Giulia Riva
Spotter since 2016
My spots (28)
Flower Market – Where florists buy flowers
"Flower Market" Rome is where florists buy their flowers. Now this age-old question can be put to rest! It still has a lot of its old-fashioned charm...
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Giulia
Riva
Museo della Mente – The Museum of Psychiatry
"Museo della Mente", a former mental asylum, is today Rome's Museum of Psychiatry. The aspect I love the most about it is the interactivity of the exhibits
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Giulia
Riva
Sanba – Street art at San Basilio
"Sanba" San Basilio is in the north-eastern outskirts of Rome. Its aim is to redesign this shifty neighborhood using the street art skills of its populace
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Giulia
Riva
Palazzo della Cancelleria – And its hidden lake
"Palazzo della Cancelleria" not only has a Leonardo Da Vinci machine exhibition - it has a real Roman underground lake tomb, hidden beneath the crowds...
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Giulia
Riva
Garbatella – The hood with a truly Roman atmosphere
"Garbatella" Rome was made in the '20s to be a garden city - today, my favorite thing to do there is to move from one connected courtyard to the next!
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Giulia
Riva
Chiesa della Natività del Gesù – Sounds of Africa
"Chiesa della Natività del Gesù" is where the Congolese community in Rome celebrates mass every Sunday. I truly find it atmospheric, a true tribute to life
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Giulia
Riva
The Mosque – A world apart from this Catholic city
"The Mosque" Rome is the only Islamic temple in the city and the largest mosque in Europe. I simply love the interiors, decorated with beautiful mosaics.
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Giulia
Riva
About me
About me
I’m a travel blogger and I write about unconventional destinations, abandoned places, street art, outskirts, urban landscapes, weird spots and basically all the places I happen to visit and become very enthusiastic about.
Why Rome?
My blog allows me to feel like a traveller in my hometown, which therefore I love for all its inhabitants that I haven’t met yet, all its corners I haven’t seen and all the infinite possibilities that are tumbling in the familiar surroundings, making it always full of potential for discovery.
Where can you find me online?
My travel blog: Blocal Travel
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