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TéNèBRE Parco della Musica LES BALLETS RUSSES Teatro dell’Opera TERESA SALGUEIRO & LUSITANIA ENSEMBLE Parco della Musica PORTAL/LEG-NINI: OUT OF FRANCE Parco della Musica BOB DYLAN Palalotto-matica LORIN MAAZEL Parco della Musica VANESSA DA MATA Teatro Nazionale

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DARWINPalazzo delle Esposizioni

FUTURISMScuderie del Quirinale

GIOTTO E IL TRECENTO Complesso del Vittoriano

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JULIUS CAESARChiostro del Bramante10.00/20.00 E 7/10 Via della Pace06 68809035

GIOTTOComplesso del Vittoriano 09.30/19.30 E 7.50/10Via di S. Pietro in Carcere 06 3225380

DARWIN Palazzo delle esposizioni10.00/21.00 E 7.50 / 12.50Via Nazionale 19406 39967200

S.S. LAZIO VS A. S. ROMA Stadio Olimpico 20.30 E 20/110Via Foro Italico 1 199.109.783

FUTURISMScuderie del Quirinale10.00/20.00 E 7/10Via XXIV Maggio 1606 39967500

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LEçONS DE TéNèBRE Parco della musica 21.00 E 15Viale P. de Coubertin199.109.783

LES BALLETS RUSSES Teatro dell’Opera 20.30 E 11 / 50P,zza B.Gigli 7 06 48160255

TERESA SALGUEIRO Parco della musica 21.00 E 30Viale P. de Coubertin199.109.783

PORTAL/LEGNINI: OUT OF FRANCE Parco della musica 21.00 E 20Viale P. de Coubertin199.109.783

BOB DYLAN Palalottomatica 21.00 E 40/69P.le dello Sport892 101

A. S. ROMA VS U. S. LECCE Stadio Olimpico 15.00 E 15 / 185Via Foro Italico 1 199 109 783

LORIN MAAZELParco della musica 18.00 E 18 / 47Viale P. de Coubertin06 8082058

VANESSA DA MATA Parco della musica21.00 E 10 / 30Viale P. de Coubertin 06 8082058

EISLERMATERIAL Teatro Nazionale 20.30 E 30Via del Viminale 51 0648160255

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Giotto and the 14th century is

the title of the impressive exhibit on the Florentine master hosted between March 6th and June 29th 2009 at the Vittoriano complex on Rome’s Piazza Venezia. The exposition shows us how Giotto, maybe the first true

“Italian” artist, has become a symbol for late medieval art and highlights the profound influence he would have on many artists in the Italian peninsula after him. Over seventy years have passed since the last great exhibition on Giotto and Italian painting in his age, held at the Uffizi in Florence in 1937 to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the master’s death. Over 150 works of a very high level and undoubted quality have been gathered to guide us through the development of Giotto’s figurative painting style. Splendid polyptyches, priceless oil paintings, sculptures, manuscripts and gold works testify

Il più Sovrano Maestro stato in dipintura.

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Giotto and the 14th century

the influence that Giotto had on many Italian arts and crafts of his time. Among the exhibit’s rare works the main attraction will be made up by some 20 pieces by the master himself. Being hard to move due to conservation reasons this is actually the first time they’ll be exposed outside Florence in what is bound to be a unique event even for Rome.

MARCH 6TH JUNE 29TH 2009Complesso del Vittoriano Opening Hours / 9.30 -19.30; Fri. Sat. 9.30 - 23.30; Sun. 9.30 - 20.30Tickets / E 7,50/10 Address / Via di San Pietro in Carcere Telephone / 06 68809035 Closed / Mondays

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Futurism

At the centennial of the

publication of the manifest – which appeared on the Parisian newspaper “Le Figaro” on February 20th 1909 – the Quirinal Stables dedicate a very important exposition to Futurism.

The exhibition gathers an impressive number of masterpieces of early Futurism, and holds even those works exposed at the grand Futurism exhibition held in Paris in 1912, and exhibition that caused quite a rumour. In only a short time the ideas of “speed” and ”dynamism” were spread across the world, helping the redefine contemporary art

along the lines of a modern vision. Interestingly, the exhibit exalts the cultural bonds and the tight formal relationships between cubism and futurism, with a large selection of cubistic works able to testify the similarities and differences between the two artistic movements. Amongst the most famous works we may find: Le grand nu by G. Braque, or Picasso’s Femme assise dans un fauteuil. U. Boccioni is present with his Costruzione orizzontale and Le forze di una strada whereas we also see Le nuotatrici by C. Carrà and Nu descendant l’escalier of M. Duchamp. Apart from those masters,

Avanguardia Avanguardie.

the exhibit boasts numerous historic works coming from the most important international collections.

