DK Travel : Rome

Although functioning as a vibrant, modern capital akin to any in Europe, the unique appeal of Rome is that the entire city is a vast, 3,000-year-old, indoor-outdoor museum. In every quarter you’ll find ancient monuments, art treasures and timeless architecture in churches, galleries and protected ruins. Home to the world’s smallest city, the Vatican, Rome has religion at its heart and history in its soul – a city that dazzles and inspires visitors time and time again.

Festa dell’Unità

Put on by the DS, the former Communist Party, this is a lively evening event, featuring music, films, dancing, games and more, much of it free. The venue changes every year, as do the exact dates, but it’s usually held in a central park, sometime around July, for about a month.
Fiaschetteria Beltramme (da Cesaretto)

Regulars and tourists are fitted into communal tables at this ultra-traditional trattoria just down the block from the Spanish Steps.
Fiddler’s Elbow

One of the oldest Irish pubs in Rome and still going strong, frequented by both locals and out-of-towners. Italians seem to love everything Irish and the place really reels when some impromptu fiddlers get going.
Filati Filpucci

A Yarn Shop packed to the ceilings with yarn and needles. It's near Termini on Via Principe Amedeo between Via Gioberti and Via Carlo Cattaneo (on the right hand side if you are walking towards Piazza Vittorio and the food markets.
Filetti di Baccalà

A Roman tradition, little changed for centuries. Juicy fried cod fillets, served with similar Roman standards.
Firmastock

Small, eclectic collection of designer men’s and women’s suits, dresses, coats and shoes at up to 50–70 per cent off the usual retail prices.
Fontana delle Tartarughe

Giacomo della Porta designed this delightful fountain between 1581 and 1584. The turtles (tartarughe ) struggling up over the lip, however, were added in 1658, perhaps by Bernini.
Fontana delle Tartarughe

The “Fountain of the Tortoises” is the work of three artists. First created in the late 1500s for the Mattei family, it was designed by Giacomo della Porta. The four bronze boys, however, were sculpted by Taddeo Landini. The crowning touch came almost a century later, when an unknown artist (some say Bernini) added the tortoises and gave the fountain its name.
Fontana Paola

This wide basin at the end of the Paola aqueduct is a favourite backdrop for wedding photos (see Romantic Spots).
Fontanella del Facchino

This small wall fountain (probably from the 1570s) is fashioned as a water-seller whose barrel forever spouts fresh water.

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