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With 2,776,362 inhabitants, the Italian city of Rome is the capital of the Province of Rome, of the Lazio Region, in central Italy, and capital of the Italian Republic. According to legend, it was founded 2,700 years ago by Romulus on 21 April 753 BC. It is one of the oldest cities in Eu-rope, with the largest number of monuments. 2000 years ago, the city ruled a world empire and was considered the focal point of the whole Mediterranean region. Today, it is still the larg-est and most populated city in Italy and one of the largest European capitals on the map. It is considered the supreme city, and is often re-ferred to as Urbe, the Latin word for “city”, or as “the eternal city”. During its three-thousand-year history, it was the first great metropolis in humanity, the heart of one of the most impor-tant ancient civilizations, which influenced the society, culture, language, literature, art, archi-tecture, philosophy, religion, law and customs of the following centuries. It was the capital of the Roman Empire, which ruled over the whole Mediterranean basin and most of Europe, and of the Papal State, under the temporal power of the popes.
Rome is the city with the highest concentration of historical and architectural treasures in the world. Surrounded by the Aurelian Walls, the historic centre of the city, where three thousand years of history are superimposed, encapsu-lates the historical, artistic and cultural heritage
of Western European civilization. In 1980, the Historic Centre, the external properties of the Holy See in the city and the Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls were declared World Herit-age Sites by UNESCO. The heart of the Roman Catholic Church, Rome is the only city in the world with a foreign state, the Vatican City, in its midst. For this reason, it is often defined as the capital of two states. During its very long history, the city was destroyed several times, but always managed to resurrect itself. Due to its wealth of works of art and monuments, the city centre is considered the most beautiful in the world. That is why around 5 million tourists visit it every year. We will now look briefly at the different stages in the history of this magnificent city. Its geographical position was fundamental from the moment it was founded, as it marked a crossroads between Greek and Etruscan cul-ture. The remains of the original settlements date from 753 BC, when Romulus drew the square of the city.
In the 8th century BC, it was conquered by the Tarquin kings, who built the Cloaca Maxima and the Servian Wall. Roman dominance be-gan from 509 BC onwards, and the city became a republic ruled by two consuls. In the 2nd cen-tury BC, the Romans conquered Greece and fought in the Punic Wars until 146 BC (when Carthage was destroyed). Later, under Julius Caesar, the city expanded, but it was Augus-
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tus (27 AD), the city’s greatest emperor, who encouraged urban development, thus giving Rome the Theatre of Marcellus, the Forum of Augustus, the Emperor’s Mausoleum and the Pantheon. This urban development continued with Nero (64 AD), Trajan and Hadrian, until the end of the Roman Empire in 476 AD. With the arrival of Christianity, the structure of Rome changed, and the Lateran became the seat of the Pope. In the Middle Ages, the city was sacked by the Vandals and the Goths between 410 and 553. Meanwhile, the papacy became increasingly important, until the coronation of Charlemagne in the 9th century.
Later, in 1084, Rome was attacked by the Nor-mans, led by Henry IV. During the struggle for investitures, the feudatory families then divided the city’s territory into feuds. When papal power expanded, especially after the Avignon period, under Bonifacius VIII and Gregory IX, the city came under the absolute power of the popes, which continued throughout the Renaissance. In the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, art and culture flourished to an astounding degree. The popes summoned the great artists of the time to their court to decorate, embellish and build palaces and rooms. It was these great masters, with names like Leon Battista Alberti, Michel-angelo, Raphael, Bramante, Cellini and later Bernini, Borromini and many others, who made the modern capital of Italy so splendid. At the end of the 18th century, the Jacobin Republic was established, and Napoleon sub-sequently abolished the temporal power of the Pope. In 1870 it became the capital of Italy and, under the regulatory plan of 1883, major changes were carried out to open Corso Vitto-rio Emanuele and to connect Piazza Venezia and the Vatican. Later, during the twenty-year Fascist period, the city expanded further and both the EUR and the Foro Italico university town were built. Furthermore, the inhabitants of the old districts had to move into the suburbs, which became the object of property specula-tion after World War II.
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ON FOOTThe most pleasant way to get to know Rome is to go round on foot. Given the city’s large size and fairly heavy traffic, however, this is not always possible, making public transport indis-pensable in some cases.
FROM THE AIRPORTThe main airport is Fiumicino and it is 26 km far away from the city center. From the airport you can reach the Train Station “Termini“ by “Leon-ardo Express” in 31 minutes (It costs 14,00 € one way) or by bus in 60 minutes (4,50 € if bought in dedicated selling point or 7,00 € if bought on board).
The other airport is Ciampino, from which you can reach, by dedicated buses, the train sta-tion Ciampino and then Termini by regular train (1,30 € one way).
GETTING ABOUT IN ROME
BUSThe best way to visit the main tourist sites in Rome is by bus. Services on the main routes start at 5 a.m. and end at midnight, but many services also run during the night. Bus tickets are also valid on other means of transport in the city, such as the underground, trams, trol-leybuses and Met. Ro. regional trains.
TAXIFinding a free taxi on the streets of Rome is not always easy. So it is best to go to the nearest taxi rank or, alternatively, to book one by phone. Beware of unlicensed taxi drivers. Taxis are not the cheapest mode of transport, due to the traf-fic and to high fares.
TOURIST BUSFor those who have more time, or who want to get an immediate idea of which places to go and visit later at their leisure, we recommend the tourist buses, as they follow the main sight-seeing routes.
UNDERGROUNDThe network is made up of just two lines: line A runs from the north-west to the south-east of the city, while line B runs from north-east to-wards south-west. The two lines intersect each other in the heart of the city, at the main rail-way station, Termini. If you buy a tourist ticket, you get unlimited travel for 3 days on all public transport in the city of Rome. Alternatively, you can buy a daily ticket, which allows unlimited travel on all transport until midnight on the day you stamp your ticket.
BIG (€4) valid until midnight on date of stamp and no limit on number of journeys.BTI (€11) valid for 3 days from date of first stamp, or until midnight on the third day includ-ing date of stamp, no limit on number of jour-neys.CIS (€16) valid for 7 days from date of first stamp, or until midnight on seventh day includ-ing date of stamp, no limit on number of jour-neys.
