Rome Events and Hotel Reviews

Where does the term sampietrino come from? From the marvellous scenery of San Peter, in the maintenance of which were interested the workers called “sampietrini”. The name of this typical Roman stone is dated 1725 by Monsignor Ludovico Sergardi who decided to use these special stones to make the San Peter square more comfortable and […]

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It was the far 5 July 1841, when the tourism was born, thanks to the organization of a train  journey from Leicester to Loughborough, by Thomas Cook. Starting from that, Cook began to organize many tourist packages, producing the real trade of tourism which today is one of the most important sources of  the world’s […]

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