Rome Unpacked

Giorgio leads Andrew to some of his personal favourite districts including Garbatella, Italy's first `garden suburb' with its vibrant market stalls and village architecture and introduces him to the simplest Roman food, `the true food of the people'. He also insists on showing him how spaghetti c...

As well as marvelling at the mosaics in the 12th-century Basilica di San Clemente, Andrew takes Giorgio to its deepest basement and an ancient Roman schoolteacher's classroom. Then it's on to a true architectural and civic wonder, the vast Testaccio Slaughterhouse, where workers were once paid in...