Travel Guide, how to get to Rome
How to get to Rome
The capital of Italy is well connected to other cities of the country with Alitalia, Meridiana, WindJet, Easyjet, Ryanair, Blu-express.com. Flights land in the two airports of Fiumicino and Ciampino airports. Rome is also an important railway junction, reached from Milan with high speed in just three hours. By sea there is a Rome-Palermo Grandi Navi Veloci and Palermo and Cagliari with Tirrenia.
Best time to go to Rome
The Eternal City is charming in every season and temperatures are unlikely to be rigid, but the best time is probably in the spring, when the weather is mild, neither too hot nor too cold and long days allow you to enjoy the best tours and walks.
The capital: what to see
Rome is a treasure trove of treasures and every corner reserve sensational emotions. Those who visit the first time can put on the list of things not to miss the remains of the illustrious past of Rome, from the Colosseum, a true symbol of Rome, and continuing with the Roman Forum, the Pantheon, the Baths of Caracalla and the Arch of Constantine.
The most famous church in the world is really outside the Italian territory: St. Peter’s in the Vatican. Another important concern is St. John Lateran, the first basilica built in Rome. The capital city is also known for its many fountains that adorn its streets, such as the Trevi Fountain, the Fountain of Neptune in Piazza Navona and the Triton Fountain by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Other places worth seeing are the imposing Castel Sant’Angelo, the Tiber, and the twentieth century Altar of the Fatherland. The Roman museums retain exceptional collections, such as those kept in the Capitoline Museum or Museo e Galleria Borghese. In the Vatican Museums are all the priceless art treasures accumulated by the popes over the centuries. Attached is the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo.
To embrace the panorama of the capital as a whole you can climb in the beautiful park of Colle del Pincio and a full immersion in Rome busiest, with features still true, you just have to walk around the neighborhood of Trastevere.
The best places to visit in Lazio region near Rome
In Central Italy, there are many destinations can be reached quickly from Rome, of extraordinary interest. A wonderful hike a short distance from the capital can be accomplished in Tivoli, which houses the imperial villas, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
By train or by car you arrive in Naples and, shortly afterwards, in Salerno. In the opposite direction, towards the north, you can visit Florence, Pisa, Assisi, and pearls of Italian history. The stranger who comes for the first time in the Bel Paese can also leave Italy without having first visited Venice, the city in particular and photographed in the world.
Festivals and Events
The Roman Summer, organized by the City, is a whole series of cultural events leading figure of festivals and events that liven up the warm months of the capital. Within this program, it also places the traditional Festa de ‘Noantri, of popular origin, which takes place in the district of Trastevere. In October there is the International Film Festival of Rome.
In November it was the turn of the Rome Jazz Festival, which houses the Auditorium Parco della Musica international stars of the genre. An event which has become customary is also the one with the concert that unions organize in Piazza San Giovanni on the occasion of Labour Day (1 May), who attend every year tens of thousands of people. With regard to religious festivals, has great relevance for the tourism of Holy Week pilgrims and especially the Way of the Cross which is held on Good Friday from the Colosseum to Capitoline Hill.
What to put in your luggage
For him. The protagonist for holidays in winter is a nice jacket, always glamorous and chic. In the spring, for those who want even jogging in the park of your hotel or in the gardens of Villa Borghese, gray melange cotton overalls and sneakers. Then jacket for the evening, combined with pants blacks, and at least a checkered shirt that goes with everything always carefree.
For her: We are always in the Eternal City, and therefore also the look has its own importance. So elegant canopies, for the winter parka jacket and sports for Mid seasons. For the summer colorful dresses, red, beige and black, always perfect from the visit to the museum the evening in a stylish club. Comfortable walking shoes and heels for the evening, even though traffic, pavement and sidewalks of the old town small, do not always help.
What to eat
Roman cuisine has ancient traditions and many specialties that are worth to taste cooked here, where are at home. The ideal menu might start with spaghetti alla carbonara (with egg, bacon, pepper and pecorino), bucatini Amatriciana (with bacon, cheese and tomato) or rigatoni with pajata, ie the small intestine of beef or veal.
For the second continues with the oxtail, lamb chops or the tripe (with mint and pecorino), accompanied by chicory with anchovies or artichokes. Among the desserts, you can not resist maritozzi with cream, or frappe and crackers, especially typical of the period of Carnival. The best places where you can try all these delicacies are many restaurants scattered throughout the city, some even from the popular appeal.
What to Buy
Rome is an international city where you can find everything, including the shops of all the biggest brands and signatures. Shopping for a classic you can focus on the area between Via del Corso and Via del Babuino, a concentration of boutiques, jewelry and footwear. The flea market is the most famous and popular Sunday Porta Portese, where you will find everything and have fun even just to look around.
What to know about the destination
Many books set in Rome. Among the best known, is a classic Walks in Rome (ed. Einaudi) by Stendhal, practically a guide compiled in the early nineteenth century by the great French writer. Are now considered classics even Awful Mess on Via Merulana (ed. Garzanti) by Carlo Emilio Gadda, History (ed. Einaudi) by Elsa Morante and Ragazzi (ed. Garzanti) by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Among the most recent books there is also the thriller Angels and Demons (published by Mondadori) by Dan Brown. Very intriguing is the reading of The Secrets of Rome (published by Mondadori) in which Corrado Augias tells stories and lesser-known aspects of the capital.
