Date:
December 2003
Places:
Rome
"There's no escaping
it: Rome means history. There's layers of the stuff - Etruscan tombs, Republican
meeting rooms, Imperial temples, early Christian churches, medieval bell
towers, Renaissance palaces and baroque basilicas. In this city a phenomenal
concentration of history, legend and monuments coexists with an equally
phenomenal concentration of people busily going about their everyday life.
It's hard to say what you'll find most breathtaking about the eternal city
- the arrogant opulence of the Vatican, the timelessness of the Forum,
the top speed of a Fiat Bambino or the bill for your caffè latte."
Recommended
Places:
Caffé Greco
Via Condotti 86 (06 679 1700). Metro Spagna/bus
52, 53, 61, 71, 80, 85, 95, 116, 119, 160, 850. Open 8.30am-8pm daily.
Very expensive place, since 1790.
Birreria Peroni
Via di San Marcello 19 (06 679 5310). Bus to piazza Venezia.
Open noon-3.30pm, 7pm-1am
Mon-Sat. Closed 2wks Aug. Affordable beer, funny service and good food.
La
Cucina Nazionale.
Via Nazionale, 3 Tel./Fax 06/484452 Roma 00187. Very good pizzas.
Fontana de Trevi
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The Coliseum at night
www.visualmap.com
hotspots
leisureplanet.com
romeguide.it
vaticano
Piazza del Popolo
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