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.

Alpheus

Alpheus contains three different discos, each of which plays different music, plus a garden. It holds special shows too, plus theme nights and the occasional live concert. The entrance ticket includes one free drink.
An Afternoon Roman Passeggiata

Begin in Piazza SS Apostoli to see its namesake church (see Santissimi Apostoli) and the 2nd-century AD relief of an Imperial eagle against the portico’s right wall. Then continue straight across Via dell’Umilità and through the elaborate iron, glass, and frescoed 1880s pedestrian passage. Turn right on Via di Muratte to the Trevi Fountain . Your three coins tossed over your shoulder should ensure a return trip. Leave the square on Via di Lavoratore and turn left on Via di Panetteria for some of Rome’s best gelato at San Crispino .
Turn right up Via del Tritone and left on Via Francesco Crispi for the Galleria Comunale d’Arte Moderna to enjoy a rare glimpse in Rome of contemporary art . Walk down Via Capo le Case and right on Via Due Macelli into Piazza di Spagna and the Spanish Steps (see The Spanish Steps and Piazza di Spagna). Spend as long as you like window-shopping along the grid of streets west of the piazza, but try to finish up by 5pm so you can work your way north, weaving between Via del Babuino and Via Margutta to see the art and antiques shops), to Piazza del Popolo.
Pause for a cappuccino at Caffè Canova , then cross to Santa Maria del Popolo , with its works by Caravaggio, Raphael and Bernini. Try to get to Santa Maria dei Miracoli and in Montesanto around 7pm to hear the Gregorian chant, before heading off for a special dinner at Dal Bolognese .
Andrea

Very congenial and featuring a wide-ranging menu. The supplì (rice croquette) is a classic starter.
Antica Cappelleria Troncarelli

Don’t be fooled by the tiny size of this shop – it is still one of the best haberdashers in Rome, established in 1857.
ANTICA CARTOTECNICA

This shop is situated in the historic center of Rome in the famous Piazza dei Caprettari between the Pantheon and Piazza Navona. They offer an elegant variety of antique and modern pens, leather bags,planners,address books,writing tools, desk accessories,pencils,fine stationery and greeting cards, antique stationery items (notepads, notebooks from the 40s, bakelite objects, watercolor pencils), typewriters dating back to the 1940s. It offers many brands: Mont-Blanc, Omas, Caran d’Ache, Aurora, Filofax,Delta, Montegrappa, Faber Castell, Officina 365 and Lalò. They also feature numerous unique antique pieces created with that special touch so rarely found in modern design. Antica Cartotecnica, which has celebrated its 75th anniversary, offers the highest level of customer service, as well as pen repair, printing services for business cards and invitations, special leatherworks and customized gifts.
Antica Hostaria l’Archeologia, Via Appia Antica

An elegant converted farmhouse, where you dine around the fireplace in winter and in the garden in summer. Rustic regional fare, such as roast lamb and homemade pasta.
Antica Taverna

The owners here get the goat’s milk ricotta and rabbit from their hometown in the Sabine Hills.
Antichità

One of the most appealing antiques shops on this street. An assortment of furniture and small knick-knacks, at good prices.
Antico Arco

Trendy, pan-Italian, creative eatery in a lovely setting on Gianicolo hill.
Antico Caffè Greco

Rome’s 1760 answer to all the famed literary cafés of Paris. Just off the Spanish Steps on the busiest shopping street in town, it is an elegant holdover from yesteryear, its tiny tables tucked into a series of genteel, cosy rooms plastered with photos, prints and other memorabilia from the 19th-century Grand Tour era. The A-list of past customers runs from Goethe to Byron, Casanova to Wagner.

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