l00kt0thec00kie
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Trastevere is nice with a great night-life. It's safe and fairly central. I stayed in an apartment there for about a week once, but found it rather noisy at night, but it faced a busy pedestrian street.
As an alternative, I would suggest the area near Campo dei Fiori or Piazza Navona - from there it's a short 10-15 minute walk to the Trastevere and more central for the rest of the great sites in Rome. That area can be loud too, but if you can find an aparment in the back of a building you should be able to get a good night's sleep.
I've used Domus International twice for apartments with good luck. They're not overly luxurious apartments, but they are reasonably priced, clean and they have a good selection in good areas. http://www.domusintl.com/
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organicbug
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My first time in Italy was when my family and I lived there for half a year. I would recommend the Trevi area, Piazza Navona, or Campo dei Furi. Though to tell you the truth, I would definitely say stay where we stayed. If you want to kinda get into the local part of Rome, you know, not be a total tourista, this is the awesomest place that I know of. Anyways, we rented an apartment on a street called Via de Temple, or something close to that. It's about 1 or 2 blocks away from Lungotevere dei Cenci, which borders the river, which led to the Isola Tiberina (the little island that connects the two sides of the river) which you can cross to Trestevere and to the flee market.
Our apartment had 4 balconies looking over the streets. There was a nice little kitchen and two big bedrooms, and a LARGE living room. Along the street were little shops and restaurants. The apartment was located in the old geto area, so it was pretty quiet. Even so, about 2 blocks away was the main street that had a bus/train thing (i forget what they are called) which you could take down to Largo di Torre Argentina (we call it Piazza Argentina for short) where there is some more little shops and where you can also go to what we call the Typewriter, The Wedding Cake, or the Swiss Cheese. Its the big state building with the dude on the horse infront of it. Anyways, also, from the apartment, if you walk to the main street and then pass the train/bus, and then go a couple more blocks (about 5-10 min. walk) you can reach Piazza Navona, which leads to the Pantheon.
I also have a gazillion pictures if you want me to send you some.
Just email me, and I'll send you back what i have.
I doubt my email has been any help to you but whatever, good luck!
by the way, in Piazza Argentina, they have all these ruins that have all these cats in them. If you wouldn't mind saying hello to them, grabbing a cappuccino in a restaurant, throwing a coin in a fountain, and eating a clementine for me, i would dearly appreciate it. I probably won't be going back for a while since I'm still only 12.
thanks, and have a great time!!!
and the locals are great. they especially love it when you say ciao, pronto, and prego. don't be surprised if someone says, "ciao bella", it means hey beautiful, as well as many other things, but thats the frankest meaning. Also say grazie, not grazias. and say scuzi or me scuzi, instead of excuse me. if you need to say "how much is this?" say
"quonto esta?" though there are other ways to say this, that one i found was the easiest to remember. the best phrase book is the lonely planet phrase book.
If you want any other simple meaning things, like how much do i owe you, i'll pay, i don't understand, that sort of thing, i have the meanings and would be happy to let you have them. |
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