Attention, fellow travelers seeking a perfect beach getaway from the enchanting streets of Rome! Look no further, for we have curated an unforgettable coastal adventure that starts right from Termini Station. Hop aboard the train, and let’s set sail for three Roman beach gems that promise sun-soaked relaxation and beachside bliss!

1. Ostia Lido – Where Fun in the Sun Meets Beachside Vibes!
Are you ready for a beach day filled with sun, sand, and endless fun? Hop on the local train to Ostia Lido, a beach haven that promises a lively coastal experience. In less than an hour, you’ll find yourself immersed in a vibrant beach scene, with stretches of golden sands and sparkling blue waters inviting you to dip your toes. Ostia Lido’s charm lies in its lively promenades, beach clubs, and a variety of watersports activities. Whether you’re a beach volleyball enthusiast, a windsurfing daredevil, or simply seeking a leisurely sunbathing session, Ostia Lido caters to every beach lover’s desires. So, pack your favorite beach read, slather on some sunscreen, and get ready for an adventure-packed day in the Roman sun!

2. Santa Marinella – A Tranquil Oasis with a Glimpse of History!
Escape the hustle and bustle of the city with a quick regional train ride to Santa Marinella – a coastal gem that exudes serenity and timeless charm. In just over an hour, you’ll be transported to a seaside oasis, where soft sands and tranquil waters create a dreamy atmosphere. Beyond the relaxing ambiance, Santa Marinella offers a touch of Roman history with the remnants of ancient villas overlooking the coastline. Embrace the laid-back vibe, take a refreshing dip in the clear waters, and let the picturesque surroundings soothe your soul. This Roman beach retreat is perfect for travelers

3. Anzio – Seaside Dreams and Nautical Adventures Unite!
Prepare for a coastal escapade like no other as you board a hidden gem that offers the best of both worlds. Within an hour, you’ll find yourself in a charming town with serene beaches and an array of nautical delights. Anzio’s tranquil shores invite you to unwind and soak in the coastal serenity. Whether you’re strolling along the sandy shores or savoring a refreshing cocktail with a view, Anzio is the perfect spot to slow down and embrace the beach vibes. For the adventurous souls, head to the nearby port and embark on a nautical adventure, exploring the captivating coastline from the sea.

So, dear travelers, Rome’s coastal wonders are yours to explore! From the bustling shores of Ostia Lido to the serene sanctuary of Santa Marinella and the nautical delights of Anzio, these Roman beach escapes promise an unforgettable seaside experience. Pack your beach essentials, let your cares drift away with the waves, and revel in the sun-kissed bliss that awaits you on Rome’s stunning coastline!

What about experiencing the subtle scents of caramel, vanilla and grapefruit of an imperial rum after enjoying a morning walk through the charming streets of Firenze? Or discovering the complexity of a 10 years-old rum with toasted coffee reminiscences?


The rum

Rum is an alcoholic spirit distilled from sugarcane juice, molasses or sugarcane honey. It’s largely produced around the tropics where the sugarcane grow efficiently at 25ºC to 35ºC temperature, as well as it finds best conditions to age. Most famous producers are found in the Caribbean like Jamaica or Dominican Republic.


The rum tasting

So, on your way back to the hostel after enjoying a creamy cappuccino, an astonishing view from Firenze’s river and an incredible visit to Uffizi Gallery, you are invited to join a rum tasting where you rediscover a drink that was once your Saturday’s favorite – Rum and Coke.

On a chill atmosphere, the rum is served on its neat version. A thick and aromatic sip of different kinds of rums aged on a variety of barrels. A chance to experience a silky palate creamy beverage, ideal to pair with a milky dessert or to go through the thoughness of a classic golden rum ideal to accompany with your next Bistecca alla Fiorentina.

All of that before joining some of the night events. Standup comedy or a wild karaoke along guests from all over the world? YellowSquare Florence provides and you decide.

In Rome sitting next to a tree at a park in the Trastevere neighbourhood; its charming, narrow streets took me and my camera from one beautiful exterior to another.

As I wandered, I started reflecting on my first time traveling solo and first time in Italy: I have daydreamed more than I dreamed in my sleep.

This is for the ones who I’ve met the last weeks, who will fellow footsteps in this journey and for the Yellow family.

While boarding the plane to Italy I felt an excitement rise in me. I was about to realize a dream, to make adventures for a lifetime!

