Summer in Rome: Beating the Heat

We're going to Rome in the summer; what should we do? That's a question we're often asked. Being a northerner (born and raised i...

Grace when you need it: Italy's small shrines

Italy is a Catholic country, and we're reminded of it at every turn. There are over 300 churches in Rome, and hundreds more shrines on, ...

Cupa Fregene

At dinner Tuesday night, when we told our close friends that we had spent Sunday at the beach town of Fregene, they were incredulous. How, t...