About the Author

Born in Melbourne, Australia, to Italian parents, Maria Pasquale always knew Rome was her destiny and on a whim, moved to the eternal city in 2011. An unabashed romantic (Rome being her one true love!), she is the creator of popular food, travel and lifestyle blog HeartRome which has readers in over 100 countries. Her blog has been featured by the BBC and Vogue and she contributes regularly to Fodor’s and USA Today. She has published two books.