Ancient Rome continues to reveal its many secrets, May 28th, 2022

Basically in the heart of Rome an ancient Roman cave and its many secrets has  officially opened to the public at the Caffarella Park.

The cave, which is more than 2,000 years old and was once used as a mushroom bed, is 1.5 km long (the part which is opened to the public), or 1 mile long.  The entire length though is 35 km long, or 22 miles, and was entirely dug out by the Romans.   

The site is run by Rome’s “Sotterranei di Roma” Association and can be visited on weekends from 10 am – 7 pm.

A two-hour spin on Lake Turano, May 16th, 2022

Another pleasant two-hour kayak ride around Lake Turano (about 90 km from Rome) followed by a delicious lunch in a restaurant that overlooks the entire lake. 

 

“Hostia, Pier Paolo Pasolini” exhibit at Rome’s Baths of Diocletian, April 12th, 2022.

The “Hostia, Pier Paolo Pasolini” exhibit is on at Rome’s Baths of Diocletian (they were once the largest baths in the Rome Empire).

Pasolini, who was born on March 5th, 1922 in Bologna, was a rather controversial author, poet and film director who was murdered in 1975 at Ostia,  Rome’s sea-side resort.  Italy is currently celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth with an array of conferences and exhibits.

 

The exhibit at the Baths of Diocletian is by Italian artist Nicola Verlato whose work has been inspired by Pasolini’s death.  It also includes a model for an eventual mausoleum to be built in Ostia in honor of Pasolini.

On hand also for the press conference was one of Italy’s foremost art critics/ historians, Vittorio Sgarbi.