š®š¹š£Travel to Rome with Michele Frolla #008
Curious Pavel - History meets Travel
English - July 26, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBHistory Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Have you ever wondered where the word MILESTONE comes from? We need to thank the Romans for that one!:) Hear more in this podcast episode.
About Michele
Michele is an Australian language and travel blogger and āguideā behind The Intrepid Guide. Michele aims to enrich her readers' travels with her detailed destination guides, free travel phrase guides, and online language courses so they can enjoy meaningful interactions with the locals and avoid being treated like a tourist. Follow Michele on Instagram, and Twitter and Facebook and YouTube as she shares fascinating and little-known linguistic and cultural facts.
Mentions in the Podcast
History
Romulus and Remus - Rome was founded in 753 B.C. by Romulus and Remus. Romulus wanted to found the city on Palatine Hill (where the Roman Forum is now), while Remus wanted to found the city on Aventine Hill
Places
Knights of Malta Keyhole (Il Buco della serratura)
Is where youāll find the Knights of Malta Keyhole where youāll see the Dome of St. Peterās framed by garden hedges. Located on Aventine Hill
Pantheon
Pantheon - means ātemple of all the gods" is a former Roman temple but is now a Catholic church. The Pantheon still holds the record for the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome.
Colosseum aka Flavian Amphitheater (il Colosseo)
The name Colosseum comes from a colossal statue of Emperor Nero that once stood nearby.
Trevi Fountain
Is located at the junction of three roads. Trevi ā tre vi eāĀ three roads.
Il passetto
The Passetto di Borgo, or il Passetto, is an elevated passage that links the Vatican City with the Castel Sant'Angelo. This was the escape root used by Popes if they were ever under threat.
Via Appia Antica
One of Ancient Romeās roads that leads all the way down to Bari in Puglia
Youāll find āmile stonesā here. Placed along the road every 1000 paces. Used to calculate distances.
Food
Cacio e pepe
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
TiramisĆ¹ literally means āpull me upā
Gelato / Gelateria (gelato shop)
Gelato is more dense than traditional fluffy, whipped ice cream.
Real Gelato uses flat, metal 'spades' instead of curved ice cream scoops
Look for flat metal tins, which may have lids on them not white containers overflowing with brightly coloured gelato. This is fake.
Gelato has a more natural colour.
Let's connect:
www.curiouspavel.com/links/all
ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ Music By ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢
Rising Spirits Jay Man - OurMusicBox
http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox
#podcast #travel #italy