As soon as I landed at the Naples airport I realized: I’ll have to fend for myself in this jungle. No, I was not afraid, I took advantage of every moment. The question that teased me the most, before the departure, was: Am I really going to be alone? Strangely, this first solo trip also has the first trip during which I met a lot of people: travellers of all ages, all styles, all origins. Some of the travellers have become friends and it was not the kind of friendship you forget but the kind of friendship you carry with you. I have rarely been alone, even when I was desperate to sit quietly and read a book. ”I really did my best” the introvert me would say. The extrovert me was happy to say that I’ve dined with the sweetest people and left the table with a stomach ache from laughing. The adventures that I made are actually not going to be spoiled. Some memories are so precious that you should keep them a secret also are some of them a little explicit and so my family will not have to see this. Also sometimes it’s hard to describe what it feels like jumping in the Mediterranean sea at 01:00 with people you just met the same day. While walking on volcanic black sand looking at the city of Naples and the moon that are giving their light to the salt water. To end the evening with dancing the salsa till the lights die out. But I am going to give you the feeling what it was like traveling solo in Italy.

When arriving to Rome I got a feeling that I accomplished something. What it was I still don’t know. Maybe it was a sign that a new chapter in my life had begun. Or was it a reassurance that I was safe. When arriving in my room at 19:00 I took a quick nap, because I had promised I would photograph the Glitter Kiss at the Yellow Bar just across the street. So when it was 21:30 and after a quick nap and a shower I was preparing to go the party, for me that is just putting some perfume on, I walked in the bar. I saw a beautiful yellow neon sign that said: “They call us dreamers, but we are the ones who never sleep”. And that motto became the sentiment of the night. People think it’s cool if you’re the party photographer of the night, but the beautiful aspect of being a photographer is that you have a different view than the crowd. What I saw was a global village where people were in a kind on euphoria that was unmatched. This was just my first night at the Yellow. And from that moment on the Yellow became my home and the rest is history.

Für Clara and Serena

IN ITALY EVERY FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH THE MUSEUMS ARE FOR FREE!

FLORENCE

#domenicalmuseo is now a fixed appointment with Free museums Florence. Every first Sunday of the month it is possible to get a free ticket to visit the most important state monuments of the city. Both you are planning a weekend in the next month and you are thinking of a year-end holiday you have to know that there is always the possibility of free admission to the museums on the first Sunday of the calendar.

Usually the state free museums Florence participating in the initiative are the following:

• Uffizi Gallery
  Piazzale degli Uffizi, 6 – Florence
• Museums of Palazzo Pitti and Boboli Gardens
  Piazza Pitti, 1 – Florence
• Accademy’s Gallery
  Via Ricasoli, 58-60 – Florence
• Garden of the Medici Villa of Castello
  Via di Castello, 44 – Florence
• MAF National Archaeological Museum of Florence
  S.S. Annunziata, 9 – Florence
• Last Supper by Andrea del Sarto in San Salvi
  via di San Salvi, 16 – 50135 Florence (FI)
• Bargello National Museum
  Via del Proconsolo, 4 – Florence
• Park of Villa Il Ventaglio
  Via G. Aldini, 10/12 – Florence
• Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi and Historical Museum of Hunting and the Territory
  via Ponti Medicei, 7 – 50050 Cerreto Guidi (FI)

 

ROME

Public museums free of charge for all visitors

The museums free of charge for everybody on the first Sunday of the month are:

• Colosseum and Forum (access subject to quota)
• Galleria Borghese (mandatory booking, 2 €)
• GNAM Galleria Nazionale Arte Moderna (Modern Art National Gallery)
• Museo nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia (Etruscan national museum)
• Museo HC Andersen, Museo M. Praz, Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi per le Arti decorative e il Costume
• Museo nazionale Romano (Palazzo Massimo, Palazzo Altemps, Crypta Balbi, Terme di Diocleziano)
• Galleria nazionale d’Arte Antica Palazzo Barberini (national gallery of ancient art Palazzo Barberini)
• Galleria nazionale d’Arte Antica Palazzo Corsini (national gallery of ancient palazzo Corsini)
• Galleria Spada
• Museo nazionale di Palazzo Venezia (national museum of Piazza Venezia)
• Museo nazionale di Castel Sant’Angelo (National museum of Castel Sant’Angelo – access subject to quota)
• Museo nazionale d’Arte Orientale “G. Tucci” (Eastern art national museum G. Tucci)
• Museo nazionale Preistorico Etnografico “L. Pigorini”(prehistoric national museum L. Pigorini)
• Museo nazionale delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari (National Museum of people’s traditions and art)
• Museo nazionale dell’Alto Medioevo (Middle Age national museum)
• Museo nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali (Musical instrument national museum)
• Scavi di Ostia Antica (Ostia Antica digs)
• Museo Ostiense
• Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella
• Terme di Caracalla
• Villa dei Quintili
• Villa Adriana in Tivoli
• Villa d’Este in Tivoli

