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Our Blogger: Marcelo

Stoic and fatalistic. Introverted. Painter of daily life. A sense of humor and a frank manner mixed with a conservative vision about politics. A man who simply accepted things as they were. Edward Hopper (1882 – 1967), one of the most popular and well known American artists of the twentieth century will be in Rome from February 16^th.

For the first time in Italy! An exciting exhibition that arrives to Rome after a great success at the Palazzo Reale in Milan (More than 1,600 daily visitors). The Exhibition in Rome is organized with the support of Fondazione Roma and Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. It will be entirely dedicated to all aspects of Edward Hopper’s extraordinary career.

Explore Edward Hopper artistic conception in which  “Great art is the outward expression of an inner life of the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world’’ while , “So much of every art is an expression of the subconscious’’ and ‘’ and little of importance by the conscious intellect.”

Our Blogger: Jona

Even if the concert is held on Friday the 8^th of October 2010, for sure you are able to hear U2’s most famous song “Sunday bloody Sunday”. The Irish rock band which has sold more than 170 million albums and won 22 Grammy Awards. And that is more than any other rock band has achieved. Not only the selling records will guarantee you an unforgettable evening at Olympic Stadium.

 The road to world wide success has been long. Everything started in 1976, when none of the 4 members were very good musicians. Years went by, and they got better. Everything changed in 1987 when they released hit record The Joshua Tree. U2 has all these years made lot of charity work and helping people with groups like:  Amnesty International, Make Poverty History, the ONE Campaign, Live Aid, Live 8, Bono’s DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa) campaign, and Music Rising.

Tickets can be bought online: www.ticketone.it and prices are very reasonable because 85% of all tickets cost less than 95€, the ones for the field in front of the stage cost 55€ and at least 10.000 tickets cost 30€.  

Our Blogger: Vanda

From on October 24 up to February 14 th 2010, to the Museum in Rome Trastevere, you can assist to a photographic show from the title “Before and after the Wall.”  The exhibition has the purpose to tell the history of the wall in Berlin through forty photos taken during the last forty years in Berlin, the show it will put in prominence all the changes that this city has suffered from the creation of the wall up to its demolition and its transformation into a ”monument” of a past that cannot be forgotten.

The photographers authors of this interesting show are: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Leonard Freed, Bruno Barbey, Ian Berry, Guy Le Querrec della Magnum Photos, Gianni Berengo Gardin a Mauro Galligani, Giovanni Chiaramonte, Nicola Gnesi e Davide Monteleone and the great French agency Eyedea.

The museum is open every day, except Monday, from 10:00 until 20:00 but the box-office is closes to the 19. Price ticket: 5.50 European (whole) 4.00 European (meeting place). Address: Piazza di Sant’Egidio, 1/b

At Hotel Des Artistes and Yes Hotel we will be more than happy to give you all the necessary information to visit this and many other famous museums in Rome. Make a reservation and get ready for the experience of a lifetime!

Our Blogger: Joseph

Singer, song-writer and pianist Tori Amos returns to Rome for the first Italian date of her Sinful Attraction Tour in which she will introduce new tracks off from her new released album entitled Abnormally Attracted To Sin. Amos, also known as the “the goddess of rock” for the die hard fans, is one of the most important figures in contemporary music scene; anyone who has followed her music career, will be able to recognize the overturns from her music in the 90’s thanks to intense activities like Little Earthquakes (1992), Under the Pink (1994) and From the Choirgirl Hotel (1998).

Known for her emotional concerts, Amos will be doing some new covers from her previous albums.. Amos have performed in beyond 1,000 dates in the theatres and prestigious well-know concert venues all over the world. Her last world tour in 2007, has been defined by BBC as "The return of Tori Amos as she had defined herself as well… beyond its end". In the peak of her career Amos has done covers of classic rock tracks such as Angie by the Rolling Stones, Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, Thank You by Led Zeppelin, I am on fire by Bruce Springsteen and New Age by Lou Reed.

Here at Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes we’ll be glad to help you in every way we can to enjoy this and many other great events in the city.

30 September 2009 – Auditorium Parco della Musica                                                  

Tickets:

Plateau 45 euros;                                                                             First Gallery 35 euros;                                                                     Second Gallery 25 euros.

Our Blogger: Stefano

The bouquinistes are the sellers of second-hand books in Paris who have installed their wooden stands along the Seine. For decades, they have been offering the best of arts, litterature and entertainment at an affordable price in the largest “open air library” in the world. Today they are considered “heritage of humanity".
The bouquinistes are a part of the history of Paris. The same term, "Bouquin" in argot is an old book.