FEBRUARY 20THMAY 24TH 2009Scuderie del Quirinale

Opening Hours / 10-20 Tickets / E 7/10 Address / Via XXIV Maggio 16 Telephone / 06 39967500 Closed / Mondays

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For the first time ever, both for Ital and the

world, an exhibit dedicated to one of the most important figures in Roman history: Julius Caesar, the first “dictator”, creator of the empire and of its greatness.

The exhibit parts from Caesar himself and his closest spheres, both political and cultural, signing the most important moments in his rise to power: the military campaigns that gave him glory, the Egyptian adventure and the encounter with Cleopatra. It also shows the cultural and artistic environment in Rome in these days, up to Caesar’s death in 44 BC.

Numerous archaeological artefacts and artistic representations document the story and the legend of Caesar from medieval times to our days. The world chronicles abound

The man, the exploits, the myth.

Julius Caesar

in entries on Caesar, being a key personality in the transition from Roman republic to Roman Empire. Though never becoming Emperor himself, he laid the foundations of a new order that would’ve made Rome the greatest power of antique times and an important factor in the development of European civilization.

FEBRUARY 20TH UNTIL MAY 3RD 2009Chiostro del Bramante

Opening Hours / 10-20 Tickets / E 7/10 Address / Via della Pace Telephone / 06 68809035 Closed / Mondays

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At the 200th anniversary of his birth

the city of Rome hosts the greatest exhibit ever organised in the honour of the famous English naturalist Charles Darwin, whose theories today are still a hot topic in the cultural debate. The exhibit combines different ways of looking at Darwin using the languages of history, storytelling, naturalism, scientific philosophy and contemporary experimental research.

Among the many features of Darwin’s life we find his adventures as a young man, his family relations, his immersion into the English culture of

his day and his five-year trip around the world, which all contribute to the creation of this revolutionary idea. The exhibit tells us about Darwin’s initial questions, the encouraging discoveries, the first phases of shaping the “idea”, the insecurities and fears, the long silence and finally the publication of “On the origin of species” that caused quite a row, as well as sensation, in 1859.

The exhibit, first presented in New York, in its Italian version has been cured by Niels Eldredge, head of the department of invertebrae of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, with the help of Ian

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Tattersall, director of the Hall of Human Evolution at the same museum.

FEBRUARY 12TH MAY 3TH 2009 Palazzo delle esposizioni

Opening Hours / 10-20 Tickets / E 7,5 /12,5 Address / Via Nazionale 194 Telephone / 06 39967500 Closed / Mondays

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Stories of RomeLegends and stories

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Already in 226 AD the city of Rome

boasted some 11 large aqueducts, bringing the water from their faraway springs right into the heart of the city. Being the capital of a great empire, the city needed to guarantee its one million inhabitants an easy access to this important natural element. The entire aqueduct network around the city measured over 500 kilometers, and managed to flush some 500.000 cubic metres of drinking water into Rome every day through three different distribution circuits. There was a public one that fed water to a number of artificial lakes and public fountains, one circuit meant

exclusively for the large thermal buildings all around the city, and finally a special distribution network that brought fresh water into a number of private homes. Of course for a large part of the population a privat access to the water system remained only dream, given the high cost of such an operation. Therefore most ancient Romans had to go to one of the many public fountains spread around the city to have a drink. At each fountain public officials could be found whose sole task it was to make sure that no one soiled the water rendering it undrinkable. Anyone found breaking this law

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The water of Rome

would find himself having to pay a fine of some 10.000 sestertii. Rome’s grandeur and prestige were at least in part based on its rich water supply and so you should not be amazed to find the 2000 years on, the water of Rome’s public fountains still flows through those precious ancient conducts.

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DessertsThe Romans, natural born sweet-tooths.

He couldn’t stand all those sweets

anymore, he had more than enough of all the pies. He just wanted some simple bread, Horace, one of

Rome’s greatest poets, exclaimed.

With it he intended to underline the difference between the overly refined lifestyle that rich Romans had come to enjoy in the city, and the honest, simple life in the countryside.

