Writing About Monti and the City Around It
This is not a blog of announcements. These are the answers I found myself giving guests over and over, at the door and by message, finally written out properly and at length. All of it from my own two feet.
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The Churches of Monti, and Why to Go In
Four churches within a few minutes of each other, holding the oldest apse mosaic in Rome and a Michelangelo. Almost all of it free.
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A Day in Monti, Morning to Midnight
One day in the first rione, hour by hour, the way I would spend it if you gave me a Saturday and no obligations.
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The New Metro Station Under the Fori
Rome opened a station in December 2025 that doubles as an archaeological museum. It is ten minutes downhill from our door.
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What a Design Apartment Actually Means
The phrase is used to sell almost anything. Here is what it should mean, and what to ask before you book.
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An Afternoon Shopping in Monti
The four streets worth walking, what each one is for, and how to buy something in Rome you could not have bought at home.
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Why I Chose Monti, and Would Choose It Again
I could have lived anywhere in Rome. I chose the first rione, and here is the honest reasoning behind it.
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From Fiumicino or Ciampino to Monti: Every Option, Priced
Four ways in from Fiumicino, four from Ciampino, and the one that is worth the money depends entirely on what time you land and how much you are carrying.
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Where I Actually Eat in Monti
Nine doors, every one within four minutes of my front door, and what each is truly for. A short list, because it is an honest one.
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Rome With Kids: Why Two Bedrooms Changes the Whole Trip
Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a neighbourhood with a greengrocer in it. The unglamorous things that decide whether a family trip to Rome works.
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The Suburra: What Monti Was Two Thousand Years Ago
Before it was Monti it was the Suburra: loud, crowded, flammable, and the address Julius Caesar grew up at. Most of it is still under your feet.
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Three Days in Rome on Foot, Starting from Monti
Three days, almost no public transport, and one hard rule: never cross the city twice in a day. Built around a front door on Via Urbana.
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Monti or Trastevere? An Honest Comparison for First-Time Visitors
They get recommended in the same breath and they are not the same kind of place at all. Here is the difference, including the parts that do not flatter us.
Everything about the neighbourhood itself, with names, addresses and walking times, lives in my guide to Monti.