Here's Lina and I sharing our top ten experiences in Rome.     A few things mentioned in the episode (to help you with spelling and searching!): 

• Saint Peter’s Basilica 
• Villa Farnesina
• Villa Borghese
• The neighbourhood of Testaccio
• The church of Santa Cecilia

This season of The Earful Everywhere is proudly brought to you by LivTours, who made it possible for us to share these travel stories with you. LivTours offers hundreds of carefully crafted journeys across Rome, Italy, and beyond. Find more from them below. 

• Rome Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulrome 
• Vatican Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulvatican 
• LivTours Homepage: https://livtours.info/earful 
• Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone 
• Colosseum: https://livtours.info/earfulcolo 
• Venice Tours: https://livtours.info/earfulvenice 

This episode was part of our ten-part series on Italy: Eight episodes about Rome, two about Venice. We'll be sharing our observations, but we'll also take you along to visit some of Italy's top attractions, led by LivTours guides. We also share the sounds of the streets and the locals.     Follow The Earful Everywhere on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfuleverywhere  And find more from The Earful Tower Paris here: https://theearfultower.com/    Music by Pres Maxson.

I sit down with Angelo Carotenuto, the founder and CEO of travel company LivTours, to talk about what’s really worth your time in Rome.   We break down which spots belong at the top of your list—and which ones are better left off. With honest opinions, valuable insight, and a few hot takes, this episode is your no-nonsense guide to seeing the absolute best of Rome.     Mentioned in the episode: 

• The Vatican  
• The Colosseum  
• Victor Emmanuel II Monument 
• Mouth of Truth 
• Fontana dell'Acqua Paola 
• Saint Peter’s Basilica 
• Santa Maria del Popolo 
• Cerasi Chapel 
• The Crucifixion of Saint Peter 
• San Luigi dei Francesi 
• The Calling of Saint Matthew 
• The Inspiration of Saint Matthew 
• The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew 
• Cremilla Gelateria 
• https://gelateriacremilla.com/en/welcome-cremilla/ 
• Cacio e Pepe in Prati 

This season of The Earful Everywhere is proudly brought to you by LivTours, who made it possible for us to share these travel stories with you. LivTours offers hundreds of carefully crafted journeys across Rome, Italy, and beyond. Find more from them below. 

• Rome Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulrome 
• Vatican Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulvatican 
• LivTours Homepage: https://livtours.info/earful 
• Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone 
• Colosseum: https://livtours.info/earfulcolo 
• Venice Tours: https://livtours.info/earfulvenice 

This episode was part of our ten-part series on Italy: Eight episodes about Rome, two about Venice. We'll be sharing our observations, but we'll also take you along to visit some of Italy's top attractions, led by LivTours guides. We also share the sounds of the streets and the locals.     Follow The Earful Everywhere on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfuleverywhere  And find more from The Earful Tower Paris here: https://theearfultower.com/    Music by Pres Maxson. Editing by Victoria Gorain.

How well do you know the Colosseum?   Probably not as well as Francesco, a Roman guide for Liv Tours, who says the Colosseum is his office. He took me inside the Colosseum... sorry, I mean the Flavian Amphitheatre... and tested me on some basic knowledge.    Did emporers really do the thumbs up/thumbs down? Did they fill it with water? Were there ever female gladiators?   In this on-the-go episode, Francesco takes my family around the Palatine Hill and the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the Cryptoporticus of Nero while we answer his trivia questions.   If you are interested in taking the same tour, it's easy to book on the LivTours website through this link: Private Colosseum Tour: Last Entry Colosseum, Arena Access & Rooftop Aperitif | Private Tour - LivTours  (https://livtours.info/earfulcolo)     Mentioned in the episode:

• Colosseum/Flavian Amphitheatre
• Roman Forum (ancient cultural, commercial, and religious center of the city) 
• Palatine Hill (Beverly Hills of Ancient Rome)
• Colossus (former statue near the Colosseum)
• Cryptoporticus of Nero (ruins of palace of Nero on Palatine Hill)
• Wooden sword (ancient symbolic gift from emperor to gladiator granting freedom)