It’s hard to say if he managed to convince any of his readers though, as the Romans back in the day already had a great passion for anything sweet, be it bought at a baker’s or home-made. The main ingredients usually included milk, eggs, spices, almonds, cheese and hunny, this last ingredient being rather important as it was the most important sweetener in the ancient world.

There were many different shapes to be found, and also temperatures differed: warm things in winter, cold ones in summer. Most pies and sweets took on the the name of their “creator”. One of them is Apicius, an authentic bon vivant who lived in the 1st century AD and left us a collection of recipes of his day. more than one type of pie is called “Apicius pie” in his honour. If we read ancient Roman document we may often find the word “libum”, which was rather flatly shaped dessert that was offered to the Gods on their holy days. It was also offered to mortals though, as a worthy end to the richest banquets.

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Most ancient Romans had lunch

between midday and 1 o’ clock. They didn’t eat much though, and if they were in a hurry they didn’t even sit down for it.

Then there were peo-ple like Seneca (the famous philospher) who treated himself merely to a piece of dry bread, but nor-mally the meal was composed of rather more apetizing treats like cheese, figs, veg-etables and fruit.

Usually lunch was served cold, or at most reheated if it were yesterday’s leftovers. As for drinks, a favourite at lunchtime was the so-called mulsum, a wine that had some honey added to make it sweeter.

Especially in summer lunch was usually followed by a couple of hours of what modern day Spaniards would call “siesta”, during which shops and schools remained closed.

In this respect it’s intersting to mention what famous historian Procopius tells us in his “de bello vandalico” (“on the vandal war”) where he states that when after 800 years the city of Rome was taken by the Visigoths under Alaric in 410 AD, this was done rather easily as most of the guards on the walls were actually on their lunch breaks!

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disrepair. Only with the rise of a number of popes with a feel for city planning a renewed intrest in the obelisks came around, one of them being Sixtus V who started

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Rome’s obelisks A little bit of Egypt in town.

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of obelisks in the eternal city. Varying from small and little-known ones to the grand and famous ones on the various squares they share one thing: basically all of them were brought from Egypt by ships coming into the Ostia harbour.

They were then usually put up to adorn a circus or arena somewhere in the city, much to the pride of its inhabitants.

No other city in the world could boast a similar number of obelisks, and that probably hasn’t changed since. With the fall of the Roman Empire and the subsequent

abandonment of parts of the city many obelisks came down too. Many were lost forever, buried under the sands of time and forgotten, others crumbled after falling into

placing obelisks around town little by little as more started to be found under the soil.

The obelisks didn’t have a merely ornamental function, being erected as the geometric centres of grand aquares or other public spaces, but also as a beacon for pilgrims, standing outside churches to show them the way.

One bright example of this use we found when standing on the crossroads between Via delle Quattro Fontane and the Via XX Settembre.

From here three obelisks can be seen: the one at the back of the S. Maria Maggiore church on Piazza dell’Esquilino, the

one on the square in front of the Quirinal palace and the obelisk at the top of the Spanish steps in front of the church of the “Trinita’ dei Monti”. Many of them have had their looks changed over the ages or had elements added to them, the one incorporated into the splendid fountain on Piazza Navona (see photo) is an example of that. Then, there are also the smaller ones like the one of the back of the “little chick of the minerva” (a tiny elephant, another mastepiece by Bernini) or the smallest obelisk in Rome, to be found in the Villa Celimontana park.

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The Relics of Saint John Lateran

The apostles’ jewels.

In a tabernacle inside the basilica of Saint John

Lateran, standing on the gothic papal altar, we find two quite extraordinay relics: the heads of the apostles John and Paul. Highly venerated as they were in te past, they had been placed here in 1369 incorporated into two gold and silver busts covered in precious stones, made for Pope Urban V by goldsmith Giovanni di Bartolo. The two reliquaries however were the objective of a sensational theft on the night of the 12th of April 1438 when all the precious stones that adorned the relics were stolen. There was an enormous public outcry due to the

importance of both saints and the fact that their reliquaries had been profanated.

Right away investi-gations were started and spies, guards and informants swarmed the city in order to find out who had been responsible for this appaling act. For a long time it all seemed invane, until one day the purpetrators got careless and were caught. It happened near Campo de’ Fiori where many goldsmiths and jewellers had their shops, when a man called Servestro de Pallone was about to buy a fairly large pearl of one of the goldsmiths.

