
Mark
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Best places to see in Rome:
ANCIENT ROME:
Colosseo, Arco di Costantino, Foro Romano, Palatino, Pantheon, Castel S. Angelo, Teatro Marcello, Tempio di Adriano (Piazza di Pietra), Colonna Traiana and Antonina, Bocca della VeritÃ
MEDIEVAL:
S. Maria in Trastevere, S. Maria Minerva, S. Sabina, Chiesa dell'Aracoeli, S. Maria Maggiore, S. Giovanni in Laterano
RENAISSANCE:
Piazza del Campidoglio, S. Pietro (Cupolone and "Pietà " di Michelangelo), Campo de' Fiori, Villa Farnesina, S. Maria del Popolo (with two of the most important Caravaggio's masterpieces), S. Agostino (Madonna di Caravaggio inside and Raffaello's Sybils), Palazzo Farnese, Villa Medici
BAROQUE:
Piazza Navona, Piazza di Spagna, Fontana di Trevi, S. Ignazio
S. Ivo alla Sapienza, S. Maria della Pace (Bramante cloister and Raffaello's Sybils), S. Luigi dei Francesi (with three of the most important Caravaggio's masterpieces inside), Chiesa del Gesù
Fontana Acqua Paola (Gianicolo)
PANORAMIC SITES: Gianicolo, Pincio, Piazza del Quirinale, Trinità dei Monti, Altare della Patria (Piazza Venezia)
PARKS: Gianicolo, Pincio, Villa Borghese, Villa Pamphilij, Villa Torlonia, Villa Celimontana, Villa Sciarra.
BEST MUSEUMS:
Vatican Museums, Capitoline Museums, Galleria Borghese, Museo di Palazzo Altemps, Galleria Doria Pamphilij, Galleria Spada, Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna, Museo Etrusco di Villa Giulia.
BEST NIGHTLIFE: Trastevere (pub, pizza, restaurant), Campo de' Fiori (pub, disco), Testaccio, Piazza Navona, Piazza di Spagna.
BEST RESTAURANTS: Checchino dal 1887, Sora Lella, Birreria Trilussa, Giggetto al Portico d'Ottavia
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macsuperfly
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I can recommend the Suite Condotti hotel on Via Condotti at the bottom of the spansh steps, only 6 rooms , large by roman standards luxurious spa baths very useful after a days sightseeing. It was average priced by Rome standards 150euro a night, very romantic though, they bring you breakfast in bed everyday as there is no restaurant.
I've also stayed at the Intercontinental at the top of the Spanish Steps, another lovely hotel although more expensive, this has more facilities and a lovely restaurant and piano bar.
But I preferred the intimacy of the smaller Suite condotti.
Both hotels were perfectly situated for sight seeing.
My best advice is to buy a streetmap and walk. A must is the Colloseum, Trevi Fountain, St Peters Basilica, and the Parthenon.
There are sights to see around every corner. The PIazza Navona is best visited at night , very lively as is the Campo de Fiore.
Rome can be a cheap place to eat and drink just walk a few yards from the main tourist sights and the prices of food and drink are very reasonable. Eat & drink where the Romans do . |