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USEFUL INFORMATION
OFFICIAL WEB SITES OF THE CITYFor general information, visit Rome City Coun-cil’s website:www.comune.roma.itor the official tourism website:www.turismoroma.itFor information on accessible tourism in Rome:www.handyturismo.it
OFFICIAL TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICEAzienda di Promozione Turistica (APT)Via Parigi 11, RomaTel. 06/[email protected] every day from 08.15 to 19.15, except Saturday, when closing time is 13.00.There are numerous Tourist Information Points (PIT) scattered around the city, open from 09.30 to 19.00, 365 days a year.
TOURIST ANGELS24 civil service volunteers, equipped with elec-tric segways, will welcome you in the eternal city 7 days a week, including public holidays. They provide information in English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese and Rus-sian and are easily recognizable, thanks to their clothes and segways, personalized with the colours and emblem of Rome City Council.
USEFUL PHONE NUMBERSMilitary Police (Carabinieri)….....112State Police (Polizia)……………113Fire Brigade……………………...115Ambulance Service……………..118Travel Information……………....1518Tourist Desk…………………......060608
CLIMATEThe city has a typical Mediterranean climate, particularly mild and comfortable in Spring and Autumn. The wettest seasons are Spring and Autumn, especially in the months of November and April. Summers are hot, humid and usually prone to drought, while winters are generally mild and wet, but with sudden and severe cold spells and occasional snowfalls.
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POINTs OF INTEREST
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St. Maria Maggiore’s BasilicaPiazza Santa Maria maggiore, 28-31 - Rome
Built by pope Liberio on the place indicated by a miraculous vi-sion about a summer snowfall, the basilica rises on Esquilino hill. Many artists collaborated to the magnificent of the church: F. Fuga, D.Fontana, A. di Cambio, G. Cosma, F. Ponzio, G. Reni, G. della Porta. The major works are the Sistine Chapel of Do-menica Fontana, Paolina Chapel of Flaminio Ponzo and the first crèche made up of statues (the Nativity),A. Di Cambio’s work.
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Basilica of St. John in LateranoPiazza di San Giovanni in Laterano, 4 - Rome
Founded in IV century, until 1309 was the papal residence. Origi-nally it was located in the centre of the Lateran Palaces, inside the city wall. Along the centuries it was changed and destroyed. Different artists worked on it as Borromini, Della Porta, Fontana e Galilei, who completed the façade with 15 imposing statues of Christ oin 1735. From the porch, you can enter the basilica counting 5 naves on a plant of Latin Cross, 130 mt long.
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Saint Peter’s BasilicaPiazza San Pietro - Rome
It is the biggest church in the world built by Constantine in 324, on the place keeping Peter’s burial. In 1506 Jiulius II put Braman-te in charge of its reconstruction ; work was carried out by Michel-angelo and his pupil James della Porta. In 1605 Paul V wanted to extend the nave up to place Saint Peter. It was completed in 1626. Inside Pietà of Michelnagelo, Saint Peter od Arnolfo of Cambio’ s statue, Bernini’s canopy And burials of many popes.
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Church of Trinità dei MontiPiazza della Trinità dei Monti, 6 - Rome
The first part of the church was built in 1502 in the Gothic style at the behest of King Louis XII of France, then, in mid-sixteenth century, a new body was added closed by a facade decorated with two symmetrical towers by Della Porta and Maderno. The whole area of the Trinity Mountains was under French influence. The famous staircase was built by De Sanctis to celebrate peace between France and Spain, thus linking the Spanish square to a French church.
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PantheonPiazza della Rotonda, 73 - Rome
Built in 27 BC by console Agrippa as “the temple dedicated to di-vinities”, only in 609, when it was given to Boniface IV, it became a catholic church. Author of the various devastations and sacks, was also Urban VIII Barberini, who moved from here the adorn-ing bronzes in order to fuse the canopy of St. Peter and the can-nons for St. Angel’ s castle. Among the works the beautiful dome, the bronze door and the granite columns must be admired. Here there are the Kingdom of Italy tombs.
Sistine ChapelViale del Vaticano - Rome
Sistine Chapel was built between 1475 and 1483, under pope Sisto IV, from who brings the name. Located on Right side of St. Peter’s Basilica is the place where meaningful religious ceremo-nies as conclaves, take place. The vault and the nine central squares were planned by the greats of that era as Il Perugino, Botticelli e il Ghirlandaio.
Basilica of St. Peter in VincoliPiazza di San Pietro in Vincoli - Rome
The modest sixteenth-century façade, wanted by Pope Sisto IV, is preceded by a porch of 5 archs closed by a railing and sup-ported by octagonal pilasters; in the magnificent sixteenth-cen-tury portal in marble. The church preserves, on the right of the transept , one of the most meaningful sculptural works of Michel-angelo Buonarroti. Underground there is a Domus of III century.
St. Ives’s Church SapienzaCorso del Risorgimento, 40 - Rome
The Church was realized in the second half of XVII century by Italian-Ticino architect Francesco Borromini, thanks to its artistic, symbolic and technical values, the building is considered as one of the architect’ s masterpiece, of Baroque e in general of the architecture history. Inside it must outline the altarpiece with St. Ives, lawyers’ patron of Piero from Cratona, unfinished because of the master’s death in 1669, and completed by his pupils
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Basilica of St. Paul Outside WallsPiazzale di San Paolo - Rome
One of the four papal basilicas was built for will of Constantine in 314 on the place believed to be the burial of apostle Paul. In 1823, after a fire, it was rebuilt bi architect Belli. The façade is preceded by a quadrangle made up of 146 columns. The interiori s rich in mosaics of Byzantine inspiration. Particularly interesting is the Easter chandelier , the tabernacle on the Saint Paul’s altar and Pietro Vassaleto’ s cloister of XIII.
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Basilica of Saint Cross in JerusalemPiazza di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme - Rome
The basilica, one of the seven “jubilee”, was obtained from the Palace Sessoriano of III century, which was the Residence of last emperors. In XII century, was restored and then provided with a tower, symbol of power. Inside, Among the other works, you can admire a fresco of 400 attributed to Antoniazzo Romano. In “Chapel of Remains” Memories of the Passion of Christ are venerated.
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Basilica of St. Lorenz Outside WallsPiazzale del Verano, 3 - Rome
It is one of the “seven churches” of Rome near the Cimitery of Verano. Inside you can find the St. Lorenz tomb; in addition to this popes Ilario and Pio IX and Alcide De Gasperi are buried. The basilica was built in IV Century by imperator Constantine. Along the century it was more times modified and enlarged; it is decorated by many frescoes to witness St. Lorenz and St. Ste-phen’ s life. Bombed during the Second World War, it was seri-ously damaged.
