with this charming lady, because the same will happen to him/her.
La Talpa
è come il mare: delle tante cose che si muovono sotto la superficie, affiorano solo innocue onde. Lo stile con cui Alfredson reinterpreta il romanzo di John le Carré passa attraverso gli eventi sfiorandoli appena, costruendo brandelli di personaggi solo per lasciarseli dietro, evitando con cura di evidenziare i colpi di scena. La caccia alla talpa infiltrata nei servizi segreti inglesi manca di tensione, e neanche gli intensi silenzi di Gary Oldman riescono a ravvivare. Il risultato è un’esperienza che chiede troppo allo spettatore per essere resa coinvolgente.
Siamo difronte a una spy story solida che poggia su una prova attoriale intensa e convincente. Il punto debole del film potrebbe facilmente rivelarsi la sua monotonia cercata, costruita e ottenuta. Guardatelo con la giusta predisposizione.
Nel 2011 ho collaborato con Walks Inside Rome, agenzia che organizza visite guidate per clienti high-end stranieri. Questo è uno degli articoli pubblicati sul blog Roma With A View, da me creato per l’occasione.
What makes visiting a city an unforgettable experience? What makes you say “I don’t want to leave” or, at least, “I will come back?” It may be the view from the top of a tower, or a painting that leaves you speechless in a museum hall. For those whom place gluttony on the top of their leisure list, it may be a never before tasted flavor at a traditional restaurant. But what etch these experiences on your heart is the way you live them. And there is no better way to experience Rome than walking through it, just like a person who lives here.
The narrow streets of Rome are not made for cars and the Italian public transportation may be funny but who would like to be packed in noisy buses? Walking in the shoes of a Roman you would be welcomed by the warm light as you fall in love with the ancient buildings at every corner of the streets. Ancient roman walls side by side with renaissance palaces speak the tongue of history, that only trained eras are able to fully understand. An open air treasure whose real value can only be unveiled by walking through it and experiencing as real Romans like us would.
If you are planning to visit Rome, don’t forget to put in your luggage a pair of comfortable shoes together with your Gucci and Jimmy Choo.
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