Also Maxxi belongs to this category. It’s the national museum of modern art (XXI century) where access is always free for the permanent collection (gallery 4) from Tuesday to Friday besides the first Sunday of the month..

MILAN

Here is a list of the museums which have adhered to the initiative up to now:

• Cenacolo Vinciano
  Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie 2 (booking required)
• Galleria d’arte moderna di Milano, Museo dell’ottocento, Villa Reale, Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte
  Via Palestro 16
• Gallerie d’Italia
  Piazza della Scala 6   
• Acquario e civica stazione idrobiologica – municipal aquariumViale Gadio 2
• Casa museo Boschi-di Stefano
  Via Giorgio Jan 15
• Castello Sforzesco
  Piazzale Castello
• Museo Studio Francesco Messina
  Via S. Sisto 4a
• Museo archeologico di Milano
  Corso Magenta 15
• Museo civico di storia naturale di Milano
  Corso Venezia 55
• Museo del Risorgimento and workshop of modern and contemporary history
  Via Borgonuovo 23
• Museo diocesano di Milano
  Corso di Porta Ticinese 95
• Palazzo Morando – traditions and fashion
  Via Sant’Andrea 6

No one would ever deny the fact that we are now in an Instagram era. From the selfie to the breakfast picture, whose feed will be the prettiest? 

When in Rome, there is nothing easier than snapping up amazing shots of the city, the monuments, and the generous dishes you are served at the terrace of many local restaurants. Here is a Yellow-approved guide for all those who want to discover the hidden gems of the eternal city and make all their friends wish they were around!

1) Pinocchio statue – Bartolucci Italy

If the tale of the Italian wooden puppet has sweetened your childhood, why let your feet bring you to the human-size Pinocchio representation of the Bartolucci shop? 

You will have so much fun taking pictures sitting on the bench with him, playing with his flexible arms (pay attention not to break him!), touching his long nose, or simply enjoying the typical Italian background: a paved street, an ochre wall, and the ornate wooden storefront.

2) Statues and fountains of Italian houses’ backyards

You will need to be a little bit more adventurous and keep your eyes wide open for this one. Just like a treasure hunt, look for all the open doors of Italian houses in order to discover what is hidden in their backyard. 

It may be a simple fountain surmounted by climbing ivy, or a magnificent statue of Venus or any Greek or Roman figure, coated with the well-known Italian flowers, releasing an unforgettable spring fragrance. You won’t be able to capture the scent of these, but you will be given the chance to seize the essence of a real Italian treasure.

3) Terrazza Les Etoiles

While most tourists are attracted by Terrazza del Pincio to enjoy the view of Rome, stand out by climbing the steps of the Atlante Hotel up to the restaurant ‘Les Etoiles’. 

Order a caffè or an orange juice and relish the 360 degrees view of the Vatican and the most famous monuments of Rome. Do not leave without taking a picture of yourself, glass in the hand, hair blowing in the wind, sparkles in the eyes

4) Pontile di Ostia

If you don’t have the chance to live near the beach on a daily basis, you might want to spend a day on the warm sand of Ostia. Besides the calm atmosphere and fresh marine air, you will be able to get your best Instagram influencer pictures. Sitting on the low wall of the pontile, facing the horizon, striking the pose in front of the typical Italian littoral… Numerous are the possibilities for you to pimp your Instagram feed!

5) Palazzetto Zuccari –The Monster Door

If by chance you find yourself near Piazza di Spagna, take a detour to admire the beauty of the monster-shaped door. So easy to fit within all the pictures of your IG account, yet so unusual, this artwork is a real masterpiece, a must-see in Rome, and a souvenir that you will love to talk about!