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Basilica of St. Sebastian Outside WallsVia Appia Antica, 136 - Rome
Appia Antica road, 136, 00179 Roma, ItaliaThis basilica is a Church in Rome, outside the Aurelian walls, dedicated to Saint Sebastian ( Roman martyr of III) And edified in IV century; it was defined “ad catabumbas”, since keeping Saint Sebastian’s catacombs. Inside Just a sole nave; you can find the altar with urn preserving the remains of the saint and his statue- showing The saint lying down while he is pierced by the martyrdom arrows. Giuseppe Giorgetti’s work.
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Quirinale PalacePiazza del Quirinale - Rome
Begun in 1573 by Mascarino, under Gregory XIII’ s commission, was continued by Maderno, Bernini, Fontata and, in 1700, by Fuga. It was the summer residence of Clement VIII and other popes. In 1870 it became seat of the King of Italy and, since 1947 it is the official President of Republic’ s residence. The palace is rich in art works; the gardens permit to admire a unique view over the whole Capital.
Montecitorio PalacePiazza di Montecitorio - Rome
Planned by Bernini for Innocent X, the building, in Baroque style , was started in 1650 and finished in 1694 by Carlo Fontana. The magnificent palace was used, by pope Innocent XII, as seat of Papal Curia until when, in 1871, it was purchased by State of It-aly and used as Chamber of Deputies. The palace was enlarged in 1919, by architect Ernesto Basile, with the addition of the new structure towards Place of Parliament.
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Venezia PalacePiazza Venezia, 3 - Rome
Also called Barbo palace, it is seat of the National museum of Venezia Palace. It was built between 1455 and 1467 under com-mission of cardinal from Venezia Pietro Barbo, who later became pope with the name of Paul II. It is un-know the name of the author of the palace, which represents one of the first and most important public of the Roman Reinassance. Yet, the most recent attribution is thought to be to Francesco Del Borgo.
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Colonna PalacePiazza dei Santi Apostoli, 66 - Rome
The palace develops on an area where just before year 1000 it was documented building, houses and fortresses belonging to counts of Tuscolo, from who the noble family of Colonna de-scends. The great works began thanks to cardinal Girolamo I Colonna, and commissioned to Antonio Del Grande in 1654 and after his death they were continued by Girolamo Fontana. The flat belonging to Colonna Gallery and the relative Gallery can be visited on Saturday morning.
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Pamphilj PalacePiazza Navona, 11 - Rome
The palace was built in 1630 for will of family Doria Pamphilj on the place where small building of their property rose. the strong part of the work is the long gallery designed by Borromini, embel-lished by the great fresco “Stories of Aeneas”, painted from 1651 until 1654 by Pietro Corona. Pamphilj palace today gives hospi-tality in its magnificent rooms, embellished by many frescoes, to the seat of the Italian Embassay of Brazil.
Borghese PalacePiazza Borghese - Rome
The “Borghese Cembalo”: so remembered one of most delight-ful palaces of the Renaissance Rome and family Borghese’ s residence in Rome. It was begun by Martino Longhi il vecchio in 1590, continued by Flaminio Ponzio until 1613 and finished by Carlo Maderno and Vasanzio; after 1670 it was enlarged by Carlo Rainladi. So the palace is one of the principal attraction of the historical centre both as its singular form and for the neat inner gardens.
Senatorio PalacePiazza Campidoglio - Rome
Built between the half of XII century and the last quarter of XIII century, it was seat of the Municipality of Rome and of its high-est representative since 1144. Michelangelo, between 1542 and 1554, planned the monumental up-stairs with double flight of stairs which has the triple access function to the new planned room of Senator , plastic connection between the square and the palace and elegant architecture ambience for the two colossal ancient statues of Nile and Tevere.
Palace of JusticePiazza Cavour - Rome
Palace of Justice, seat of the Supreme Court, is commonly called using the expression Palazzaccio. Built in years 1889-1910 by architect Guglielmo Calderino of Perugia, it is one of the major works completed after the proclamation of Rome as capital. The building, influenced by the late Renaissance and Baroque ar-chitecture, of great size (170 x 155 meters) is fully covered in travertine.
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Priory of Malta VillaPiazza dei Cavalieri di Malta - Rome
Anciently seat of Templars on the Aventino, in occasion of the cancellation of the order occurred in the first year of ‘300, it be-came seat of the Ospedalieri, who later were Priory of the Malta’ s knights in ‘400. The inner small place is well-known mainly be-cause if you watch through the hole of the lock of the entry main door you can exactly see, at the bottom of garden, the St. Peter chapel. The villa has the ideal center in the church of St. Mary of Priory, inside the park.
Piccola Farnesina or Le Roy PalaceCorso Vittorio Emanuele, 168 - Rome
Built in 1523 for French prelate Tommaso Le Roy, according Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane’ s project, the small building is situated on the remains of Roman period, among which a won-derful porch was discovered. The lilies of France on the façade were confused with the heraldic symbols of Farneses and for this reason the structure was named “Small Farnesina”. Currently it is seat of the Museum of ancient Sculpture Giovanni Barrocco.
Wedekind PalacePiazza Colonna - Rome
The palace is well-known to be the historical seat of the daily “Il tempo”. The original core of the building, place where originally the temple of Marco Aurelio rose, dates back to the second half of XVII century. it was completely restored by pope Gregory XVI in 1838 according Peters Camporese il Giovane’ s project, who equipped it with a porch realized with sixteen ionic columns com-ing from the archeological diggings of Veio.
Palace of ConservativesPiazza del Campidoglio - Rome
Palace of conservatives and the New Palace, together with the Tabularium, form the expositive seat of Catolini Museums. It was built for will of Niccolò V; the design of the façade was commis-sioned to Michelangelo Buonarroti, and after his death, works were completed in 1569 by Giacomo della Porta who followed almost completely Michelangelo’ s designs, infringing apart from the construction of one wider representative room at the first floor.
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Gallery Borghese MuseumPiazzale San Borghese - Rome
The gallery was planned in 1902, when the Italian State acquired some collections belonging to the “Fidecommisso Borghese”. Inside there are meaningful works dating back to a period from XV century to XVIII century. The first one to collect these treas-ures was Scipione Borghese around XVII century. Canova and Bernini’ s sculptures, Caravaggio, Raffaello, Tiziano’ s paintings and of many other artists can be admired.Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8.30 to 19.30. Entry fee 8,50 €, reduced fare 5 €.
