This week’s literary geography quiz celebrates Rome and books set around Italy’s Eternal City. Even if you aren’t familiar with the books, your knowledge of Rome’s landmarks should help you.

Thankfully, travel guide author Rick Steves has a book recommendation that ... St. Peter's Basilica, the largest basilica in Rome, is located right inside Vatican City. The original structure ...

By Igiaba Scego Read Your Way Around the World is a series exploring the globe through books. When Frederick Douglass arrived in Rome, the city, at first, was disappointing. In his mind ...

In her sophomore novel, “Primadonna” (out Feb. 28, in French), Massicolli’s main character, Camille, also decamps to Rome à la “Eat, Pray, Love,” to decompress after a life crisis. Fittingly, “it’s a ...

It’s surprising how many people don’t like Rome. These people — who are wrong — usually complain about a packed 10-day itinerary where they raced through the Eternal City, Venice and ...

Rome is always an exciting city to visit—there’s something for every type of traveler in Italy’s capital, from the countless archeological sites and cultural experiences to the homemade ...

Rome is beautiful chaos and contradictions, and this should absolutely be expected from a city whose thousands of years of history and personalities have formed its pulsating present. You first ...

I've worked as a tour guide in Rome for 18 years, and I've seen plenty of tourists make mistakes. To avoid crowds, book your tours ... I take food tours in every city I visit.

IN “CIVILIZATION and Its Discontents,” Sigmund Freud used Rome as a metaphor for memory ... ways travelers can explore the Eternal City’s kaleidoscopic history is through its illustrious ...

also decamps to Rome à la “Eat, Pray, Love,” to decompress after a life crisis. Fittingly, “it’s a book that will make you want a spritz on a terrace,” she laughs.