Rome

MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IN ROME

[ROME, ITALY] — Here’s a post all about my favorite things to do in Rome after studying there for a year and over a half-dozen other trips. Here are the best things to do in Rome. What to do in Rome and the Top sites in Rome. It’s not everything, other guides do that throughly, just my favorite sites. I studied in Rome my junior year of college way back in 1981. Those were different days then, Italy had yet to join the EU, the city was falling apart, everything was broken, trash was everywhere, communist street protests every week, the lira was 1000 to the dollar and everything was cheap. The city was a mess back then, but it was Our Mess to explore

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AN ODE TO THE MOST PERFECT BUILDING IN THE WORLD–THE PANTHEON

The Pantheon | Rome, Italy

[ROME, ITALY] — Review of the Pantheon Rome, in my opinion, the most beautiful building in the world. I am not alone on this. Here’s what’s iInside The Pantheon. How to plan your trip to the Pantheon and an overview of the wonderful Piazza della Rotonda. ________________________________ The Pantheon, one of the great wonders of the world and certainly my favorite building of all time. Every time I come back to Rome, the first thing I have to do is to go and see and touch this magical place. I’ve been inside The Pantheon at least fifty times and it never gets old. Even though… you know… it’s really old. Started by my friend Emperor Augustus and rebuilt after a fire by Big Builder Hadrian

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HOTEL DE RUSSIE–A LUXURIOUS HOTEL WITH PRIVATE GARDENS IN THE HEART OF ROME

HOTEL DE RUSSIE | ROME

[ROME, ITALY] — I’ve stayed at Hotel de Russie three times over the years, more if you count stopping in for a splendid martini. Here’s my review of the Hotel de Russie in Rome. Hotel de Russie is one of the best hotels in Rome and certainly one of the best luxury hotels in Rome. Walking by the skinny crowded sidewalks and fancy shopping around Piazza del Popolo, you’d never know this magical garden hides behind the understated entrance. A private Eden all to itself, 3,000 square metres of palm tree gardens climb up the steep hillside. (The same hill that leads up to Villa Borghese Gardens in my previous post) Rome is known for having small, cramped hotel rooms, but the Hotel de Russie doesn’t

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GET AWAY FROM THE CROWDS IN ROME, TAKE A WALK IN BORGHESE GARDENS

VILLA BORGHESE GARDENS | ROME, ITALY

[ROME, ITALY] — When you get sick of all the tour buses and streets clogged with tourist groups, head up to the top of the Via Venato to the Villa Borghese Gardens, one of the most tranquil parts of Rome.  Vast, sprawling acres of grass, trees and cool little features, like a picture perfect rowing lake…. with its own temple of course.  And because it’s high up, great views of the city and Piazza del Popolo. Few people visiting Rome really know about, or think of visiting, Villa Borghese Gardens. People totally overlook that big green blob in the upper left of their Roma map and head with the hoards to the old stuff. But when you’re hot and sweaty and tired of the bus tour

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ALBERGO DEL SENATO–WAKE UP TO THE PANTHEON STARING RIGHT AT YOU

ALBERGO DEL SENATO | ROMA

[ROMA] — Here’s my review of Albergo del Senato boutique hotel overlooking The Pantheon in Rome. Photos of views, rooms and rooftop bar. With one of the best hotel room views in Rome. _____________________________ There are fancier places to stay in Rome, but one of my favorites is the Albergo del Senato, directly across from my favorite building in the world, The Pantheon. It is small, Old School, but delightful. You can’t beat the location, smack in the heart of everything good. And right around the corner from the best gelato in Rome, Giolitti. If you can’t get a guarantee from the hotel for a Pantheon view or don’t want to by extra, then there are other hotels I’d choose. (I once had a broom closet

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