The pearl was actually part of the “holy” loot which

the goldsmith had recieved from two of the basilica’s sacristans. The goldsmith asked some 30 ducats for the pearl, a price the buyer considered way too high and things soon heated up. However, the ensueing argument was overheard by some passers-by who, connecting the facts, reported their findings to the Papal police. The culprits were soon identified and arrested, as was the canon of Saint john Lateran Nicola di Valmontone, uncle of one of the culprits, who had collaborated in the theft. On the 22nd of August that same year, after an official procession led by the Pope in which all of Rome’s notables took

part, the precious stones were put back in place. The culprits were excommunicated and condemned to quite horribles punishments: after haveing been locked in a cage that hung high over Campo de’ Fiori, they were dragged towards Saint John Lateran over Rome’s rugged streets by horses. Here the canon, Monseigneur Nicola di Valmontone, was hung from a willow whereas his complices had their right hand cut off before being burnt on the stake. The story of the two reliquaries continues in 1799 when they were stolen by French troops occupying the city or - as

some historians claim - molten by Pope Pius VI to pay Napoleon the sum of gold agreed to in the Treaty of Tolentino two years earlier, in order to obtain a peace between

France and the Papal States. The ones we see today are copies of the originals that were ordered by the very devout wife of the marquis of Villahermosa in 1804.

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Museums in Rome

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GALLERIA BORGHESEOpening Hours / 8.30 - 19.30 closed on Mondays Address / Piazzale del Museo Borghese Telephone / 06 32810 Ticket / E 8.50 Tickets need to be booked by tel-ephone in advance.

This gallery holds sculptures, bas-reliefs, and antique mosaics.

MUSEO DI ROMAIN TRASTEVEREOpening Hours / 10.00 - 20.00, closed on Mondays Address / Piazza Sant’Egidio 1/b Telephone / 06 0608Ticket / E 3

The museum shows you some aspects of Roman city life at the end of the 18th and 19th centuries.

MUSEO NAZIONALE DEGLI STRUMENTI MUSICALIOpening Hours / 8.30 – 19.30, closed on Mondays Address / Piazza Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, 9/aTelephone / 06 7014796Ticket / E 4

The National Museum of Musical Instruments is the biggest of its kind in Europe.

GALLERIA NAZIONALE DI ARTE MODERNA Opening Hours / 8.30 – 19.30, closed on Mondays Address / Viale delle Belle Arti, 131Telephone / 06 32298221Ticket / E 7 – 9

Holds a collection of mainly Italian artists from the 19th and 20th centuries.

MUSEO NAZIONALE ROMANO PALAZZO ALTEMPSOpening Hours / 9 – 19.45, closed on Mondays Address / Via Sant’Apollinare 46Telephone / 06 39967700Ticket / E 7

This museum offers one of the most important collections of ancient sculptures.

MUSEO STORICOVATICANOOpening Hours / 9 – 12, closed on Sundays Address / Piazza San Giovanni in LateranoTelephone / 06 69886467Ticket / E 5

This museum conserves the historical legacy of Papacy and it’s court.

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MuseumsMUSEO NAZIONALE D’ARTE ORIENTALEOpening Hours / Tue, Wed, Fri 9:00-14:00; Thu, Sat, Sun- and holidays 9:00-19:30; closed on Mondays Address / Via Merulana, 248 Telephone / 06 46974832Ticket / E 6

This museum guards the findings of various Italian archaeological missions to Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

GALLERIA COMUNALE D’ARTE MODERNA E CONTEMPORANEA Opening Hours / Tue-Fri: 9.00 – 19.00; Sundays and holi-days: 9.00 – 14.00; closed on Mondays.Address / Via F. Crispi, 24 Telephone / 06 4742848Ticket / E 2,60

The museum’s exhibit hosts some 4000 works of art by famous Italian artists.

GALLERIA NAZIONALE D’ARTE ANTICA Opening Hours / 8.30 – 19.30; closed on MondaysAddress / Via delle Quattro Fontane 13 Telephone / 06 32810Ticket / E 5 - 6

The gallery is rich in masterpieces of the 16th and 17th centuries.

GALLERIA D. PAMPHILJOpening Hours / 10-17Address / Via del Corso, 305 Telephone / 06 6797323Ticket / E 9

The Doria Pamphilj gallery is home to a grand number of 17th century masterpieces.