  This season of The Earful Everywhere is proudly brought to you by LivTours, who made it possible for us to share these travel stories with you. LivTours offers hundreds of carefully crafted journeys across Rome, Italy, and beyond. Find more from them below.    • Rome Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulrome  • Vatican Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulvatican  • LivTours Homepage: https://livtours.info/earful  • Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone  • Colosseum: https://livtours.info/earfulcolo  • Venice Tours: https://livtours.info/earfulvenice    This episode was part of our ten-part series on Italy: Eight episodes about Rome, two about Venice. We'll be sharing our observations, but we'll also take you along to visit some of Italy's top attractions, led by LivTours guides. We also share the sounds of the streets and the locals.   • Follow The Earful Everywhere on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfuleverywhere • And find more from The Earful Tower Paris here: https://theearfultower.com/   Music by Pres Maxson. Editing by Thomas Farnham.

Join me as I dive deep into Rome and reveal some insider tips from a handful of local Romans. From hidden secret church entrances to interviews in the catacombs, these behind-the-scenes secrets will help you explore like a true insider.     Mentioned in the episode: 

• Gianluca’s Secret: Colle del Gianicolo 
• Mattia’s Secret: The Appian Way/ Via Appia Antiqua 
• Tomb of Caecilia Metella/ Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella 
• Golf carting tour of Rome with LivTours 
• https://livtours.com/tours/golf-cart-tour-of-rome-semi-private-experience/ 
• Davide’s Secret: Non-Catholic Cemetery 
• Jo’s Secret: Via Vittoria  
• Kirstin’s Secret: Villa Doria Pamphili 
• Jahan’s Secret: The Almost Corner Bookshop  
• “SPQR”- Mary Beard  
• “The Italians”- Luigi Barcini  
• Marco’s Secret: Catacombs of Domitilla 
• Enter random churches, find little paths and doors, and go where you can!  
• Basilica of San Clemente 
• Take the LivTours “Underground Rome Catacombs” Tour: 
• https://livtours.com/tours/underground-rome-catacombs-tour-semi-private/ 
• Oliver’s Secret: Saint Peter’s Basilica  
• Pay the extra fee and take the steps all the way to the top! 
• Take the “St Peter’s Basilica Tour with Dome Climb & Papal Tombs” 
•  https://livtours.com/tours/st-peters-basilica-tour-with-dome-climb-semi-private/ 

This season of The Earful Everywhere is proudly brought to you by LivTours, who made it possible for us to share these travel stories with you. LivTours offers hundreds of carefully crafted journeys across Rome, Italy, and beyond. Find more from them below. 

• Rome Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulrome 
• Vatican Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulvatican 
• LivTours Homepage: https://livtours.info/earful 
• Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone 
• Colosseum: https://livtours.info/earfulcolo 
• Venice Tours: https://livtours.info/earfulvenice 

This episode was part of our ten-part series on Italy: Eight episodes about Rome, two about Venice. We'll be sharing our observations, but we'll also take you along to visit some of Italy's top attractions, led by LivTours guides. We also share the sounds of the streets and the locals.     Follow The Earful Everywhere on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/theearfuleverywhere  And find more from The Earful Tower Paris here: https://theearfultower.com/  Music by Pres Maxson. Editing by Victoria Gorain.

