Ciao Bella - Erica Firpo

19/09/2026

My Italian dream was a backpack.

Diving down the Paninari rabbit hole, Italy's most stylish 80s subculture

15/08/2026

Buon Ferragosto!!!

31/07/2026

Hidden Rome, everything you need to know about the Eternal City ... and I wrote it! For National Geographic with Darius Arya!!

I wrote a National Geographic Special Edition on Rome and it's out now!

28/07/2026

It's out! HIDDEN ROME, our National Geographic special edition baby, is finally out - newsstands, bookstores, supermarkets and online. This was a true labour of love for me and Darius - we laughed, we cried, we argued for months and here it is!! So if you want to know what it is about Rome that keeps us here, grab your copy -->> https://amzn.to/4fWhkmG Erica Firpo

Please note that this product is an authorized edition published by People Inc. and sold by Amazon. This edition is printed using a high quality matte interior paper and printed on demand for immediate fulfillment.

28/06/2026

I love the local bar in Rome - from the hot little espresso cups to the basic design and solid font of the word BAR - die-cut lead, hand painted, neon, serif, San serif - all of it. Here are my local favorites- see if you can catch the one that no longer exists. Ode to the Local bar in my Substack linkinbio ☕️

22/06/2026

. Amalfi 🍋 my latest hotel love story — Unpacked series on Substack. Cliffs, lemons,, a brutalist beach elevator, 120 years of family history. Read it, dive in— link in bio 🌊

07/06/2026

Welcome to Corvara! View from room 102 at ⛰️fresh air, mountain views and as much speck as possible. I’m on the edge of Italy - the Sudtirol where Ladin, Italian and German overlap in what looks like hand-painted movie set.

And thanks for your patience with my month off socials, I needed to get off screen and out - of my comfort zone and into the Dolomites🇮🇹

06/05/2026

kicks off Saturday. For press, curators, gallerists, collectors, we get a preview- this year it is insane. Here are some of my favorite moments that I can remember. There is a lot and my brain is drained. Stay tuned to my stories for more 🌊seaworld - Austrian pavilion is nuts and l loved it.
💧 🇩🇰Things to Come - , s***m banks and depopulation. Clever.
😼 protested at the Russian pavilion I missed it l, but spied a quiet protest
🇸🇪🇳🇴🇫🇮 brings the fantasyland
🇧🇪It never Ssst -
🇬🇷Escape Rolm - Greece
🇵🇱Liquid Tongue - . Sensory immersion.
🇩🇪The mosaics on the German pavilion

29/04/2026

Rothko a Firenze 🎨 when in Florence, visit the Rothko show at . Not only do I love getting lost in his colors, I love watching people dive into them as well for my all time favorite hashtag . On my Substack, I wrote up a list of great modern and contemporary art shows to check in Italy, as you get excited for the . Link in bio.

PS happy birthday, … what better way to celebrate!!