GALLERIA NAZIONALE DI PALAZZO CORSINIOpening Hours / 8.30 – 19.30; closed on MondaysAddress / Via della Lungara 10 Telephone / 06 32810Ticket / E 4

The museum is home to works by the likes of B. Angelico, Rubens and L. Giordano.

MUSEO PALATINO Opening Hours / 8.30 – 16.30Address / Via di San Gregorio 30 Telephone / 06 39967700 Ticket / E 9 (valid also for the Coli-seum and Roman Forum)

The museum hosts sculptures, frescoes and findings of the archaic age that tell the story of Rome.

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MUSEO DI ROMA PALAZZO BRASCHIOpening Hours / 9 – 19; closed on MondaysAddress / Via di San Pantaleo (near Piazza Navona) Telephone / 06 0608 Ticket / E 6 - 8

The Palazzo Braschi collection holds numerous manufactures that tell Rome’s story from the late medieval period until the second half of the 20th century.

MUSEO H. C. ANDERSENOpening Hours / 9 – 19, closed on MondaysAddress / Via P. S. Mancini 20Telephone / 06 32 19 089 Ticket / Free entrace

The home of H. C. Andersen holds a collection of 700 works that testify the artistic genius of this Norwegian master.

MUSEO DELL’ALTO MEDIOEVO Opening Hours / 9 – 14; closed on MondaysAddress / Viale Lincoln 3Telephone / 06 54228199Ticket / E 2

The Museum of the Early Middle Ages presents a collection of materials dating from the 4th to the 14th centuries.

MUSEO NAZIONALE: CRYPTA BALBIOpening Hours / 9-19.45; closed on MondaysAddress / Via delle Botteghe Oscure 31 Telephone / 06 39967700Ticket / E 7

The Crypta Balbi is one of Rome’s most extraordinary museums on urban archaeology.

MUSEI CAPITOLINIOpening Hours / 9 – 20; closed on MondaysAddress / Piazza del Campidoglio1 Telephone / 06 0608 Ticket / E 6,50

The Museums hold pieces of sculptural art of immeasurable value, the statue of Oceanus, the Capi-toline Venus and the equestrian statue of Emperor M. Aurelius.

MUSEO DELLA CIVILTÀ ROMANAOpening Hours / 9 – 13.30; closed on MondaysAddress / Piazza G. Agnelli, 10 Telephone / 06 32810Ticket / E 6.50

The exposed materi-als are reproductions of architectural and monuments of the Roman Empire.

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MuseumsMUSEO NAZIONALE DI CASTEL SANT’ANGELOOpening Hours / 9 – 19; closed on MondaysAddress / Lungote-vere Castello, 50 Telephone / 06 6819111Ticket / E 5

A place where present and past of the eternal city are inseparably linked.

GALLERIA SPADA Opening Hours / 8.30 – 19.30; closed on MondaysAddress / Piazza Capo di Ferro, 13 Telephone / 06 6832409Ticket / E 5

The gallery holds the private collection of Cardinal Spada and has works by Guercino, Baciccia and Guido Reni.

MUSEO BARRACCOOpening Hours / 9 – 19; closed on MondaysAddress / Corso Vitto-rio Emanuele 166/A Telephone / 06 0608Ticket / E 3

The museum holds a prestigious collection of antique sculptures

MUSEO DI PALAZZO VENEZIAOpening Hours / 8.30 – 19.30; closed on MondaysAddress / Via del Plebiscito, 118 Telephone / 06 32810Ticket / E 4

The museum conserves a number of paintings dating back to the 15th-18th centuries.

MUSEO D’ARTE CONTEMPORANEA ROMA – MACROOpening Hours / 9 – 19, closed on MondaysAddress / Via Reg-gio Emilia, 54 Telephone / 06 0608Ticket / Free en-trance

At the Macro one may find the works of Accardi, Schifano, Festa, Rotella, Bianchi, and other contemporary artists.

MUSEO MONTEMARTINIOpening Hours / 9 – 19, closed on MondaysAddress / Via Ostiense 106 Telephone / 06 0608Ticket / E 4.50

The museum recon-structs the monu-mental and illustrates the development of the ancient city from the Republican Age through to the late Imperial Age.