Join me on an exclusive walk through the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel when it was closed to the public.    My guide, Michela Landolfi from LivTours, shares her knowledge from over 10,000 visits and brings us through the beautiful rooms that were formerly the residence of the Popes.   We get to see the brilliant frescoes of Raphael and Michelangelo up close, without anyone else around, the surprising beauty of the Gallery of Maps, ancient artifacts and objects, and I end up in the Sistine Chapel, awestruck and lost for words.    Book the same tour I did from the LivTours website through this link: Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone.   Mentioned in the episode:

• Trevi Fountain 
• Trastevere Neighborhood
• Sistine Chapel
• Raphael’s Rooms (rooms in the Vatican with famous frescoes by Rapheal)
• Private Papal Apartments/Vatican Museums (museums that are former residences of the pope)
• Geography Room/ Gallery of Maps (fresco gallery with maps painted on the walls)
• The New Pope (Michela’s favorite show about the Vatican)
• Saint Peter’s Basilica

This season of The Earful Everywhere is proudly brought to you by LivTours, who made it possible for us to share these travel stories with you. LivTours offers hundreds of carefully crafted journeys across Rome, Italy, and beyond. Find more from them below.

• Rome Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulrome
• Vatican Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulvatican
• LivTours Homepage: https://livtours.info/earful
• Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone
• Colosseum: https://livtours.info/earfulcolo
• Venice Tours: https://livtours.info/earfulvenice

This episode was part of our ten-part series on Italy: Eight episodes about Rome, two about Venice. We'll be sharing our observations, but we'll also take you along to visit some of Italy's top attractions, led by LivTours guides. We also share the sounds of the streets and the locals.

• Follow The Earful Everywhere on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfuleverywhere
• And find more from The Earful Tower Paris here: https://theearfultower.com/

Music by Pres Maxson. Editing by Thomas Farnham.

When should you never drink cappuccino? How can you tell if the gelato will be bad? And how long should you wait before biting into a supplì? In fact... what is a supplì?

It's time to talk food in Rome. 

For this episode, local resident and LivTours Guide Manager Davide Falasca took me around the dynamic Testaccio neighbourhood to talk history, Italian culture, and especially food.

Grab yourself un caffè at the bar and have a listen!

This season of The Earful Everywhere is proudly brought to you by LivTours, who made it possible for us to share these travel stories with you. LivTours offers hundreds of carefully crafted journeys across Rome, Italy, and beyond. Find more from them below.

• Rome Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulrome
• Vatican Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulvatican
• LivTours Homepage: https://livtours.info/earful
• Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone
• Colosseum: https://livtours.info/earfulcolo
• Venice Tours: https://livtours.info/earfulvenice

This episode was part of our ten-part series on Italy: Eight episodes about Rome, two about Venice. We'll be sharing our observations, but we'll also take you along to visit some of Italy's top attractions, led by LivTours guides. We also share the sounds of the streets and the locals.

• Follow The Earful Everywhere on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfuleverywhere
• And find more from The Earful Tower Paris here: https://theearfultower.com/

Music by Pres Maxson. Editing by Victoria Gorain.

Imagine you're going to Rome - your first ever trip. But oh no: You're only there for one day! A layover, even. How should you spend that one day?   I sat down to discuss it with two experts - Angelo Carotenuto and Kristin Karstensdotter - the husband and wife duo behind the tour company LivTours.    They shared two very contrasting itineries of the city –  one that recommends a full three hours in the Vatican, while the other includes gelatos with a local named Gunther.   Which sounds best to you?    In case you need help tracking down some of their tips, here's everything they mentioned.   From Kristin, in order of appearance:

• Il Sorpasso (Restaurant)
• Gelateria Cremilla (Gelato)
• Gianicolo (neighborhood with great views)
• San Luigi dei Francesi (Church)
• Basilica Parrocchiale Santa Maria del Popolo (Church)
• Église Sant'Andrea della Valle (Church)
• Terrazza Borromini (Bar)
• Grand Hotel de La Minerve
• Colosseum
• Giulio passami l'olio (restaurant for classic dishes)

From Angelo, in order:

• Adriano Celentano (Italian Singer)
• Saint Peter’s Basilica
• Borgo (Neighborhood)
• Via del Pellegrino (street for coffee)
• Pantheon
• Campo de Fiore (market square)
• Punto (Gunther’s Gelato)
• Largo di Torre Argentina (historical location)
• Capitoline Hill
• Mamertine Prison
• Imperial Forums
• Monti (neighbourhood)
• Tre Scalini (restaurant)
• The Trevi Fountain
• Del Palaro (restaurant)

The music for this episode was Dean Martin’s “That’s Amore”.

