Salambo has moved to Ethiopia- Job not permitted May 22, 2013
- No internet this week because of the African Union 50th anniversary Summit May 22, 2013
- Ethiopia in America May 13, 2013
- Women in Addis (V): Amakeletch and La Parisienne pastry shop April 19, 2013
- Women of Addis (IV): Bethlehem and her soleRebels organic shoes April 18, 2013
- Salambo blog in French
- Arriverderci e buongiorno June 6, 2012
- Le parfum du printemps à Rome June 15, 2011
- Raphael à la Villa Farnesina May 11, 2011
- Les trésors byzantins de l’Italie May 6, 2011
- La Colonne de Trajan déroulée May 4, 2011
- A new illustrated book I have written on the great palaces of Rome…check Palombi editori in Rome
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- Italian gardens in picture on Laurent Kalfala’s photo blog
- Film, “Winter in the Bosco della Ragnaia” jardinsgardens
- Trees on the Etna mount jardinsgardens
- My film on Donatella Trombadori at Rome’s Palazzo Farnese jardinsgardens
Author Archives: Salambo
Arrivederci Roma
As life is taking me to new shores, I have to (hopefully temporarily) say goodbye to Rome. I have just moved to Ethiopia from where I will continue writing this blog (on http://www.salamboinaddis.com). In the meantime, I will keep the … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Rome, Daily life in Rome, English
Tagged living in rome, Rome, top 10 rome
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Re-creating Rome
Cinecittà is to Rome what Hollywood is to Los Angeles: a city of dreams and fiction. However, rather than a huge film business, Cinecittà is a highly revered institution. It became such in the 1960s when legendary film director Federico … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century Rome, Arts and culture, cinema, English, Rome's neighbourhoods
Tagged cinecitta, cinema, Dolce Vita, Fellini, Rome, studio 5, via tuscolana
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The not so secret view of St Peter’s cupola
One of the most famous view of St Peter’s can be seen through a tiny keyhole at the Priory of the Knights of Malta on the Aventine hill. Looking through the door leading to the Priory’s secret gardens on Piazza … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and culture, churches, Roman artists
Tagged Knights of Malta, piranesi, priory, Rome, secret keyhole, St Peter's view
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The Ludovisi Throne
In the series of great sculptures in Rome, another of my favourites is the Ludovisi Throne in the national museum of Palazzo Altemps. In this palace near Piazza Navona, is exhibited the collection of antique sculptures which was part of … Continue reading
The most celebrated Apollo
The Belvedere Apollo in the Vatican Museum is one of the most famous sculptures from the Antiquity. It became particularly celebrated in the 18th century, when art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann, one of the founding fathers of modern archeology, rediscovered … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Rome, Arts and culture, English, sculpture
Tagged apollo belvedere, cortile belvedere, italy, Rome, sculpture, vatican museums, winckelmann
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