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MUSEO NAZIONALE ETRUSCOOpening Hours / 8.30 – 19.30, closed on MondaysAddress / Piazzale di Villa Giulia, 93 Telephone / 06 32810Ticket / E 4

The Museum holds some of the masterpieces of the ancient Etruscan civilization.

PALAZZO MASSIMO ALLE TERMEOpening Hours / 9 – 19.45, closed on MondaysAddress / Largo di Villa Peretti 1 Telephone / 06 39967700Ticket / E 7

At the Palazzo Massimo one will find true treasures of Roman coins and jewellery.

MUSEO DELL’ARA PACISOpening Hours / 9 – 19, closed on MondaysAddress / Lungote-vere in Augusta Telephone / 06 0608Ticket / E 6.50

The Ara Pacis or “altar of peace” is one of the finest examples of antique art in the world.

MUSEO DELLE MURAOpening Hours / 9 – 14, closed on MondayAddress / Via di Porta San Sebastiano Telephone / 06 0608Ticket / E 6.50

This exhibition tells the story of Rome’s city walls.

MERCATI DI TRAIANOOpening Hours / 9 – 19, closed on MondaysAddress / Via IV Novembre 94 Telephone / 06 0608Ticket / E 6.50

Trajan’s markets are the main museum on antique architecture that offers the visitor a number of replicas and reconstructions of part of the ancient forum and its architectural decorations.

MUSEO DELLE MURAOpening Hours / 9 – 14, closed on MondayAddress / Via di Porta San Sebastiano Telephone / 06 0608Ticket / E 6.50

This exhibition tells the story of Rome’s city walls.

“Si fueris Romae, Romano vivito more.”

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BIR E FUD

Address / Via Benedetta 23 Phone / 06 5894016 Medium Price / E 25 Closed / Never

This interesting hotspot for lovers of good beer and good food gets its name from beer & food, albeit in phonetic Italian. It’s rather different from your average restaurant but home to a very vast and ever-changing choice of excellent dishes and pizza’s made from first quality ingredients. Bir & Fud always has at least ten craft beers (artisanal, abbey, small breweries) on draught, and an impressive collection of bottled beers from all over the world. Situated right in the heart of Trastevere this is really one to try out, whether in romantic company or with friends, to get a taste of great beers and equally good food.

RELAZIONI CULINARIE

Address / Via Panisperna 75Phone / 06 48930554 Medium Price / E 30Closed / Never

Right in the heart of one of Rome’s oldest quarters, Monti, you’ll find this lovely restau-rant that offers some intriguing recipes from Southern Italy. The freshly made pasta everyday, served with artichokes and salmon or sausage, lemon and Parmesan cheese are worth trying, as are the meat dishes (try the pork with sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts and black olives) and the fish (swordfish with lemon). For dessert the Relazioni Culinarie offers a lovely chest-nut mousse or sorbets made with fresh fruit. The restaurant’s origi-nal nature is reflected in the continuous contemporary art exhibits inside its walls.

OSTERIA DELL’ANGELO

Address / Via Bettolo 24/32Phone / 06 3729470 Medium Price / E 25Closed / on Sunday, Monday and Saturday (only dinner)

Close to metrostop Ottaviano, this restau-rant offers you a place to try some original Roman dishes. The ambient is as typical as it gets for a Roman trattoria, simple and a bit rough around the edges, including the well-known red-and-white cheq-uered tablecloths. The walls are lined with various items connected to both boxing and rugby, the latter being the sport practiced by its owner, Angelo Croce. The cuisine is Roman, period, tasty and rich in flavour, no extravaganza’s or fancy things. The price is fixed: 25 for a complete meal.

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Via Benedetta 23 (Trastevere) - Phone 06 5894016

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Opening Hours / 10 – 13 / 17 – 1 Address / Piazza Santa Maria Libera-trice 46Phone / 06 45421608

This concept store offers its clients the chance to enjoy – without hurry - the many avail-able books while warming up with a nice cup of tea or having a glass of good wine. But not only the books are for sale, you’ll also find designer objects and furniture, made by young crea-tive artists from all over the world. The in-house gallery provides room for exhibits and performances by both emerging and acclaimed artists, and proposes itself as a cultural meet-ing point for painters, photographers, poets and actors.

