Missives from a Metropolis
Sheila PierceItaly, Motherhood & Expat Life
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 47 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 17 days ago |
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Rome's Edible Cobblestones
You can find gelato all over Rome but you can only find sanpietrini at Rome’s Gelateria Fassi.
Forget a dip in a fountain or a sip from a Roman nasone: cool off at the Palazzo del Freddo. (This is the time of year I learn all the Italian...
Travel Tip for Rome: Roam Among Its Historic Homes
The main hall of the Palazzo Colonna.
These days, Rome is packed, with hoards of red-faced, overheated tourists cramming into what I’m loosely calling The Big Four (forgive me, art historians): The Vatican Museums, Galleria Borghese, The C...
Giglio: A Minor Tuscan Island Worth a Major Detour
Here’s an assignment for your next trip to Italy: after surviving the hoards at the Vatican or the crowded canals of Venice, head to one of Italy’s lesser-known Tuscan islands off-season to decompress.
In late May, I spent three days on I...
Tutto Passa sotto Tutta Roma
Piazza Perin del Vaga
Protected by its majestic tree, Piazza Perin del Vaga embodies the Rome that first enamored me in its quieter enclaves that feel like villages within a chaotic metropolis.
Of the many beautiful squares in Rome, this...
Venice After the Winter Olympics
A view from Venice’s Rialto bridge.
Two days after the closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, I took the train from Rome to Venice to meet my literary agent. There, I celebrated crossing my own personal finishing line.
When I arri...
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An American journalist in Rome, fumbling through the foreign service and motherhood, as an adopted Italian. Writing a memoir currently titled "Life al dente: Diary of an American married to an Italian diplomat."
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