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Thursday, June 4, 2026

La Scoperta del Giorno (Today's Discovery): The Walls of Stazione Nomentana


The latest in the now-and-then series La Scoperta del Giorno (the discovery of the day or, better put in English, Today’s Discovery). The Italian word “scoperta,” and its English equivalent, “discovery,” are similarly constructed; each is based on the verb “to cover” (coprire/to cover) and each is converted into “uncover” or
“discover” with a prefix (the “s” in Italian, the “dis” in English).

When we last visited Stazione Roma Nomentana in 2016, it proved to be a celebration of the elaborate street art that lined the extensive walls of the station, located on viale Etiopia in the "Africa" section of Rome, just south of the Circonvallazione Nomentana and just east of Piazza Gondar. Here's what the main corridor of the station looked like then:


And here's what that same corridor looked like 9 years later:


And that's the Scoperta del Giorno for October 15, 2025. 
Bill