We can find in Rome a similar tradition, a sort of book trade, sometimes wandering the city, not formalized, but with a long tradition. Indeed we can find markets, book stalls and kiosks set up in many parts of Rome: Campo de ‘Fiori, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Piazza Pasquino, and the Fontanella Borghese. This is the place to sell books, not to be confused with other stands dotted around the city that have nothing to do with the tradition of which we speak.

Today their business is gradually changing in line with market needs and demands of tourists. And so, instead of old books and prints of works of art, on the kiosks appear now posters of famous actors or, in Paris, small plastic Eiffel Towers.
For this reason it was decided to revisit the streets of Paris by an exhibition dedicated to bouquinistes.
The exhibition will be inaugurated during the eleventh week of culture. It proposes materials coming primarily from the collection of the National Library Ceccarius and that of the Parisian museum in Rome.

The exhibition will display images and documents from the XIX and XX centuries. We’ll find many books, newspapers, posters and postcards that tell the story of this ancient tradition.
An unusual exhibition that will bind two great capitals that have always been culturally close. The photographs will be on display on the National Library on Viale Castro Pretorio 105, only a couple of steps away from Hotel Des Artistes!

In fact, Des Artistes and Yes Hotel are two wonderful accomodation structures in Rome. Their location and comfort standards are great, and will offer you everything you need to have a fantastic time in the Eternal City.

Attending to the opera is an experience many look forward to experience when they visit Italy. But the opera academies in Italy are not always touristic-friendly and getting a ticket can prove difficult. So, if you’re able to attend a quality Opera concert you can call yourself lucky, but if you are coming to Rome during may you’ll have the chance to have the opera experience of a lifetime.

On May 25^th the famous Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will offer in the Colosseum (no less) a charity concert to help the people from Abruzzo, where some villages have been almost destroyed recently by an earthquake.

In case you still don’t know him, Andrea Bocelli is a blind tenor famous for its prowess in both the opera and popular music fields, an ability that has enabled him to conquer a wide audience and to spread the interest in Opera all around the world.

That night Angela Ghiorghiu will share the stage with Bocelli. Gheorghiu might be less well- known outside the opera world, but she is one of the new stars of the genre, and another of the many reasons that make this event unique.

The tickets cost one thousand euros and can be bought through the internet.

Don’t miss this beautiful experience and don’t miss either the chance to enjoy Rome staying in two of the best hotels in the city: Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes, both very well located, near Rome main station and only half an hour away from the Colosseum!

Il Nostro Blogger: Arianna

Lo aspettiamo tutti con ansia, il nuovo tour di Claudio Baglioni “Questo Piccolo Grande Amore 2008 – il concerto”

I nome del tour prende spunto dal film da poco uscito “ Questo piccolo grande amore” ispirato all’omonima canzone dell’artista, del quale il cantautore ha curato la parte musicale

Un concerto che, attraverso musica e parole, ripercorrerà le tappe della carriera artistica di Claudio Baglioni, con particolare attenzione alle canzoni dell’album che lo ha reso famoso.

Dal tour prende il nome anche il doppio cd live, una chicca per i romantici e per quelli che volessero fare un salto indietro del tempo.

Personalmente amo molto le canzoni di Baglioni, hanno accompagnato la mia infanzia e la mia adolescenza.

Molti non sanno che gli inizi non sono stati facili per il cantautore romano ma proprio con l’album “ Questo piccolo grande amore” arriva un successo spiazzante che dura fino ai giorni nostri.

Non solo cantante Baglioni, ma un’artista in piena regola. ai suoi concerti siamo abituati a vedere dei veri e propri spettacoli, mai banali ma pieni di musica e colori.

Credo che anche questo concerto meriti di essere visto e mi chiedo quali sorprese ci riserverà questa volta.

Qualche piccola curiosità: Claudio Baglioni è stato il primo cantante a esibirsi negli stadi. Il primo concerto è al Flaminio dove viene applaudito anche per avere posizionato il palco al centro dello stadio, aperto in tutte le direzioni, così da avere un contatto a tutto tondo con il pubblico

L’artista si presenterà a Roma il 22/05/2009 in piazza di Siena.

Vi invito tutti a stare qui da noi all’Hotel Des Artistes. Il nostro hotel costituisce infatti la base ideale per raggiungere la sede del concerto.

Partendo da via villafranca 20, camminare per 450metri e prendere la linea M per sei fermate, scendere alla fermata Victor Hugo e ancora a piedi per 450 metri.