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Central Museum of RisorgimentoVia di San Pietro in Carcere - Rome
The museum is located on the left side on the National monu-ment to Vittorio Emanuele II (Vittoriano). Entering the museum you can immediately arrive at the first section dedicated to the real protagonist of the Risorgimento, Giuseppe Mazzini, Camillo Benso count of Cavour, but mainly Giuseppe Garibaldi, the hero of two worlds, are in every corners of the museum, it seems still now to hear them breathing or getting excited for their very strong values.Open every day except the first Monday of the month, from 9.30 to 18. Entry fee 5 €.
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Gallery Doria PamphiljPiazza Grazioli, 5 - Rome
The Galleria Doria Pamphili is a large private collection exhib-ited in the omonimo building. The masterpieces collected over the centuries by families Doria and Pamphili, include works by Jacopo Tintoretto, Titian, Raphael, Correggio, Caravaggio, Guer-cino, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Parmigianino, Gaspard Dughet, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Velazquez and many other important artists. One of the most famous works is undoubtedly the portrait of Pope Innocent X,made by Velázquez.Open every day from10.00 to 18.00. Entry fee 10,50 €.
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National Etrurian Museum of Villa GiuliaPiazzale di Villa Giulia, 9 - Rome
It is dedicated to the Etrurian Civilization and it is located still from the beginning of XX century in Villa Giulia. It was founded in 1889 in order to gather all the Pre- Roman antiques of Latium, southern Etruria and Umbria belonging to the Etrurian civiliza-tion; the most famous single treasure is the terracotta funerary monument, the sarcophagus of the married couple, represent-ing a married couple in almost natural size lounging in a bright convivial pose.Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8.30 to 19.30. Entry fee 8 €, reduced fare 4 €.
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Colonna GalleryPiazza dei Santi Apostoli, 66 - Roma
The entire gallery is designed to be viewed itself as an artis-tic jewel: the masterwork paintings are endless, like estrus by Tintoretto, Guido Reni,Pietro da Cortona and many others. The ancient marble and frames from the vague and sensual baroque flavor complement the splendid collections of the Colonna family, very interesting, in this apartment, are the various treasures in the Hall of Passage, really beautiful and precious. Open every Saturday from 9.00 to 13.15.
MAXXI - National Museum of Art of the 21stVia Guido Reni, 6 - Roma
The museum was conceived as a place for experimentation and multi disciplinary innovation in the arts and architecture. MAXXI reside in two museums, the MAXXI art and MAXXI architec-ture, whose permanent collections are increased either by direct acquisition of works by client projects, thematic contests, prizes aimed at younger generations, donations, and loans.Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 to 19. Entry fee 11 €.
Gallery of Antique Art of Corsini PalaceVia della Lungara, 10 - Roma
This museum is one of the most important art galleries in the city, its location is quite particular, since it is divided between the Palazzo Barberini and Palazzo Corsini (splendid examples of civil architecture of the eighteenth century). The collection of the gallery in question can boast masterpieces of the art world, including those of Caravaggio, J. Bassano, A. VanDyck, Rubens, Fra Angelico, O. Gentileschi, Murillo and Luca Giordano. Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8.30 to 19.30. Entry fee 4 €.
Museum of RomePiazza di San Pantaleo, 10 - Roma
The eighteenth-century Palace Braschi is seat of the Museum of Rome. It gathers a wide range of art works linked by many rela-tionships to the history of the city from Middle Ages until the first half of ‘900, as mark of topographical transformations and the various aspect of the cultural, social and historical artistic life. It ranges from the furniture production, carriages and sedan chairs to elements of architectural and urban furniture, from mosaics and frescoes to clothes and tapestries.Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 to 20. Entry fee 9 €, reduced fare 7 €.
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Vatican MuseumsVia Sebastiano Veniero, 22 - Roma
Vatican Museums are one of the biggest and most meaningful artistic collection of the world, since they exhibit the great col-lection of artistic works gathered throughout centuries by Popes. The Museum was founded by Pope Jiulius II in XVI century. The Vatican Museums, rightly called with plural forms, are actually a group of museums and collections; currently the include; The Museum and accessible rooms of Vatican Palaces.Open from Monday to Saturday from 9.00 to 16.00. Entry fee 15 €, reduced fare 8 €.
Capitolini MuseumsPiazza Campidoglio - Roma
Capitolini Museums are located in two building one in front of the other one: the Conservatives Palace e the New Palace or of the Museum; together with The Senators Palace, as setting, they form a classical area in the heart of Rome. Capitolini Museums foundation dates back to 1471, or rather to the date of the dona-tion of some bronze works given to the population in Rome by Sisto IV: with good reason it can be considered the most ancient public collection of the world.Open from Tuesday to Sunday dalle 9.00 alle 20.00. Entry fee 12 €, reduced fare 10 €.
Art Gallery of Barberini PalaceVia delle Quattro Fontane, 13 - Roma
This museum is one of the most important art galleries in the city,its location is quite particular, since it is divided between the Palazzo Barberini and Palazzo Corsini. The collection of the gal-lery in question can boast masterpieces of world art, including those of Caravaggio, Perugino, Bernini, Raphael and Tintoretto.Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8.30 to 19.00. Entry fee 5 €, reduced fare 2,50 €.
Modern Art National GalleryViale delle Belle Arti, 131 - Roma
It is 1883 when the Culture Minister Guido Baccelli decided to create the National Gallery of Modern Art, from 1915 is housed in the Fine Arts Gallery , of its kind it is the most important museum in Italy for the numerical strength of the collection, the assets amounted In fact, to more than 5,000 works. The rooms are di-vided according to the time of realization of the works that are housed there. Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 8.30 to 19.30. Entry fee 8 €, reduced fare 4 €.
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Constantin ArchPiazza del Colosseo, 1 - Rome
It is a magnificent triumphal arch located near to the Coliseum. The arch is widely adorned with reliefs and Statues. It was dedi-cated by Roman Senate to commemorate the win of the Emperor on Massenzio during the Ponte Milvio’s battle in 312 AD. Some statues were damaged by Lorenzino de’ Medici, who beheaded them just for fun, action which cause his fall from Rome and the popular epithet Lorenzaccio.
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The Mouth of TruthPiazza della Bocca della Verita - Rome
The mouth of Truth is probably a manhole cover, mask-like show-ing a faun, dating back to I century. His used as Developer of lies was introduced in the Middle-age, in order to judge innocence or guilt of the defendant: after having Introduced the hand, if he was able to draw it out, he was innocent. In case of guilt. The de-fendant ran the risk The Mouth of Truth would cut his hand off.
