A Rome Insight The insider's private tours of Rome
ADR - Sito ufficiale Aeroporti di Roma The official Site for Airports in Rome
Antico Caffé Greco The most famous café-bar in Rome is the Antico Caffé Greco, one of the three most ancient cafes in the world, with a very classical atmosphere, red-velvet chairs and marble tables. It hosted the likes of Byron, Shelley, Keats, Goethe, and Casanova. It is quite expensive, and a coffee or a glass of soda will cost you €5, appr. $6.
ATAC The website for Rome public transit (click on the icon for the English version)
Capitolium.org Imperial Forums Official Web Site
Day trips from Rome Orvieto; beautiful medieval Umbrian town, with a fine Gothic cathedral.
Day trips from Rome Take the train to Orvieto. From there take a pleasant bus ride to Bagnoregio and walk across the footbridge to the tiny hilltop town of Civita. A really delightful way to spend the day...
Day trips from Rome Assisi; famous for St. Francis, with some of the most beautiful art anywhere, but also a lovely Umbrian hill town.
Day trips from Rome Tivoli (reachable by bus) you can visit the Villa d'Este, with its spectacular water garden. You can also visit the Villa Adriana, the summer residence of the Roman emperor Hadrian. If you want to visit both, you have to plan your itinerary carefully as the Villa Adriana is a bit out of town on a different bus line. However, both can be seen in a day.
Day trips from Rome Ostia Antica, the ancient Roman seaport, with very well preserved Roman houses, apartment buildings, theatres, shops, bars and even an ancient Roman public toilet with intact seats. This is very close to Rome, and can be reached by a short commuter train ride.
Day trips from Rome This is not really a day trip, but a nice way to spend a Sunday a bit out of town. Visit one of the catacombs south of Rome and then take a way on the ancient Appian way, which is closed to traffic on Sundays. The road is lined with various Roman tombs and other monuments, and you will be walking on the actual ancient Roman paving blocks.
Finnegan's Pub Irish pub at Via Leonina, 66, Rome, Italy. There are around 60 so called Irish bars in Rome, but Irish in name only. Finnegan's is THE ONLY Irish owned, of all the Irish Pubs in Rome, and a place where many of the Irish and British expats meet. So come on down, join in the craic, have a Guinness and game of pool.
FlorenceArt Book tickets for museums in Rome.
Fonclea Where you can eat, drink and also listen to good music.
Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi 4 Star Hotel located near the Villa Borghese at: 00198 Roma Via Gerolamo Frescobaldi, 5
Hotel Paisiello Parioli Via G. Paisiello, 47 - Just north of the Borghese Gardens, a short walk away from the Spanish Steps. A very nice hotel in Rome at a reasonable price.
Hotel Tip: from Andy:
We have just returned from Rome having stayed at the Hotel Pisana Palace. This is a four star with an excellent breakfast and superb restaurant. It is a 15 minute bus ride from the City Centre but at about 50 euros per room per night is excellent value for money. The bus stops right outside the hotel and is very frequent in both directions. Book it through www.venere.com
Internet Pub Those craving a pint (and internet) in Rome should try Abbey Theatre, Via Governo Vecchio 51-53, just off Piazza Navona.
Nearby cities: Information from Michelle --
I live just down from the road from Grottaferrata, nice little town but a bit of a dormitory for people working in Rome. Il Castagneto is OK but to tell you the truth it's more of a restaurant where people go for wedding receptions etc. Frascati is the nicest of the hill towns although very bustling in the Evening, it's cooler (just a few degrees) than Rome, so everyone comes up for the 'cool' and the ice cream, restaurants etc. Lovely open air concerts in the Villas in the Summer.
You'll probably appreciate Pagnanelli a bit more or Villa Florio or anywhere around Castelgandolfo. Pagnanelli has a view of the Lake and is renowned for it's food (still holds receptions but smaller).
By the way I can see Ryanair landing at Ciampino, but can't hear any noise.
