Painting by the Pantheon
Random scenes
Bernini's Turtles
Pantheon - the world's largest unenforced concrete dome!
Julius Caesar was assassinated in one of the alcoves underneath the tree to the far left here.
Largo di Torre Argentina
Victor Emmanuel Monument
Bernini's Elephant
Colosseum
One of the many public drinking fountains in Rome, this one just outside of Colosseum
Colosseum
Campo de'Fiori market
St. Peter's Square
Antico Forno Roscioli, a wonderful family bakery
The Trevi Fountain was unfortunately covered in scaffolding while we were there.
The wonderful Nonna Betta restaurant. Most of
the food served here is inspired by the chef's grandmother's recipes,
and are traditional and kosher - even the wine. But there is also a lot
of Northern African-inspired dishes, thanks to the thousands of Libyan
Jews who fled to Rome in 1967. We didn't try any of them. What we did
eat a lot of instead, was carciofi alla giudea, or Jewish-style fried artichokes. (Regular Roman-style artichokes, carciofi alla romana, are
cooked.) Roman Jews have a penchant for frying food, and used to fry
their food in large community pots during the Ghetto period (between
1555 and 1870), which is why you'll see a lot of fried things on Ghetto menus. Make sure you try fiori di zucca fritti, or fried zucchini flower battered with anchovies and egg.
The Roman Ghetto's only fully kosher bakery, Boccione. Despite being run by two very grumpy sisters, it's worth a stop if only to buy a slice of pizza ebraica (''Jewish pizza'', a dense fruit and nut pastry) and an etto (100 grams) of biscottini.
All their recipes are family heirlooms that have been passed on for
generations. This pastry shop actually doesn't have a sign, but you will
immediately spot it as there is always a queue outside.
Organic gelato at Fatamorgana
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