This season of The Earful Everywhere is proudly brought to you by LivTours, who made it possible for us to share these travel stories with you. LivTours offers hundreds of carefully crafted journeys across Rome, Italy, and beyond. Find more from them below. 

• Rome Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulrome
• Vatican Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulvatican
• LivTours Homepage: https://livtours.info/earful
• Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone
• Colosseum: https://livtours.info/earfulcolo
• Venice Tours: https://livtours.info/earfulvenice

This episode was part of our ten-part series on Italy: Eight episodes about Rome, two about Venice. We'll be sharing our observations, but we'll also take you along to visit some of Italy's top attractions, led by LivTours guides. We also share the sounds of the streets and the locals.

• Follow The Earful Everywhere on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfuleverywhere
• And find more from The Earful Tower Paris here: https://theearfultower.com/

Music by Pres Maxson. Editing by Thomas Farnham.

We've just spent a week in Rome. Here are 23 observations about Rome and Romans from hosts Oliver and Lina - two "seasoned beginners" when it comes to Italy.

We tackle how we noticed that: Romans love children, traditional coffee is king, you don’t need cash, and you only really need the word ciao (if you can pronounce it!) Plus way more. 

Mentioned in this show: 

• Ai Marmi Pizzeria
• The Trevi Fountain
• The Trastevere neighbourhood
• Basilica di Santa Cecilia (the church with the ruins below, in Trastevere)
• Borghese Palace

This season of The Earful Everywhere is proudly brought to you by LivTours, who made it possible for us to share these travel stories with you. LivTours offers hundreds of carefully crafted journeys across Rome, Italy, and beyond. Find more from them below. 

• Rome Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulrome
• Vatican Tours Page: https://livtours.info/earfulvatican
• LivTours Homepage: https://livtours.info/earful
• Alone in the Vatican: https://livtours.info/earfulalone
• Colosseum: https://livtours.info/earfulcolo
• Venice Tours: https://livtours.info/earfulvenice

  This episode was part of our ten-part series on Italy: Eight episodes about Rome, two about Venice. We'll be sharing our observations, but we'll also take you along to visit some of Italy's top attractions, led by LivTours guides. We also share the sounds of the streets and the locals.   

• Follow The Earful Everywhere on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theearfuleverywhere
• And find more from The Earful Tower Paris here: https://theearfultower.com/

  Music by Pres Maxson. Editing by Thomas Farnham and Victoria Gorain. 

 

My solo trip to New York suddenly changes with the arrival of a mysterious friend. Let's call him Ben. Here's what happened.

This episode features:

• The New York Highline
• Merveilleux de Fred bakery
• Chelsea Hotel
• Staten Island Ferry
• The Tenement Museum
• Bleecker Street
• Village Revival Records
• A Brooklyn Nets Game

Disclaimer: I'm no expert on New York, rather the opposite. This is more of a collection of my anecdotes and observations. 

Enjoy, subscribe, tell your friends, review this show, and follow it on Instagram for my pictures from New York.

Since The Earful Everywhere is a brand new podcast, I need all the help I can get, and nothing is more valuable than word of mouth - so please spread the word! You can also become a Patreon member here to support it and to discover our exciting extras.

Music: Pres Maxson. 

I took a solo trip to New York and I LOVED it. Here's what happened.

Mentioned in this episode"

• A New York Knicks game
• The Met museum
• Central Park
• French Wink shop

Disclaimer: I'm no expert on New York, rather the opposite. This is more of a collection of my anecdotes and observations. 

Next week, we will release part two. Enjoy, subscribe, tell your friends, review this show, and follow it on Instagram for my pictures from New York.

Since The Earful Everywhere is a brand new podcast, I need all the help I can get, and nothing is more valuable than word of mouth - so please spread the word! You can also become a Patreon member here to support it and to discover our exciting extras.

Music: Pres Maxson.