We won’t say it enough: Rome is a museum in itself! Each step you make can take you to wonders you would never have imagined. Write down these 5 ideas on a sticker note and adventure yourself to some of the most beautiful and instagrammable places in the world: the Trastevere and Coppedè neighborhoods, the numerous statues of Villa Borghese, the marvelous fountains of the botanical gardens, and of course, the Trevi fountain, the Colosseum, and the Pantheon!

 

(segundo os melhores especialitas: meus amigos viciados em “gelato” sorvete)

A primeira pergunta para escolher um sorvete na Itália: Cono ou Coppetta? 

Na verdade, antes de vir para Roma (Itália) eu nunca me preocupei muito em achar a melhor “gelateria” / sorveteria, para mim serviria aquela do bairro mesmo, perto de casa.

Importante era ter o sabor de “Pistacchio” / Pistache.

Ao chegar em Roma meus amigos me ensinaram que uma gelateria / sorveteria em Roma, não é apenas uma gelateria / sorveteria. Uma gelateria / sorveteria deve ser feita em casa, caseira de modo artesanal, com sabores frescos e alta qualidade a cada dia, com opções para os intolerantes a lactose como gelato / sorvete à base de soja ou arroz. E esses pontos são o que fazem de algumas delas as melhores gelaterias / sorveterias de Roma na Itália. 

1. Storico e classico

• Para o Rafa a melhor gelateria é também a gelateria da senhora Obama! Sim, onde a Michelle Obama foi com as filhas em Roma: A gelateria Giolitti.

A sorveteria Giolitti é muito famosa em Roma, pois foi criada em 1900 e faz parte da história da cidade. Conta com inúmeros sabores clássicos e tradicionais de sorvetes e no verão faz enlouquecer o pessoal formando grandes filas à espera de um clássico sorvete romano.

Website: https://www.giolitti.it/

Endereço: Via degli Uffici del Vicario, 40, 00186 Roma RM

2. Para veganos e intolerantes, mas gordinhos

• Já por outro lado, a Liane, uma expert em gelaterias / sorveterias, gostava muito da famosa Gelateria La Romana. A gelateria conta com várias franquias por Roma, o que faz com que seja fácil de encontrá-la. Mas o que faz ela estar entre as 5 melhores gelaterias de Roma? Era sua preferida por duas razões: os cornetos tem a opção de preencher com calda de chocolate! E a segunda razão é porque La Romana tem gelatos / sorvetes a base de soja ou arroz, ou seja, sorvetes gostosos também para os intolerantes a lactose! 

Website: https://www.gelateriaromana.com/

Endereços:  Via Ostiense, 48, 00199 Roma RM

3. Excêntrica e tradicional

• A Louise gosta dos sabores de gelatos / sorvetes excêntricos mas seguindo a receita tradicional do sorvete caseiro e de respeito. A Gelateria del Teatro situada não muito longe de Castel Sant’Angelo, bem no coração da área mais turística de Roma, a Gelateria del Teatro é uma das poucas jóias entre a escória da gelateria do centro da cidade.Tudo é feito diante dos clientes. Sorveteria caseira e tradicional com um toque de excentricidade. Sabores deliciosos como abóbora e limão de lavanda, encontram clássicos tradicionais como chocolate e amaretto para criar explosões de gostos divergentes.

Website: https://www.gelateriadelteatro.it/

Endereço: Via dei Coronari, 65/66, 00186 Roma RM

4. Pertinho de casa, de familia

• O Lukinhas seguindo meu perfil de iniciante, descobriu a melhor gelateria perto da onde a gente trabalhava juntos! O Gello ao lado do YellowSquare. Simples e pequeninha atrás do balcão chega a Stella pronta com suas mãos mágicas para preparar um sorvete fresco e novo a cada dia! E digo mais, se Lucas me apresentou esse lugar, foi Stella que fez com que eu me apaixonasse pela “pana” caseira italiana que eles colocam nos sorvetes. Não, não é chantilly, nem creme… é “Panna”! 

Website: https://www.instagram.com/gellogelato/

Endereço: Via Palestro, 47, 00185 Roma RM

E além do mais, apesar de serem assim apetitosas, o preço é ótimo e não varia muito desses aqui:

Cono piccolo – 2 a 3 euro