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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 ‘guide’ 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 you’ll find the Knights of Malta Keyhole where you’ll see the Dome of St. Peter’s framed by garden hedges. Located on Aventine Hill
  

Pantheon

• Pantheon - means “temple 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 → tre vi e→  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 Rome’s roads that leads all the way down to Bari in Puglia
• You’ll find “mile stones” here. Placed along the road every 1000 paces. Used to calculate distances.
  

Food

• Cacio e pepe
• Spaghetti alla Carbonara
• Tiramisù literally means “pull me up”

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.

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