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ColosseumPiazza del Colosseo - Rome
The Colosseum is the biggest amphitheatre built by Romans. Founded during 72 A.D. by request of Emperor Vespasian and inaugurated by his son Titus during 80 A.D.. With a capacity of 45000 viewers the Colosseum was usually used for gladiatorial shows.The emperor Titus, in honour of the inauguration of the Colosseum, organized three months of games, with a conspicu-ous sacrifice of animals and gladiators.
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Trevi’s FountainVia delle Muratte, 9 - Rome
It is the most famous fountain in Rome, made by architect Salvi in 1735 under the patronage of Pope Clement XII. And is one of the most beautiful fountains in the world. The building that servesas a backdrop to the fountain is of the Dukes of Poli. Thousands of people every day come to admire the fountain , and to invoke its power by throwing a coin into the tank, which according to a legend, gives tourists a return to Rome within their lifetime.
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The Fountain of BarcacciaPiazza di Spagna - Rome
The Fountain of Barcaccia is one of the most famous of Rome, was built by Pietro and Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1627 on behalf of Pope Urbano VIII, owes its name to the characteristic shape of a sinking boat. It was probably inspired by a boat that ran aground in the same place where today we find the fountain, because of flooding and the consequent overflowing of the Tiber in 1598. The fountain presents numerous decorations and badges of the family of Bernini.
Fountain of The Four RiversPiazza Navona - Rome
The sculpture called Fountain of the Four Rivers was conceived and fashioned by the sculptor and painter Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1651, commissioned by Pope Innocenzo X, in the middle of the Baroque period, during the most productive period of this art-ist. Is the base for an obelisk and represents the four continentsthen known through their major rivers: the Danube for Europe,Africa, the Nile, the Ganges for Asia and the Rio de la Plata for America.
Fontana del NettunoPiazza Navona, 56-84 - Rome
This is a large basin at street level at the base of a wall as long as the diameter of the tank in which the water overflows from a semi-circular basin-shaped shell resting on the wall itself, which in turn is filled by the water that, coming out from the wall, fills an-other small basin. Notice of a group of rocks a statue of Neptune flanked by two tritons, and as many dolphins. This fountain is the work of the architect Giuseppe Valadier.
Marco Aurelio’s ColumnPiazza Colonna - Rome
Built between 176 and 192 to celebrate, perhaps after his death,the victories of the Roman Marcus Aurelius (161-180) by defeating the Germans and Sarmatians settled north of the mid-dle reaches of the Danube during the marcomanniche Wars . The column is 42 meters high if you consider the base and iscovered with bas-reliefs, is inspired by Trajan’s Column. The top of a column hosts a bronze statue of St. Paul from 1589.
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Trajan’s ColumnVia dei Fori Imperiali - Rome
Trajan’s Column is a monument erected in Rome to celebrate the conquest of Dacia by the Emperor Trajan, recalling all the highlights of the war. A reading “abbreviated” was also possible without the need to turn around the stem of the column in order to follow the entire story, following the scenes according to a verti-cal order, since their overlap in different turns seems to follow a consistent logic.
Ara PacisPiazza del Porto di Ripetta - Rome
Ara Pacis is an altar, whose the construction was decided by Roman Senate in 13 BC. In order to celebrate the return of Au-gust from a peacemaking expeditions in Spain in southern Gaul, lasted three years. Ara Pacis is made up of a rectangular enclo-sure elevated on a podium, across the long sides there are twodoors, reachable through a staircase, inside you can admire the proper altar.
VittorianoPiazza Venezia, 11 - Rome
The National Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, better known with the name the Vittoriano, it is often called the Native’ s Altar, since when it accommodates the unknown soldier . It is in perfect neo-classical Style and built with developed technics considering the period, it celebrates the greatness and majesty of Rome. The building, for its big size, presents a dynamic and simple structure in the general idea, but very complicated in details.
Porta PiaVia 20 Settembre, 2 - Rome
It is one of the door which open in the Aurelian walls of the city, became particularly known on 20 September 1870 when the part of walls near the door was the setting of the end Papal State. It was built for will of Pio IV (from who it brings the name) according the Michelangelo’ s project between 1561 and 1565 to replace Nomentana Door which in the same time was closed and it was far less than one hundred eastern meters.
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Traiano MarketsVia 4 Novembre, 144 - Rome
Construction works of the complex today known as Traiano Mar-kets began, presumably, between 94 and 95 AD during Domini-ziano’s empire. During Middle Ages the structure was changed with the addition of some floors still now visible and the construc-tion of some defensive elements as the Militias Tower built in 1200. Afterwards also a monastery was built, following demol-ished in XX century.
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Colle PalatinoPiazza Santa Maria Nova, 53 - Rome
The Palatine hill is 70 meters high and looks onto from one side of the Roman Forum and the other side the Circus Maximus, the site is now a large open-air museum. Legend has it that Rome had its origins on the Palatine; Indeed, recent excavations have shown that there were populations living there as early as 1000 BC . According to Roman mythology, the Palatine hill was where Romulus and Remus were found by Lupa (the wolf) that kept them alive.
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Marcello’s TheaterVia di Monte Savello, 30 - Rome
It was begun by Jiulis Ceaser, who expropriated for a long stretch the zone, demolishing the existing buildings Among which the temple of Pity, for which it was largely criticized . It is one of the most ancient temple Survived until today; it represents an interesting document of the transaction period towards the Clas-sicism Of the late era of Augusto, fused with a special richness in decorations. The modesty in the structure of the façade let it become a referring model for every Roman future theater.
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Castrensian AmphitheaterVia di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, 12 - Rome
The amphitheater takes the name from “Castrum”, ancient way to call imperial residences. The building of the imperial Villa, be-gun by Settimo Severo, was completed by Elagabolo. The latter, lover of circus games and gladiator fights, supplied the structure with termal baths, a circus and very similar to the Coliseum am-phitheater. The building, reserved to the Emperor and his guests, had an elliptical plant, wholly in brick.
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Terme di CaracallaViale Guido Baccelli - Roma
Linked to the dynasty of family Antonini, they are the most pres-tigious example of thermae in Rome. Opened in 217, they were used until VI century. It were able to give hospitality to 1500 peo-ple. The remains of the frigidarium, tepidarium, calidarium and other ambiences are visible. They also included gyms, libraries, meeting-rooms, and gardens. The ancient luxury lives again in the summer evenings, when opera shows are fitted out.