SENZA FONDO

Opening Hours / 20.00 – 2.00 Address / Via Germanico 168/cPhone / 06 3211415

This warm and wel-coming oasis for the thirsty can be found in the basement of a 1920’s build-ing near St. Peter’s basilica. The ancient, chestnut-covered brick walls welcome those who enter to quench their thirst on the wide range of draught beers. Apart from the many abbey and trappist beers, Senza fondo (bottomless, in Italian) also boasts a wide range of traditional cheeses, sausages, sliced meets and more. Of culinary intrest are also the sandwiches, salads, traditional br-uschette, and cold dishes. It also has a tearoom.

MA CHE SIETE VENUTI A FA

Opening Hours / 15.00 -2.00 Address / Via Benedetta 25 Phone / 3805074938

The “Ma che siete venuti a fà” can easily be called a reference point for all beer aficiona-dos of Rome and province. In the heart of Trastevere we find this fine pub, entirely dedicated to good, artisanal beer. They dispose of 10 draughts and two original English hand operated pump-draughts, which poor out unique beers of undisput-able quality. Some of the best Belgian, German, Danish, American and, more interestingly, Italian beers. The “Ma che siete venuti a fa” of-fers a range of beers that has no parallels in all of Rome.

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ALEXANDER PLATZ

Hours / 20.00 – 2.00 Address / Via Ostia 9 Phone / 06 39742171

One of the better known addresses in Rome famous for it active concert-scene and its leading role in a number of great Jazz Festivals. The ambient is distinctly international and very warm, and the old walls are lined with the writings and autographs of the world’s most famous jazz artists. If you’re looking for an interesting night out, meeting new people and hearing new stories, Alexander Platz is the place to be. Clients are assured of cordial service, an international kitchen with an Italian touch and a fine American Bar.

BIG MAMA

Hours / 21 – 1.30Address / Vicolo San Francesco a Ripa 18Phone / 06 5812551

Since March 30th 1984 the Big Mama has been an important reference point for the Roman music scene. Known for its varied programming, crossing over to many different styles with quality as its only criteria, you’ll regularly hear some good old blues, but don’t forget about jazz, rock, ethnic and singer-songwriters. Over its 25 year long history the Big Mama has been more than just any place to go to a concert, it has seen many young artists emerge and mature.

FONCLEA

Hours / 19.00 – 2.00Address / Via Crescenzio 82/aPhone / 06 6896302

For over the last 30 years Fonclea has been considered one of the best known live music clubs of Rome, and an important reference point for lovers of music. Since its opening in ‘77 it has hosted (and will continue to do so) a music-related event every night, ranging from the many concerts to, presentations, festivals and retrospective exhibits about blues and soul music...also songwriters, rock and jazz. The Fonclea is more than just that however, presenting a fine Italian kitchen and a broad choice of drinks.

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ANTICA ERBORISTERIA ROMANA

Address / Via di Torre Argentina Phone / 06 6879493

The oldest herbalist in Rome, this shop was founded in 1752. Noteworthy is the original furniture in Italian walnut, amongst which we find a magnificent cupboard with drawers where one can find 350 different medicinal herbs, and a beautifully decorated panelled ceiling. Apart from the wide range of herbs, one can also find lovely fruited teas, essential oils, fluidextracts and over 20 different qualities of honey. The shop’s vast choice is further completed by products for aromatherapy and hydro massage as well as liquors, herbal spirits, incense and a wide range of lovely gift items!

AL SOGNO

Address / Piazza Navona 53Phone / 06 6864198

Since over five dec-ades, right on one of the world’s most beautiful squares, one can find the fairy-tale world of Al Sogno. This lovely shop offers a range of fluffy animals, collectable dolls and gift items of extraordinary quality and beauty. Passing this shop’s threshold means entering a fantasy-like dimen-sion in which you’ll come eye-to-eye with trolls, elves and fairies. If you happen to be in the vicinity of Piazza Navona we highly recom-mend you to make a little detour and discover the magic world of Al Sogno.

LIBRERIA DEL VIAGGIATORE

Address / Via del Pellegrino Phone / 06 68801048

The “traveller’s bookshop” is unique in Rome, and ideal for those who are about to go on holiday, or visit places they’ve never seen. Or simply for the curious, who can easily spend hours between its many racks. At this lovely libreria you will find tourist guides and maps of every imaginable part of the world, but also travel stories, foreign literature, essays and even philosophical writings. The racks are ordered by geographic area but our advise would be to just nose around everywhere; the choice of books is wide, varied and in many cases quite original.

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