DK Travel : Rome : Editor's choice

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Casa di Goethe

German author Goethe lived here from 1786 to 1788 (see Wolfgang Goethe), and his letters are on display.
Castelli Romani

Cousin to Frascati, from neighbouring hilltowns, also made with Trebbiano grapes.
Chianti

This old favourite from over the border in Tuscany is one of the most common reds you’ll find in Rome’s bars and restaurants.
Chiesa Nuova

Pietro da Cortona painted the dome and apse and Rubens three sanctuary canvases for this 1575 church.
Coda alla vaccinara

Oxtail braised in celery and tomato broth. Like pajata , this is a product of trying to make something out of the quinto quarto (the unusable “fifth fourth” of the day’s butchering), which was part of the take-home pay of 19th-century slaughterhouse workers. Checchino dal 1887, the restaurant that came up with this delicacy, is one of Rome’s finest (see Felice).
Colli Albani

Another Trebbiano-based white from the slopes of Lazio’s dormant volcano.
Domitian’s Stadium

The outline of this AD 86 stadium is echoed in Piazza Navona, built on top of its remains.
Est! Est! Est!

A bishop’s taste-tester, sampling this sweet white in a northern Lazio lakeside village, excitedly ran to the door and scribbled “Est! Est! Est! ” (Latin for “This is it!”).
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.