Domus AureaVia della Domus Aurea - Rome
The emperor Nero had it built with the aim to realize an immense residence that had to be the largest and richest in the world. For its rich decorations and its prestigious furnishings acquired the name Domus Aurea (Golden House). The architects of the Domus Aurea and Severo and Celere and the decoration is the work of Fabullus. The house was decorated with statues looted in Greece and lower Asia, the grounds covered approximately about eighty hectares.
Foro RomanoVia Foro Romano - Rome
Originally the Roman Forum was a place where were carried out many activities in town, was a meeting place and market. The extension of the Forum went to the Capitol Quirinale. The area changed shape since 200 BC with the construction of buildings for public administration and justice, were Caesar and Augustus, who gave the final configuration of the Roman Forum. Around the nineteenth century excavations began.
Fori ImperialiVia dei Fori Imperiali - Rome
They represented, in the ancient Roman Empire, the main place of public and private life and thanks to their visit can you go back in time to a more glorious city. From The entrance, immediatelywe come across the remains of the Temple of Caesar, from which is easily reached the Foro Square, ancient hub of city life, in whose center stands the Column of Phocas, not far away are the remains of the Arch of Septimius Severus and many other buildings.
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Circus MaximusVia dei Cerchi, 55-95 - Rome
Basin about 600 meters long, the Circus Maximus was a former circus in Rome, dedicated to horse racing. This is the largest building ever built for shows, with a capacity that could reach up to 250,000 people and maybe more. It is remembered as the site of games since the early history of the city. Today this place is in-creasingly chosen as the venue for large mass events: concerts, performances, events and anniversaries.
St. Clemente’s MithraeumPiazza di San Clemente, 1-5 - Rome
Under the inferior St. Clement’s basilica you can find various Ro-man structures. The most ancient remains are those belonging to a building with rectangular base, made up of tuff blocks thick walls. The shorter side was 29.60 meters long while the longer one, in addition to a serious of small rooms. Is not completely carved. In the second quarter of III century the court of the Impe-rial age home was transformed into a Mithraeum.
Tomp of The ScipionsVia di Porta San Sebastiano, 9 - Rome
Set in a natural bank outcrop, was built in the early decades of the third century. B.C. by founder Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barba-to, consul in 298 BC, whose sarcophagus in peperino (these are copies, the original is preserved in the Vatican Museums) is in dominant position opposite the entrance. The tomb has a square plan, with fourgalleries on both sides perpendicular to the center; along the inner walls were placed 32 sarcophagi.
St. Omobono AreaVico Jugario - Rome
It is an archaeological area of the city, discovered in 1937 near the church of Saint Omobono, whose exploration brought to light documents of extraordinary importance for the comprehension of the history of archaic and republican Rome. It includes two temples, temple of Fortune and temple of Mater Matuta; at the moment only the temple of Fortune can be wholly admired.
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Campidoglio SquarePiazza Campidoglio - Rome
Since the Middle Ages the area of Campidoglio was seat of the civil administration of the city. Michelangelo Buonarroti re-planned completely the place, designed it in all details and turned it, not more towards the Roman Forum, yet towards St. Peter’ s basilica, the new political center of the city.
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Via dei CondottiVia dei Condotti - Rome
The name derives from the virgin water mains which in XVI cen-tury Gregory XIII made derive from the “Booty” of Pincio, in order to serve the low part of Campo Marzio. Beyond the road, indeed, the layout continues rectilinear, even if it changes name in “via della Fontanella di Borghese”. Today via dei Condotti is one of the most luxurious shopping road: the most celebrated fashion signatures, of the leather goods and jewelries have their own boutique in this road.
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Spain SquarePiazza di Spagna - Rome
Undoubtedly it is the most famous of Rome and it brings the name from the historical presence in this place by Embassy of Spain. The square spreads in front of the hill Pincio and it is irreg-ular in shape. It is overlooked by the magnificent and celebrated upstairs of Trinity of Mounts, built towards 1725 by Francesco De Sanctis, in order to link the place to the surmounting Church of Trinity of Mounts. At the center of the place you can find the famous Fountain of the Barcaccia of Bernini.
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Navona SquarePiazza Navona - Rome
It is one of the most celebrated places of Rome; its shape is simi-lar to an ancient stadium, and it was built in monumental style for will of pope Innocent X, by family Pamphilj. In some sense it is the pride of the Baroque Rome, with architectural and sculptural elements of masters as Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Francesco Bor-romini and Girolamo Rainaldi. Since postwar period, many artists started to frequent fitting out extemporary banquets to paint.
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People’s SquarePiazza del Popolo - Rome
People’s Square is the last realization of the papal Rome, it is the representation of the patronage of the pope. It is a dynamic architecture since in addition to constitute the elegant lobby of the city, in the past here games, exhibitions, popular shows were fitted out; even if, unfortunately, there were also capital execu-tions. Today Population Square is a wide pedestrian isle of about 16000 m2, seat of important public events.
Lungotevere de’ CenciLungotevere De’ Cenci - Rome
It is the stretch of the Tiber that connects Garibaldi bridge toFab-ricio bridge, and takes its name from the family Cenci, the pro-tagonist of a tragic story of Renaissance Rome. Among the mainmonuments along the signal path is the Great Synagogue of Rome, which is attached to the museum of the Jewish commu-nity of Rome, and the cottage Astengo, made in 1914 in Art Nou-veau style, a project by Ezio Garroni and decorated by Giuseppe Zina.
St. Peter SquarePiazza San Pietro - Rome
St. Peter’s square is the queen of the squares, Bernini’ s master-piece built from 1656 until 1667, with the aim to give a worthy set-ting, a solemn access to the major temple of Christianity. It is an immense ellipse. In the bottom of this, beyond a trapezoidal parvis, there is the surmounted façade of the Vatican Basilica, and behind the magnificent chapel by Michelangelo rises. At the center of the semi cycle there is a very high Egyptian obelisk, coming from Eliopoli.
“Campo de’ Fiori” SquarePiazza Campo de’ Fiori - Rome
It is famous for having been for long time the place where the execution of death sentences. On the square it is possible ad-mire the statue representing Giordano Bruno, work carried out by Ferrari in memory of the personality: it was the last one to be executed in 1600. Today the place is one of the most crowed places of the city: in the daytime there is the market, in the night-time hundreds of young people gather in many clubs.