Hope I've been helpful, oh and try looking up Bed & Breakfasts as some of the ones in Country houses can be far more better that the Hotels (the STAR system here never lives up to expectation, beleive me, I used to work in a 4 star hotel in Rome, absolutely awful!)
Nicolas Inn A bed and breakfast offering elegant, non-smoking rooms in the heart of Rome. Under the care of a native English speaker, we provide a warm and cozy atmosphere with all the right comforts for a memorable stay. Nicolas Inn is located only a few steps from the Colosseum and the Roman Forum.
Pensione Panda (Comments from Nicola): I lived right near this Hotel. It is a very nice part of Rome, expensive...but close to everything. I have recommened this Pensione to friends and they enjoyed it very much. The price of the room, for this part of the city...the Centro Storico...is not bad.
Ripa Hotel A pretentious (and expensive) hotel located in the Trastevere section of Rome.
Roma Interactive Rome is many cities in one. Yes, it's the city of history having known Julius Caesar and the first soldiers to go off to the crusades, but it's also a city of fountains (Respighi was inspired to wrote an orchestral work called the Fountains of Rome). It's the city of archaeology with a greater range of ancient architecture any other city in the world. It's the city of art with works produced here by Masaccio, Michaelangelo, Raffaello, Bernini, Borromini and many other great artists. Finally, Rome is the city of faith, home of the Catholic Church, the city of churches. Yet, for the tourist, Rome is the home of pizza and pasta and of course more types of cheeses than you can imagine. It is a city for all tastes!
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Theater of Pompey This is where the Senate was in session on the day that Julius Ceasar was killed Walk out of Campo dei Fiori on Passetto del Biscione; go right at V.d. Grotta Pinta.
Tip Trastevere is definitely a good place to rent an apartment, but it's not necessarily quieter than just across the river. Trastevere is saturated with restaurants, pizzerias, bars, pubs and Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, the main square, is very busy.
Tip If you want to stay in a quiet area then check out Monti, just east of Piazza Venezia and going towards Termini. Monti is one of Rome's oldest quarters and in many ways similar to Trastevere minus the millions of places to eat and drink. Apartment prices are a little cheaper there than in Trastevere. If you're looking for an apartment look for the Via Baccina, Via del Boschetto and Via Panisperna streets that are closer to the Fori Imperiali and the centre-centre.
Tip Also check out the Prati district, near the Vatican and really in the center of Rome. The Prati district is also great for shopping.
Tip There's an Irish Pub just off Piazza Navona, behind the bar 'Tre Scaline' or something like that. It's a bit uncouth and rowdy. Just the sort of place for a good night out.
Tip There is a Scottish pub close to Piazza Cavour, on the main street (whose name I've forgotten), halfway between Via Ovidio and Piazza Cavour. Didn't serve Guinness only, wasn't a tourist trap, many locals. Owners spoke some English.
Tip In the Esquiline area you have one of Rome and Italy's top restaurants "Agata e Romeo" in the Via Carlo Alberto just off St Maria Maggiore. Pricey but quite an experience!
Tip from Didsbury:
The Piazza Navona has three great fountains the equal of the Trevi and there are many local artists selling their own works at reasonable prices. A great place to eat outdoors in the many restaurants.
Tip Why not visit the Etruscan National Museum of Villa Giulia? After all, the Etruscans were there before the Romans.
Tip from peggyo:
The best thing I ever came upon in my travels was a combination Internet cafe/laundromat in Rome. It was called "SplashNet"! We could keep in touch with the folks at home while our whites were getting white again! I don't know if there are more out there, but it was a definite efficient use of time.
A laundromat/Internet point with international TV channels. Offers a drop off/pick up laundry service as well as information on hotels and hostels, and bike and scooter rental. Because of its close proximity to Termini, Splashnet also offers a baggage check service.
15 minutes of free Internet access while you wash your clothes. Additional time is reasonably priced. Via Varese, 33, 3 blocks north of Termini.
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