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Only-apartments invites you to Post the world at TBEX Europe

Miss Moci News, Only-Us

On September 21st and 22nd Only-apartments will be attending TBEX Europe, a meeting devoted to travel bloggers. If you are a travel blogger yourself, this is an opportunity you can´t miss to meet fellow bloggers face to face and do some networking with professionals in this sector. Plus, we will be launching a special campaign. Read the post to learn more… Only-apartments is thrilled to sponsor TBEX where over 250 travel bloggers and tourism professionals will meet in Girona; so, if you are into travel blogging is an excellent opportunity to learn and do networking with the best pros in this field. We will launch an exclusive campaign for all the attendees, but you will have to wait until the actual event to find out all the details, we will reveal what our campaign all about during the free time between the conferences. If you are already interested in both the event and our still secret campaign, you can follow these hashtags on Twitter: #TBEX: for conversation around the event #KEY2TRAVEL: to be updated about our special campaign. Are you intrigued? Alright then, we can already reveal some deets: A KEY will be needed to unlock the possibility to travel and Post the World with us; For this occasion we have selected special destinations we name “B-cities”; and last but not least…well, maybe it is better for you to come to TBEX and meet us to know the full details. See you at... read more

Renaissance music and art at Villa Farnesina

Luz Obscura Only-Be, Practical Guide of Rome, Roman

Villa Farnesina is one of the most representative and beautiful Renaissance buildings in Rome, located in the middle of the Trastevere next to the Tiber river. It´s a place with a lot of history, so much so that it goes back to the times of Julius Caesar. The place where the villa is built was always the residence of Roman noblemen or aristocracy. In this very same place, the emperor Julius Caesar had a palace surrounded by vineyards and crops, and the story says that it was in this place that the Caesar kept his lover, the mother of his son Caesarion, Cleopatra. With the arrival of the Renaissance, Roman nobility began to show its economic and social power by building huge constructions. The most important surnames competed amongst each other by ordering the construction of their palaces or summer houses, where they used to carry out their social and leisure activities, to the most famous artists and architects of the time. Villa Farnesina is one of these places. It was ordered by the banker Agostini Guidi in 1505. For that, he called upon the most famous artists of the time, among them Baltassare Peruzzi, for the construction and deign, as well as the decoration of some parts of the palace. Also, he called upon Rafael, who painted the famous frescos of the facade and decorated the whole inside of the building with paintings, now a Renaissance nobility symbol. As well as Rafael, Peruzzi himself and Sebastiano del Piombo participated in the decoration of the walls and ceilings of the palace. The frescos chosen for the decoration of the... read more

Bye Bye Summertime!

Miss Moci News, Only-Us

Overcome post-vacational depression! Promocode: PCDHIBDF0LLF As always the end of summer vacation has arrived way too fast and we have already returned to our daily routine. Soon we’re pulling out our fall clothes of the closet again. Speaking of clothes, fashion will be the star in New York and Paris for 2 of the world’s most important fashion weeks. And if fashion is not your cup of tea check out the cultural events in our other featured destinations. We don’t want you to fall into a post-vacational depression that’s why we have the best remedy: An escape with the Only-apartments September special . September is a great time to travel and enjoy. May it be because you want to relive the summer vacation feeling or because you prefer to take your vacation with more tranquility to avoid the masses. Go on a trip so you won’t miss out on anything. Enter the promotional code from above in the corresponding field and get a 5% discount on your accommodation. This offer is valid during the first 10 days in September. Rome- Rediscover the child within at Romics, the comic fair. NYC-A month packed with fashion kicks off in the Big Apple with Fashion’s Night Out… Paris-…and ends in the City of Light with Paris Fashion Week. Barcelona-The patron of the city gives you a very special welcome during La Mercé St Petersburg-The cultural heritage in this wonderful city will leave you speechless. Istanbul-Discover the poetic side of the Istanbul during the Poetry Festival. Sarajevo-Celebrate international peace in Sarajevo. Malta-Gozo-Enjoy the sunsets of the end of the summer. Lisbon-Dance... read more