With such a richness of classical sights to savor, it is too easy to miss out on Rome’s other
fascinating histories. Peoples from all corners of the empire made their home here, and the city’s
Jewish population traces its presence back two millennia. Their chefs can take credit for one of
Rome’s culinary highlights – carciofi alla giudia, delicious fried artichokes.
Against the backdrop of its imperial
Roman past and the Italian Renaissance,
the Italian capital is very much alive
and moving with the times, ever more
international in flavor. It has a vibrant
Film Festival, a modern auditorium by Renzo Piano,
and MAXXI, a spectacular new contemporary art
museum designed by Zaha Hadid.
