Italian Hours Chapter 12 - The After-Season in Rome

In which the authentic charm of Rome reveals itself most luminously as the throng of tourists thins and the city resumes its dignified grace, inviting a more intimate communion with its gardens, history, and solemn corners. The observer finds delight in the mingling of ancient grandeur and tender human mourning, all against the gentle backdrop of spring’s smile and the city’s subtle current of social unrest.