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Anna Lapomme's avatar

Love the concept of market hopping! And Rome truly is the perfect place for it - thanks for sharing!

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Harrison's avatar

Love this! Reminds me of the Mortadella Focaccia sandwich recipe I adapted from L.A.-based Roman cuisine restaurant Mother Wolf for easy home cooking!

check it out:

https://thesecretingredient.substack.com/p/recreating-evan-funkes-la-mortazza

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Meredith's avatar

Fantastic itinerary! At FCO now after my first visit in nine years. Thank you!

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Gillian Longworth McGuire's avatar

Have a wonderful trip!!

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Gabrielle's avatar

Sigh. All so good. I can’t wait for November!

Can you feel the craziness of Jubilee even in neighborhoods like Testaccio?

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Gillian Longworth McGuire's avatar

Hopefully the crowds will stick to their Jubilee sites 🤞

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Elizabeth Minchilli's avatar

Perfect itinerary!

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Gillian Longworth McGuire's avatar

🥰

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HNB's avatar

I am going to re-read all of this before our visit to Rome this summer! What is your thought about Esquilino as a neighborhood to live in, short term or long term?

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Gillian Longworth McGuire's avatar

I was just saying to my husband last week how much I would enjoy living in parts of Esquilino! I like the area near the park (Piazza Vittorio) and towards Celio the best.

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HNB's avatar

That is so nice to hear! I am going to prowl around that area this summer to see if it could feel like home. Will re-enter Italy in Liguria for 3 weeks in Lerici and ultimately will find our way to Rome for maybe a couple weeks in July. I know—better book it now!

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Laura Itzkowitz's avatar

Casa Manco is the best! I love to have some pizza there and then visit the Centrale Montemartini.

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Gillian Longworth McGuire's avatar

That is a perfect duo!

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Life Lived Italian's avatar

Was just thinking of you today as I was at the market in Trionfale and had to stop at Mosca!

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Gillian Longworth McGuire's avatar

Sigh. I would love a piece of pizza rossa please 🥰

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Donna Robinson's avatar

Perfect timing as I head to Rome today.

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Gillian Longworth McGuire's avatar

yay yay yay!! Have the best time. I hope to see you here in Venice.

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Donna Robinson's avatar

I’ll be in touch!

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Marco & Sabrina's avatar

So much to love here, Gillian though we are horrified at the demise of the proper market we used to enjoy so much in Campo de Fiori

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Marco & Sabrina's avatar

it's where we always stayed too. Gutted.

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Gillian Longworth McGuire's avatar

It is a tragic shadow of its former self. A sad reflection of how the neighborhood has changed.

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Cola's avatar
Apr 1Edited

To add to a market (or Pantheon) itinerary - there’s the small, but very picturesque, market in Piazza delle Coppelle. At least I hope it’s still there!

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Gillian Longworth McGuire's avatar

That is the sweetest one! (and it has my dream apartment building too)

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Birdy's avatar

I’ve only been to Rome twice and for just a few days at a time. Such a big, complex city requires more in depth appreciation. This is a great guide for when I go back! I feel like I have to move to Italy to have time for all the stuff I want to do!

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Gillian Longworth McGuire's avatar

Thank you! You know what they say, una vita non é basta! I lived there and there are still so many things I want to see and do.

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