The eternal city of Rome, constructed of ruins and in whose name the Caesars sought to claim the world, opens for the visitor as a living museum. The centuries peel back with each new vista in this great city of gladiators, lunatic drivers and well-rounded pasta posteriors. Vespas, nippy little Fiats and red sports cars speed past trendy sidewalk bistros and nightclubs, revealing the Rome of Fellini's La Dolce Vita. The chillingly stark facades of the Stadio Olimpico complex bring back Mussolini's attempts to reinvent the architecture of the Caesars.
For a taste of the Baroque, visitors need only climb the famous Spanish Steps, walk through the Piazza Navona or toss a coin into the beautiful Trevi Fountain. Renaissance splendour is perhaps best revealed in the Pope's residence, the Vatican Palace, or in Michelangelo's efforts on the roof of the Sistine Chapel. From early Christian Basilicas to the Roman Forum, the Colosseum and the Pantheon, the sequence of history trails back to the height of the Roman Empire.
It may sound like a city of contrasts, but Rome's timeless magic lies in its ability to blend the old with the new. Empires have risen and fallen, old gods have been replaced with new ones, but Rome remains.
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Gigli D'Oro Suite is a boutique guest house set in a 15th-century building, just off the historic Piazza Navona square. Its spacious suites offer luxury bathrooms, an LCD TV, and free internet. You have free…
Hotel Villa Pinciana is set in a 20th-century building with its own garden, close to Via Veneto and Villa Borghese park. The elegant rooms have free internet and satellite TV.
Staff here are available 24…
Beldes is an elegant guest house located 50 metres from Lepanto Metro Station, and a 10-minute walk from the Vatican City. The stylish rooms have flat-screen TVs with satellite channels.
Each of the rooms is…
Beldes is an elegant guest house located 50 metres from Lepanto Metro Station, and a 10-minute walk from the Vatican City. The stylish rooms have flat-screen TVs with satellite channels.
Each of the rooms is…
Beldes is an elegant guest house located 50 metres from Lepanto Metro Station, and a 10-minute walk from the Vatican City. The stylish rooms have flat-screen TVs with satellite channels.
Each of the rooms is…
Hotel Suisse is set in Rome centre, a 5-minute walk from the metro stations of Barberini and Spagna. It offers air conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi in a convenient central location.
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Hotel Adriano is set in an elegant 17th-century building in central Rome, a 5-minute walk from the Pantheon and the shopping street Via Del Corso. Rooms are stylish and air-conditioned.
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Close to Rome's River Tiber, Visconti Palace Hotel offers design rooms and is just 2 minutes' walk from Castel Sant'Angelo. The restaurant with rooftop terrace overlooks the historic centre.
Visconti Palace is set between the…
Starhotels Metropole is in Rome's central Repubblica area, 90 metres from the Opera House. Termini Station, Rome's terminal for metro, buses and trains, is a 5-minute walk away.
The Coliseum and the Trevi Fountain can…
In the Repubblica area of Rome's historic centre, Hotel Mascagni is a 5-minute walk from Termini Train Station. Rooms are air-conditioned and have Wi-Fi access and a satellite TV.
The Mascagni Hotel features a contemporary…