Escape Routes: Rome, Italy

There are many different prisms through which we see the places we travel to. For Stewart, in this story of the Italian capital, it is hand in hand with his daughter Sophia, who was born there. ‘Everyone has their own Rome,’ he writes. ‘Some sentimental map, a personal geography of streets with meanings, piazzas of fateful encounters, cafés where the world tilted slightly on its axis. In a place known by millions for well over 2,000 years, we were innocently claiming our own, a network of amusements and delights.’ Listen to his beautiful tale to discover the millennia of history etched into this shape-shifting metropolis and the memories he and Sophia weave between its layers.

This podcast is sponsored by the Italian National Tourist Board. The go-to destination for every season, Italy is steeped in centuries of culture, legendary food and wine and landscapes that make the heart sing – from Renaissance cities to charming hamlets, rolling hills and tranquil lakes to chic seaside retreats. For more information and to plan your next Italian holiday, visit italia.it

Rome: Italy's exquisite, shape-shifting city

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