Walks in Paradiso - Guide in Rome - Lorenzo Mantile

15/01/2024

A fantastic view from the top of the Colosseum.
Join the new tour of the attic of the Roman Amphitheatre constructed by the emperor Vespasian!

04/07/2023

Stunning video of the Pantheon by the Ministero della Cultura, Italia !

11/01/2022

Wishing you all a wonderful 2022 ! May your roads lead to Rome - and to Walks in Paradiso !

28/08/2021

L'arte classica a Roma affascina non solo con l'architettura e la scultura ma anche con la sua infinita serie di animali in pietra! E' come un grande zoo distribuito in vari punti della città.
Al Museo Nazionale Romano alle terme di Diocleziano, si visitano anche gli spazi di un chiostro progettati da Michelangelo Buonarroti. Al centro del chiostro, tra fontane e cipressi secolari, si incontrano le gigantesche teste di un'ariete, un ca****lo, un toro, un bue, un cavallo, un elefante e un rinoceronte.
Alcune di queste un tempo decorarono il Foro di Traiano: erano un riferimento simbolico alle province dell'Impero.

22/08/2021

Quando entri in Via Giulia, il salotto di Roma, vieni accolto dalla Fontana del Mascherone. Opera seicentesca di Girolamo Rainaldi, lo scultore che realizzò anche le fontane di Piazza Farnese, la fontana ornava uno spazio dove un tempo si svolgevano spettacoli teatrali all'aperto. Lo scultore impiegò meravigliosi frammenti di arte antica.
E' Un invito alla sosta, prima di attraversare questa meravigliosa via rinascimentale voluta da Papa Giulio II, che si allinea al corso del Tevere e ci conduce verso Ponte Sant'Angelo ...

20/08/2021

Today I had the great pleasure to guide this lovely group of friends in the Roman Forum and in the Colosseum. What a nice way to celebrate a marriage!
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19/08/2021

Aside the Classical tour of the Colosseum it is now possible to walk into the arena and to discover the underground of this majestic complex - just like my guests did today!
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17/08/2021

POMPEII TODAY in the NEWS:

Archaeologists have discovered a remarkably well-preserved skeleton in the ancient city of Pompeii.

The remains they found are from Marcus Venereus Secundus. His name is known as he was a slave and one of the servants of the Temple of Venus. Later he was freed and reached a good social position.
Now, thanks to the discovery of his tumb with inscription, we know that he organized "ludi graeci" which means 'theatre shows' in the Greek language!

The skull of Marcus Venereus Secundus bears tufts of white hair and part of an ear, as well as bones and fabric fragments. It has been described as "one of the best-preserved skeletons ever found in the ancient city".

This incredible discovery was made in the necropolis of Porta di Sarno, an area not yet open to the public that is located in the east of Pompeii’s urban centre.

https://www.euronews.com/2021/08/17/pompeii-discovery-first-evidence-greek-was-also-used-in-ancient-rome

Archaeologists say the discovery of a well-preserved skeleton in a Pompeii tomb is the first confirmation that Greek was used in Ancient Rome alongside Latin.

12/08/2021

An hidden gem behind the Pantheon in Rome: Piazza della Minerva. Here an elephant carries an original Egyptian obelisk. Gian Lorenzo Bernini used the obelisk from the Temple of Isis in Rome to create this masterpiece, called "Pulcino della Minerva".

12/08/2021

Welcome to Walks in Paradiso !

27/07/2021