Teatro Marcello

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A good wine bar to visit is Il Goccetto, about a ten minute walk from our apartment, towards the Ponte Giuseppe Mazzini, dates back to 1527. Written up in many sources. Located at Via Del Banchi Vecchi, 14.

 

Rome

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Rome seems to be always crowded with tourists. One option, to get away from the crowds, is to take a walk along the various Lungoteveres (Italian for waterfront). These are streets that run along the Tiber River. Massive retaining walls (muraglioni) were built to protect the city from flooding of the river. It was a major construction endeavour. Parts of communities were unfortunately destroying in the process. The river flows well below street level, but there are numerous stairs down to the walkways along the river. One on a walkway at river level, the crowds above can hardly be heard. Great for walks in the daytime. Use caution in the evenings.

Trastevere 

 

Trastevere is an area to enjoy on each visit, and during 2024, we may spend more time here because of the construction taking place in Rome to prepare for Jubilee 2025. What is not to like, the area has cobbled streets, medieval buildings and small piazzas. There are artisan stores, markets and near resaturants.

• Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere - One of the oldest churches in Rome, dating back to the 4th century. Has mosaics and a beautiful interior with columns from previous Roman Empire buildings.

• Piazza Trilussa - bustling square.

• Villa Farnesina - Renaissance villa with beautiful frescoes by Raphael

• Orto Botanico (Botanical Garden) - peaceful retreat with a variety of plants and trees, perfect for a relaxing stroll

• Santa Cecilia in Trastevere - historic church known for its frescoes and crypt

• Porta Portese Market - large flea market held on Sundays, offering a wide range of goods from antiques to clothing.

• Palazzo Corsini - historic palace housing an art gallery with works by Caravaggio, Rubens, and other masters.

Pen Stores

STILO E STILE
Via Gallia, 101a
00183 Roma Italy 

 STILOGRAPH CORSANI Via Ottaviano, 79
00192 Roma Italy

REGALI NOVELLI
Via San Marcello, 21/22
00187 Roma Italy 

 

After visiting Stilograph Coresani, via Ottaviano, 79 - it is about a 5 minute walk to La Zanzara, known for great crowds, drinks and snacks located at Via Crescenzio 84 (Closed on Mon and Tue, Michelin gives it a One Star Rating).

Altemps Palazzo

The Altemps Palace, open Tuesday to Sunday, 9 am to 7 pm, has a collection of antiquities of Greek and Roman sculptures that were owned by Roman nobility in the 16th and 17th centuries. These were in the collections of Cardinal Markus Sitticus (no relation however the spelling of our name was originally Markus). Some were also later purchased from noble families in the 1900s.

Via Carlo Poma, 2, Rome

Colossol Constantine

Roman Emperor Constantine commissioned this statue for himself after 312 AD. It has been rebuilt, using 3D technology from scans of the nine giant original marble body parts that remained. The reconstructed statue is just around the corner from the museum courtyard where the original fragments of Constantine’s giant feet, hands and head are prime tourist attractions. The replica was made by the Factum Foundation, a Madrid-based non-profit that creates high-resolution digital replicas of the world’s cultural patrimony. The statue itself is made from resin, polyurethane and marble powder for the body, and gold leaf and plaster for the gilded tunic that drapes over it. It currently stands in a garden behind the Capitoline Museum, and should be there for the Jubilee Year of 2025.

Pigneto

Pigneto, a regentrified working-class neighborhood is about 25 minutes by metro from the city centre. It is known for restaurants, bars and nightlife. The centre of the area is Via del Pigneto - a wide pedestrian street lined with cafés. Pigneto has 2 stations Line C: one on Via del Pigneto and the other on Via Roberto Malatesta.

• start with Piazza Niccolò Copernico. This is the heart of Villini, an area of duplex villas built in the early 20th century to house railway managers. Residential area has interesting architecture.
• Via del Pigneto; follow it west and turn right on Via Fanfulla da Lodi for a peek at Bar Necci, where Pasolini filmed his masterpiece Accattone.
• Return to Via del Pigneto and cross the bridge over the rail lines, noting the aqueducts that carried water into ancient Rome nearly 2,000 years ago.
• Stop at Bar Rosi (Via del Pigneto, 117), a neighborhood watering hole, for an espresso, or Birra + (Via del Pigneto, 105) for craft beer.
• Explore the shops and bars on the Isola, the pedestrianized stretch of Via del Pigneto, then turn right onto Via L’Aquila, which merges onto Via Prenestina.
• Have some wine, cheese, and cured meats at Litro Cucina (Number 168).

Street Art in Quadraro

Rome’s Quadraro neighborhood has some of the best street art in the city. The quiet neighborhood, five miles southeast of the city, also has the Mausoleum of Monte del Grano. The street art is the product of the Museo del Urban Art MURO project started in 2010 by artist David Vecchiato.

Non-Catholic Cemetery

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A peacefull way to spend some time in Rome, losts of famous people in this Non-Catholic Cemermetery for Foreigners Rome. Next door is the Pyramid of Cestois, and ancient site built in 8-12 BC as a tomb for Gaius Cestius.