Archeoguidaroma - Archaeology in Rome

29/01/2024

27/01/2024

Acquedotto Vergine

24/01/2024

📷Selfie time!📷
🕶Thanks to Joseph and his family for booking my guided tour of the Borghese Gallery and Gardens! 🌳 🌴 🌲


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23/01/2024

🔎Exploring the captivating world of Phidias at the Capitoline Museums!
The first monographic exhibition dedicated to the greatest sculptor of the classical age.
It is said of Phidias that he alone had seen the exact image of the gods and that he revealed it to man.
Snapshots from the exhibit – just a teaser of what I experienced. 📸🏛️ Trust me, there's so much more to see! Each piece tells a story!
😍Not to be missed!
Every day 9.30 - 19.30 until May 5 2024



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19/01/2024

Welcome to the eternal city!
💘Falling in love with Rome is a daily affair!
👓When I lift my eyes and take in the Michelangelo's Cordonata, the Dioscuri, the emperor Marcus Aurelius, Palazzo Senatorio, and my friend and colleague Manuela ready for a day of site visits, conversations, and good food! 🍆🥦🍽
What else? ☀️

17/01/2024

Exciting news!
🏛The Archaeological Park of the Celio and the Forma Urbis Museum in Rome have just opened their doors unveiling their treasures!

✏️The Forma Urbis Romae is an ancient marble map of the city dating back to the age of Septimius Severus.
We can see just some fragments, but it's enough to appreciate the greatness of this project.

🚶‍♀️ Walking across the glass floor with marble fragments of the city's original map was an emotional journey!

🔎It was more than just a walk; it was a profound experience of bridging the past and present!

10/01/2024

Uncover the secrets of authentic Rome with a private tour!

🏡🌿 Away from the crowds, these hidden gems unveil the authentic heart of the city - where time seems to slow down - and every cobblestone tells a story.
Discover the real Rome in these charming corners.
🚶‍♂️🗺️ Let me lead you through the off-the-beaten-path alleys, where the true essence of the city reveals itself. 🌟



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09/01/2024

⭐️First tour of the year here!

📆 January is the best time to visit the Vatican Museums!
Strategic planning and selecting the optimal time will help you steer clear of crowds, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the artwork and rich cultural heritage.

08/01/2024

📝Positive feedback inspires me to continue providing exceptional experiences!

👩"An expert guide, like Francesca, so knowledgeable in art history, and the beauty of the Borghese gallery made all the difference in the world for our visit to that lovely space.
Francesca knew how to align our th*****me for maximum enjoyment of the Bernini sculptures. She guided our eyes toward focal points we may have missed in some of the finest masterpieces in the world.
Cheerful, hospitable, Francesca, made us feel as though we were with a close friend who just happened to be an art expert!"❤️

Laura









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07/01/2024

Cultural Enrichment vs. Spectacularization: Finding the Balance ✨
Basilica Ulpia. New view of the completed anastylosis project.

🏛The Basilica Ulpia was built by Apollodorus of Damascus between 106 and 113 AD.

💲 This restoration project was possible thanks to 1.5 million euro donation from a Uzbekistan businessman.

✏️Anastylosis is a restoration technique, concerns about the reconstruction of structures or buildings of which contiguous elements have been found.

🗝 The key to anastylosis is that, as far as is possible, the original architectural elements and materials  are used to reassemble the structure.

📝 Distinguishability, reversibility, minimal intervention, stratified historicization, and significant archaeological value are some of the keywords that guided the parties involved in drafting the executive project.

⚠️Restoration can be controversial.

❓️What portion of a structure should be reconstructed, and how much new material is suitable alongside the original components?

❓️Is it better to seamlessly blend the new material or deliberately distinguish it from the old?

What do you think about it?

04/01/2024

Lady with umbrella. A tour guide?😂

03/01/2024

⛲️ “The fountains are enough to justify a trip to Rome”
Percy Bysshe Shelley

💦 Fontain of the Naiads, the most beautiful of the modern fountains in Rome

✏️ Designed by Alessandro Guerrieri and completed by Mario Rutelli
♨️The fountain was inaugurated in 1901, but the nudity of the four water Nymphs (Naiadi) aroused nomerous controversies,
so, the work remained hidden by a wooden enclosure for a long time
💃Finally, however, the city council decided that the figures should stay.
🐠 🐡 🐬 The artwork initially included also three tritons, a dolphin, an octopus, ironically renamed by the Romans "the mixed fry"🐟

28/12/2023

Opus Sectile floor from Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli