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So you are at the end of another day sight seeing and everyone has told you that the only place to go for a night out in summer is near the beach in Ostia. Well this is not true…here are some ideas of what you can get up to on a night here in Rome.

 

A first stop would be the Trastevere quarter. There are loads of places to check out like pubs, bars and clubs. You can also enjoy the famous “grattachecca” , which is a mixture of ice, syrup and pieces of fruit, in front of Trilussa Square. It would be great at the moment especially with the temperature being so hot. Otherwise if that doesn’t tickle your fancy try a gelato from Pompi gelateria .

 

Piazza Navona and Campo di Fiuori are always busy. Another great place to go close to Piazza Navona in Via dell’Anima  is a club called Anima and you can dance untill 4 in the morning with r&b and hip-hop thumping away.

So someone may have bursed your party bubble a bit and told you that in Testaccio in the summer its not very easy to find great discos which are open but yes as was previously mentioned Ostia does give you some respite. To get there take metro line b (the blue one) till Piramide and than you take the train for Ostia. Just remember the blue line of the metro close at 11.30 p.m. and startS again at 05.30 a.m.

Going to Eur, using the same metro line, is good for every kind of evening. Try the Zen Disco or Le Terrazze which are close to the lake that you’ll find in Viale America.

 

Close to Termini Station there is Julius Caesar Disco Pub. It has a great pubcralw. Try it!! You can find it in Via Castelfidardo on the corner with Via Palestro. Tuesday, Thursday Friday and Saturday the crawl starts at 8 in the evening.

 

 

This is an appointment not to miss and which has been successfully held over the years every summer in Rome, Italy.

It consists in various cultural events , some suitable for the children too and most of them take place outside so you enjoy the great roman weather.

Here are a few suggestions for a pleasant time out during your vancation, and for an extensive list please visit the site of the Rome Neibourghood office

In august you will be able to have a great night out with good music at the “Fiesta” in the area of Cappannelle where the hyppodrome is (by the Appian Way).

Children will have a great time watching the characters of the children’s theatre San Carlino in Villa Borghese near our B&B De Cappuccini.

Other activities include an open air cinema,in Ostia Antica, just like in America , where you sit in your car and enjoy the show, but also Opera nights at the Stadio dei Marmi .
For those who need a break from the too much walking around the city Roma beach is what you need : it is conveniently located on the sides of the Tiber River in the heart of Rome and close to our Yes Hotel Rome .

And finally not to be missed our great central Hotel’s last minute rates in August : book now !

On my day off the other week I decided to go to another church, as is my usual habit, to go have a look at some art. However, this wasn’t just any church, this was St. Peter’s Basilica. After being here for nine months and still not having gone inside and taking a look at the Vatican Museums too, I decided it was about time.

 

After organising a tour with Angel Tours I was told to meet at the taxi rank outside St. Peters Square at 12:30. I was met by a group of cheerfull guys and gals holding umbrellas with angels on all of them. They were really nice and asked me to wait in the corner just a few metres down as it was out of the sun and a lot cooler. At around ten to one we were given a quick introduction and then divided into smaller groups and taken off by our guides.

 

 

 My guide, Steve, was absolutely fantastic and he was a virtual walking talking encyclopoedia. He was very funny too and we weren’t bored to death about too many facts but the ones that he did give us were extremely interesting and entertaining. The queue was really long to get into the museums but Steve told us to go off and have a coffee and he would keep our place in the line. So after an espresso and two chocolate bombe I was ready to get back in the queue.

So after getting inside, going through security and then a quick toilet break we were then on our way up the escelator to the museums. At the top of the stairs we went through to the garden which had a huge pine cone in it and a globe of the earth. We were then given an explanation of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel as we weren’t allowed to talk inside. Then we went through to a small garden and had a look at some beautiful carved marble pieces.

After that it was through to another hall containing what historians believe to be a huge bird bath made out of Egyptian red marble. It has since been mined into exhaustion. We saw three more pieces made out of the same marble. The price tag for each of these pieces is unbelievable. 44 000 euros per square inch.

 After a few more rooms and quite a bit more walking we finally got to the icing on the cake, the Sistine Chapel. We weren’t allowed to take any photographs but that didn’t stop people from snapping away and filming with their video cameras. It was a bit disappointing that it wasnt lit very well but this must have something to do with preserving the restored frescos. After the chapel we exited from a door on the right hand side and then we were off to St. Peter’s. Just remember to take off your hat and the rules about the dresscode and you should be ok to get in.

The place is huge and it is full of really great pieces of art. One of the great and most well known pieces must be Michelangelo’s Pieta. It was the only piece of sculpture he ever signed. There is just too much to mention here. This place is full of Bernini, Michelangelo, Bramante, Rafaello and all the other great masters.

This place is well worth a visit even if you have to wait for a while in the queues. How often are you going to be in Rome and when will you get another chance to see this magnificent place. Thanks Angel Tours for making my day.