Category Archives: The Journey to Rome

A Bothersome Cold. A Stendhal-day in Regensburg

Posted on February 25, 2018 by

The nineteenth-century author and flâneur Stendhal once wrote that the best way to experience a new place is to wander aimlessly in whatever direction that whim dictates. Without planning and without knowing beforehand, the cognitive faculties turn acute, and the … Continue reading →

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Paradise, or Where Does Italy Begin?

Posted on February 27, 2016 by

For a traveller to Italy from the north, there is no possible way of ignoring the Alps. Whether you are Hannibal, a medieval pilgrim, a Grand Tour pleasure seeker or an airborne tourist of the 21st century, the Alps are … Continue reading →

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Going slow or flying fast – instructions for promenades in Rome

Posted on October 29, 2015 by

In Madame de Staël’s novel Corinne, or Italy (1807), when the protagonists of the book are heading for Tivoli, lord Nelvil drives the four-horse carriage himself and enjoys the speed of the drive, since ”speed seems to enhance the sense … Continue reading →

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The Journey to Rome

Posted on January 15, 2015 by

If you are going to explore Rome, the first question would be: how do I get there? That is a question which would get a different answer from almost every person you ask in almost every period of time since … Continue reading →

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