We start this adventure with a trip to Pigneto, a bubbling neighborhood just outside the historical center of the Italian capital.

Our hosts, Erik and Marta, take you for a little walk-around, stopping by the monstrous (or beautiful?) urban highway “tangenziale”, a 2000-year-old mausoleum and the picturesque bar Necci. We’ll hear about cutting grass with a sickle, where to keep the wine bottles and where to have you romantic date if you want to get married. Marta explains what “movida” means and we learn why Pasolini used Bach music in his films.

Enjoy!

Music: L.E.D - Roma Pigneto, Tiziano Ferro - L amore è una cosa semplice, Bach - Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder - Passione secondo Matteo

Film tips: Accattone, Pier Paolo Pasolin 1961 ; Fantozzi, Luciano Salce 1975

*) Rome Inside Out is a sibling to the podcast Roma Oltre le Mura that is in Italian.