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St. Angelo CastleLungotevere Castello - Rome
It was built in 123 AD as funeral mausoleum to Emperor Adrian and his family; then used as fortified building and still later as the current museum. The castle brought its name after then pope Gregory I had the vision of archangel Michael who sheathed his swords announcing the end of an epidemic. Today it keeps a wide range of meaningful collections: ceramics, wonderful sculp-tures and well-known paintings.
St. Angelo BridgePonte Sant’Angelo - Rome
The bridge of Saint Angelo, originally called Pons Aelius, was built in136 AD to connect Rome to the Mausoleum of Hadrian, now Castle Saint Angelo. It is certainly the most beautiful of Ro-man bridges: no flood of the Tiber has ever damaged it, since the Middle Ages it was the route most frequented by pilgrims to St. Peter. The final embellishment was made in the arrangement of the angels designed by Bernini in the ‘600.
Cestio BridgePonte Cestio - Rome
The bridge was built in 46 BD by Lucio Cestio, cesarean politi-cal personality. Crossing the bridge, whose the original structure was almost completely destroyed during the construction of the new banks, you can reach the famous Trastevere today consid-ered one of the most typical districts of the city.
Vittorio Emanuele II BridgePonte Vittorio Emanuele II - Rome
Named more simply “Vittorio Bridge”, it links Pasquale Paoli Square to the Vatican Lungotevere. It was built in 1886 and opened only in 1911, in occasion of fifty years of the Unity of Italy,And it presents itself as a travertine structure with three arcades decorated with high basements with sublime Vittorie at the ex-tremities and with sculptural symbolic groups in correspondence with the central pylons.
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EXCURSION TO OSTIA ANTICAThe excavations of Ostia are one of the most important archaeo-logical sites in the world. The large and well-preserved structures inside - all built essentially in Roman concrete - provide a perfect example of the architectural and urban forms and techniques used in ancient Rome. The excavations contain the remains of most of the city, excavated during the 19th and especially the 20th century. As well as public monuments, many private struc-tures have been preserved too.
TheatreVia Deignoli, 717 - Roma The building that represents Ostia Antica best of all, the Theatre was built in 12 BC, in the time of Augustus, and enlarged at the end of the 2nd century AD by Commodus, to increase its ca-pacity. In ancient times it contained “tabernae” (shops), in which spectators ate and drank, and “stationes”, belonging to trade guilds. Aquatic shows were also performed there. It is still used for theatre performances today.
The Old TownPiazza Gregoriopoli, 3 - Milano The old town of Ostia, known as “Gregoriopolis” in ancient times, is a unique place, where different architectural styles can be seen side by side. Within the town walls, restored by Cardinal d’Estouteville, evidence of the Roman period can be found, as well as the 15th-century church of Santa Aurea (with its Medi-aeval framework still intact below the present-day structure), the Bishopric, the Castle of Julius II and dwellings dating from the end of the 15th century.
Castle of Julius IIPiazza della Rocca - Roma The fortress was built around 1485 by Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, the future Pope Julius II, to control both his family pos-sessions and access to Rome from the sea along the Tiber, in a move designed to counteract the Borgias. The work shows in-novative technical criteria and remarkable military knowledge. Its shape is a triangle, with bastions at each point: two circular and one polygonal. The bastions are the same height as the walls, to enable walking along the whole perimeter in a complete circuit.
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COPPEDÈ DISTRICT
The most original artistic and architectural experiment to be undertaken in Rome in the early 20th century is undoubtedly the housing construction in the area between Via Salaria and Via Nomentana, called the Coppedè Dis-trict. Although not properly speaking a district, it was named after the architect who designed it, Gino Coppedè. It consists of eighteen apart-ment blocks and twenty-seven smaller blocks and buildings, built around the central square of Piazza Mincio.
The district opens triumphantly with the majes-tic and somewhat sombre entrance arch joining two apartment blocks. Symbols and elements of the Renaissance, Gothic and Baroque peri-ods merge, giving the impression of a suspen-sion in time. An enormous wrought-iron lamp hung right under the arch casts further doubt on the viewer’s sense of time and reality. Two tow-ers, elaborately decorated with friezes, statues and balusters, rise above the arch, decorated with numerous architectural features arranged asymmetrically.
Beyond the arch is Piazza Mincio, the centre of the district. In the middle of the square is the Fountain of Frogs, built in 1924 and composed of a central pool, a few centimetres higher than street level, with four pairs of figures, each holding a shell with a frog on it. Water spouts from the frog into the pool. A second pool, around two metres high, stands in the centre of the fountain, with eight frogs sitting on its edge.The Coppedè District was chosen for its unusu-al architecture by the director Dario Argento, as
the setting for some of the scenes in his films Inferno and L’uccello dalle piume di cristallo.
Among the most famous constructions of this unusual district are the Villino delle Fate and the Russian Embassy. The Villino delle Fate (Little House of the Fairies) is a fairy-tale con-struction with a beautiful wooden and wrought-iron fence around it. The architecture features irregular porticos, stairways, arches and cano-pies. The inside walls are decorated with nu-merous themes, ranging from fields of flowers to urban images, from typically Mediaeval sto-ries to geometrical figures.
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MARKETS
OLD PRINTS MARKETMonday and Saturday from 07.00 to 13.00. Largo delle Fontanelle di Borghese.A regular event not to be missed by enthusiasts of old prints, books, genuine antiques, vinyl re-cords, magazines and printed material in gen-eral, such as the traditional prints of Piranesi, with his favourite views of the eternal city.
CAMPO DE’ FIORI MARKETMonday to Saturday from 06.00 to 14.00. Pi-azza Campo de’ Fiori.The most picturesque market in Rome plays host to multi-coloured stalls selling fruit and vegetables, meat, poultry and fish. The main at-tractions, however, are the enormous baskets of broccoli and spinach, or vegetables ready chopped and prepared for minestrone, and su-perbly fresh mixed salads. The excellent delica-tessen shops and bakeries around the square complete the range of products available.
VIA SANNIO MARKETMonday to Saturday from 07.30 to 14.00. Via Sannio.In the ‘60s and ‘70s, this market was famous for clothing. Today, at first sight, there does not seem to be anything special about it, ex-cept that, towards the end of the road there is a large section under cover. It extends right up to the Aurelian Walls and has many stalls full of second-hand clothes at very low prices, for those who enjoy hunting for a bargain among the crowd. Some stalls sell military-style items and camping and fishing equipment.
