Agnes Crawford
Agnes Crawford is originally from London, read Architectural History at Edinburgh University, and has lived in Rome since 2000. She is qualified as a guide by the city of Rome, and offers private tours of the city and environs. She can be found at understandingrome.substack.com
‘Rome without people isn’t really Rome at all’ – notes from a city under quarantine
With the whole of Italy in lockdown, the streets of Rome are empty – and the city without visitors has a strange and confusing atmosphere
11 Mar 2020
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