August in Rome

A Pause for Rest and Ritual

Aug 10, 2023

∙ Paid

like dominos, shutters close one by one throughout the summer season, peaking on Ferragosto, leaving the city mostly empty. Roma, july 2023

Dearest Reader,

Tonight is the Notte di San Lorenzo, and if you tilt your head toward the heavens tonight somewhere in Italy, you’ll see the Saint’s tears falling from the dark sky. Really it’s a light show product of…

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