CIRCOLO DEGLI ARTISTIEvery third Sunday in the month. Via Casilina Vecchia 42.This market offers a vintage scenario, with items produced by emerging designers, arts and crafts, modern art and antiques and much more. A vast and enjoyable selection of objects, clothing, shoes, accessories and many curiosi-ties.
PORTOBELLOEXPOEvery first and third Sunday in the month from 09.00 to 19.30. Via Vincenzo Lamaro, Cine-
città.
The “PORTOBELLO EXPO” market has about 200 stands exhibiting interior furnishings, in-cluding period furnishings and furniture, mod-ern art, vintage fashion, accessories, comics, clothes, toys, antique books and magazines and much more. You can also taste typical and organic food products from all over Italy.
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THINGS TO DO
IN THE EVENINGIn the evening, Rome is at least as frenetic as during the day. So don’t think for a moment that your day is over. Summon your strength and plunge into the city’s nightlife, which offers res-taurants, drinking holes and discothèques, with no chance of being bored. Rome offers enjoy-ment and amusements for all tastes, all budgets and, especially, all ages. If you are looking for a place where the Romans enjoy themselves, don’t miss Campo de Fiori, with its pubs and young people, who hang out under the statue of Giordano Bruno until late. Students, on the other hand, usually meet in San Lorenzo, an area with many small drinking holes. On sum-mer evenings you can go seawards, especially to Ostia, with its bars and discotheques almost on the water. So just take your pick and enjoy the nightlife of Rome.
AT THE WEEK-ENDFor those who still prefer traditional markets, where you can look for unusual clothes and ob-jects, Rome is the right city. At weekends, es-pecially, the streets are filled with small markets where you can make “modest” purchases and strike a good bargain. The most important and characteristic market is definitely the Sunday one at Porta Portese, a very old Roman flea market, stretching from Piazzale Portuense to Via Ippolito Nievo. Here you can really find everything, from bags to bicycles, from clothes to furniture, from shoes to records, from home accessories to plants.
WITH CHILDRENExplora - Museo Dei Bambini (Children’s museum)Via Flaminia 32, Roma
The exhibition hall is designed like a huge play area, where everything can be watched, touched and tried out. Explora puts young visi-tors in touch with the environment, communica-tion, economics and new technologies, giving children the chance to explore the mystery of things. The tour is not guided, leaving children entirely free to choose which area they want to play in, how long they want to spend there and when they want to change activity.
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FOOD
Traditional Roman food is based on ingredi-ents of vegetable or animal origin, grown or produced by small farmers in the countryside. They are then prepared according to recipes often handed down from generation to genera-tion in the family. As the food always came from
a very fertile and productive land, it was intend-ed to satisfy the energy needs of men working in the fields and was often consumed in one, or at the most two, meals a day. Roman cooking ideally consists of particularly nutritious dishes, served in generous quantities.
Bucatini all’amatricianaIngredients for 4 people:400g bucatini (or spaghetti), 400g tomatoes, 100g well-aged lard from the pig’s cheek, 60g mature Pecorino cheese, dry white wine, salt and pepper, chilli (optional);
Preparation: Dice the lard and cook on a low heat in a non-stick frying-pan 28 cm wide. When the fat becomes transparent, add half a glass of dry white wine and let it evaporate. Then add the tomatoes, chopped, and the chilli, and cook for 5 minutes on medium to high heat. Boil the pasta in plenty of salted water, then drain it and add to the sauce, along with the grated Pecorino cheese. Mix well so that all the pasta is coated with the sauce and serve. Alternatively, the lard can be removed before adding the tomatoes and put back into the frying-pan just before adding the pasta.
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Saltimbocca alla romanaIngredients: 4 veal escalopes, 4 slices of cooked ham, 8 sage leaves, butter, flour, dry white wine, salt, pepper, extra-virgin olive oil;
Preparations: First cover each slice of veal with cling film and pound them a little with a meat mallet to make them thinner. Remove the cling film, season lightly with salt and pep-per, then place a slice of ham on each slice of meat. Add 2 sage leaves for each slice, then fold each one inwards and fasten with a toothpick.
Heat a knob of butter with some extra-virgin olive oil in a pan. As soon as it is hot, dust the meat slices in the flour (shaking off ex-cess flour) and cook on a high heat. When the saltimbocca are browned on all sides, add about half a glass of white wine and cook un-til the wine evaporates completely. Remove from the heat, take out the toothpicks and serve.
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WHERE TO EATRome is quite economical as far as eating is concerned. You can usually lunch or dine for less than in many other European capitals. The least expensive and typical restaurants are concentrated mostly in the areas of Trastevere and Testaccio. If, on the other hand, you are looking for a high-class restaurant, the best ar-eas are those adjoining the historic centre. The most traditional restaurants are the taverns (os-terie), eating-houses (trattorie) and pizzerias.
These are nearly always family owned, and the ingredients and food are often produced by the owners themselves. Here, you can try Rome’s numerous typical dishes, the best known being bucatini all’amatriciana, carbonare, saltimboc-ca, abbacchio alla romana and bigné di San Gi-useppe, accompanied by famous red and white wines with the quality assurance DOC label, in-cluding Frascati and the Castelli Romani wines.
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WI-FI E HOT SPOT
Thanks to two interesting initiatives, ROMA WIRELESS and PROVINCIA WI-FI, connect-ing to a free hotspot in the Italian capital is re-ally simple. Just follow a few simple instructions to access broadband services.
PROVINCIA WI-FIThis project consists of installing Wi-Fi appa-ratus in squares, libraries and meeting places throughout the province of Rome to provide free Internet access.
Connecting to the Internet with ProvinciaWiFi is fairly easy: just go to one of the ProvinciaWiFi areas with a portable PC, smartphone or any other device with a WiFi interface, and as soon as you connect, register for the service by opening your Internet browser.
ROMA WIRELESSIn public places in Rome covered by the Ro-maWireless hotspots, recognizable by specific signs, anyone can access the web as easily as if they were in the office or at home. The user
can thus download or send electronic mail, or surf the net with all the speed of broadband, from the midst of the magnificent scenery of the most beautiful and inspiring places in the capital.
How to accessFor its first year of operation, the RomaWire-less network offers an hour’s free connection per day. Once you have reached an area cov-ered by the RomaWireless signal, just open your Internet browser.The authentication page appears automatically. If you have already registered with the system, just log in to begin surfing.First-time users need to register (it’s free), by filling in all the fields of the form, and providing a valid mobile phone number.On completion of registration, the system will request a call, also free, within 15 seconds of login, from the mobile phone number supplied on registration; a server will check the number and connect the user.
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