Our Blogger: Marcelo

You can enjoy the ‘’Settimana della Cultura’’ (The Culture Week) in Italy from 18^th April until 26^th seven days in which you will have the opportunity to visit many sites and museums completely free!

Of course, the Eternal City has a lot to offer to the visitors this week. Part of Its wonderful cultural and artistic heritage with not a penny of cost. You will find yourself pleased with the usual welcoming attitude of Roman people and the advantage of seeing much more playing much less…

Let’s consider the options:

Colosseum: The most famous monument in Rome, that does not need to be introduced. The giant from the 81 A.C is still there, reminding us of the eternal charm of Rome, with doors wide open and free!!

 The Capitoline Museums : The most ancient museum in the world, created by Pope Sisto IV in 1471. The square in which is placed was designed by the great Michelangelo. It holds the emblematic she-wolf, a symbol of Rome itself. The Marcus Aurelius statue and the bust of Augustus in the Hall of Emperors are among the examples of art pieces shown. Your visit will be even more interesting these days with the exhibition of Fra Angelico, an artist that gave a stunning contribution to the Renaissance Period. 

Trajan Market: A huge shopping centre of ancient times. It was considered indeed among the wonders of Classical world. The famous architect Apollodorus of Damascus designed this complex of 150 shops (second century AD).

Museum of Roman Civilization: This museum has a pearl that deserves to be found. You will see a model of the whole City of Rome exactly as it was during the Empire Age. It is the only place where you will have the opportunity to see Ancient Rome ‘’from above’’.

Also included : Museo di Roma Palazzo Braschi, Napoleonic Museum, Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Musei di Villa Torlonia, Museum Barracco (Pieces of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia ), Ara Pacis Museum, Museo delle Mura Villa di Massenzio, Museum of Zoology and the Necropolis Ostiense

For further information the program is available at: www.zetema.it; www.museiincomune.roma.it; www.060608.it Info and reservations: 06 06 08 (daily 9.00 – 21.00)

So, in case you were trying to make up your mind, there’s no better time for a last-minute trip to Rome. Here, at Hotel des Artistes and Yes Hotel we’ll be more than happy to give you all the guidance you need to enjoy the Eternal city!

Our Blogger: Giuseppe

From 18 July to 2 August 2009, Rome will host the XIII Fina Swimming World Championships.For that event, the most important swimmers from all over the world will be in the Eternal City.

In fact, the athletes who are going to take part in this competition will come from 170 different nations.

This event was first held in 1973 and is now held every two years.

Year and Location of the Swimming World Championships from 1973 to 2007:

The Foro Italico and Ostia Lido (for the swimming competitions in open water) will be the stage of the World Championships Finals in 2009. The next championship will be held in 2011 in Shanghai, China.

This competition has five different disciplines: swimming, open water swimming, diving, water polo and synchronized swimming (or synchro).

This event will bring to Rome a lot of people. Organisers have announced they are ready to welcome all fans who want to attend the competition.

If you look for a comfortable and fantastic accommodation, Yes Hotel will be glad to  give you all the best of hospitality in the Eternal City! Our hotels – Yes Hotel and Hotel des Artistes – offer you special rates to stay in Rome during the World Swimming Championships.

If you don’t want to miss this important sport event, book a room in one of our hotels, which are in the center of the capital.

Find the chance to visit Rome in summer: it is the best period!

Our Blogger: Lorenzo

  Cycling is definitely a popular sport in Italy and its annual race, the Giro d’Italia will begin this year on the 9^th of May in Venice and will determine its winner in the city of Rome on the 31^st of May, including two dates in Austria. This year the race will be celebrating its 100^th year and in lieu of this, Lance Armstrong will be racing after 3 years of retirement with his aim to not only to add more victories to his amazing career but to continue to promote his foundation Live Strong, a foundation created to win the battle against cancer.

The last 15.3 kilometers of the race will held in Rome beginning at Fori Imperiali,   continuing to Porta Pia (near Hotel des Artistes), Via Vittorio Veneto,  Via Della Concilliazione, back to Piazza Del Popolo, through Piazza Venezia finishing where they began, at the Fori Imperiali. The race has had a finish line in Rome only in the years of 1911 and 1950 and usually finishes in Milan. However, this year, the year the race celebrates its 100th year; the finish line has returned to the beautiful city of Rome and is an event that everyone is waiting for!

To witness this great event of international calibre your best choices for accomodation in the Eternal City are Hotel des Artistes and Yes Hotel in Rome, its great standards of comfort and its incredible prices, along with its strategical location will allow you to get the most of your vacation!