SPQR Forever

Senātus Populusque Rōmānus

This spring I’m planning on visiting the city of my dreams for the third time, the city of Rome. There are several reasons for Rome being my favourite city in the world (at least currently). Here is the gist of it.

The art

In the Vatican City alone lies art in paintings, frescoes and sculpture to last a lifetime of viewing. I love religious art and there is not much in this world that compares to the last jugdement of Michelangelo. Also for renaissance art it’s hard to really beat Rome.

Raphael School of Athens 1509-1510, nuff said

The Architecture

Hand in hand with the amazing art in Rome is off course the architecture. From walking in the Roman Forum to standing outside of the Church of St. Peter, the architecture of Rome will take you’r breath away. And it’s not just the famous buildings like the Pantheon or the Colosseum, the whole city is gorgeous from nearly any angle, churches that will leave your heart pounding is almost at any corner.

Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria di Montesanto

The Food

Italian cooking is definitively my favourite, just siting down at  a real (albeit tourist) Italian restaurant and I’m in heaven right away. Trow in some cheap and great wine and I’m sold for life.

Carbonara, my life dish

The Atmosphere

There is something about Rome, something about it being one truly ancient city and still being alive and thriving to this very day. Something about standing outside the Pantheon or walking towards Castello Angelo in a such a real place, not like the ruins of Pompeii or museums of Vikings, Rome is more alive today then it ever was. The birthplace of modern Europe and western societ as we know it. From the ancient Rome to the modern Rome, SPQR.

Senātus Populusque Rōmānus – “The Senate and the People of Rome”