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.

Orvieto Classico

Dry white from southern Umbria – so good that the Renaissance artist Signorelli once accepted it as payment.
Osteria ar Galletto

An old favourite, tables spilling out into the piazza every summer. Good, honest cooking.
Osteria dell’Angelo

Angelo prepares excellent traditional Roman cooking at equally admirable prices. Book ahead.
Osteria dell’Ingegno

Popular modern wine bar which serves huge meat and cheese platters.
Osteria St Ana

Warren of basement rooms plastered with photos of famous patrons. Classic Roman cookery.
Ostia Antica

Ancient Rome’s trading heart has a wealth of fascinating ruins that evoke the city’s earliest days.
Ostia Antica

Extending over several square kilometres, the remarkable ruins of ancient Rome’s main port city hold many surprises and convey a powerful sense of everyday Imperial life.
Ovid

Greatest Roman Classical poet (43 BC–AD 17). His Metamorphoses codified many Roman myths, but Ars Amatoria detailed how to entice women and got him exiled.
Oviesse

Fairly well-made clothing at bargain prices, plus a large selection of cosmetics and toiletries. This is the largest of several branches of Oviesse in Rome.
Pajata

It may sound revolting but it’s actually delicious: suckling calf intestines boiled with its mother’s milk still clotted inside. Usually the intestines are chopped, coated with a tomato sauce and served over pasta.

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