Rome For Dummies (Dummies Travel) by Bruce Murphy

By Bruce Murphy

Whilst in Rome, do because the Romans do—enjoy lifestyles! soak up the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel. The Coliseum, the place you could stroll a subterranean hall that used to be the passageway for gladiators and animals. fantastic museums, artwork, and sculpture. Rome enshrines centuries of background amid an environment of recent energy. From historic ruins to nightlife scorching spots, this pleasant consultant is helping you event all of it, with details on: understanding the neighborhoods and getting round procuring shops, the industry, or local distinctiveness outlets nice souvenirs, starting from vintage prints to cardinal socks not obligatory, extra really expert itineraries, together with Rome for structure fans and Rome for Michelangelo fans 5 day journeys, together with Tivoli with its villas and The Castelli Romani and their Italian wines like any For Dummies shuttle guide, Rome For Dummies contains: Down-to-earth trip-planning suggestion What you shouldn’t miss—and what you could pass the simplest resorts and eating places for each finances convenient Post-it Flags to mark your favourite pages

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It for details. Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. March and April Every year, more than 40 directors from over 25 countries participate in RIFF, the Roma Independent Film Festival (% 06-45425050; www. it). One week in March or April. On the high holy day of Venerdì Santo (Good Friday), the Catholic rite of the procession of the stations of the cross (Via Crucis) is presented in most Roman churches, sometimes as a reenactment with costumes. The Vatican’s procession takes place at night, led by the pope, between the Colosseum and Palatine Hill.

Soups are also present on the menu, especially in the traditional dishes of minestrone (a thick vegetable and bean soup) and pasta e ceci (a thick savory soup of pasta and chickpeas, usually served on Thursdays). Secondo Tradition holds that Romans eat fish on Tuesdays and Fridays, and meat the other days of the week, with vegetarian dishes always acceptable. Although few Romans still observe these traditions at home, you’ll find that they are more than happy that Roman trattorie do, and you’ll find them gaily eating the daily specials — so much so that if you arrive too late, the specials will be gone.

November One hundred artists are selected for the Cento Pittori Via Margutta exhibit, which turns scenic Via Margutta into an open-air gallery twice a year. Contact the tourist info line at % 06-36004399 for precise dates. November and April/May.

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