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Hotel Akragas
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3 Stars - 170 Opinions
Via Del Viminale, 8, Rome, 00184, Italy
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Rome at Christmas
I'm thinking of taking my family to Rome for the Christmas holiday. There would be 5 of us (husband, two older teenagers, my 8 year old, and myself). My thinking thus far would have us arriving on December 24th. I imagine many shops/sights will be closed for a few days during this time, but since there is so much to see just walking around, I thought we would still have enough to keep us busy. To what extent does the city shut down for Christmas Eve/Christmas Day? Will there be some grocery stores or restaurants open? We will probably rent a self-catered apartment, and I want to be sure we can at least stock up on arrival. Also, any suggestions for special events we might be able to enjoy during that time? Thanks for your advice!
Re: Rome at Christmas
I would suggest that you arrive in Rome on the 22nd or the 23rd.
For most of Europe, the big celebration date is the evening of the 24th. Many shops and stores begin to close in the mid-afternoon of Christmas Eve.
If you arrive in Rome on the 24th, by the time you reach your apartment, you might be out of luck, or place unnecessary pressure on yourself, for stocking the larder.
By arriving on the 22nd, or the latest on the 23rd, you have time to settle in, explore your neighborhood, and gain familiarity with what is available.
Enjoy the Eternal City, my favorite in the world. Take a look at my Rome pages for ideas about what to do, especially some ideas to keep your 8-year old attentive to the details of Rome while walking the city.
Re: Rome at Christmas
Thanks, that makes sense. We can arrive a day earlier and leave a day earlier, if necessary.
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Ice cream specialists!
Italy is well know for their varity of ice creams! Here is a recipe from a long time ago! :)
Mrs. Glasse's recipe, 1747:
'To make ice cream. Take two pewter basons, one larger than the other; the inward one must have a close cover, into which you are to put your cream, and mix it with raspberries, or whatver you like best, to give it a flavour and a colour.
Sweeten it to your palate; then cover it close, and set it into the larger bason.
Fill it with ice, and a handful of salt: let it stand in this ice three quarters of an hour, then uncover it, and stir the cream well together: cover it close again, and let is stand half an hour longer, after that turn it into your plate.
These things are made at the pewterers."v
---The Art of Cookery Made Plain & Easy, Hannah Glasse, facsimile of the first edition, 1747 [Prospect Books: Devon] 1995 (p. 168)
It was incredibly hot and we were all sweating like crazy, so had to have icecreams to try and cool down. The problem with this icecream was, it was just sooo big! They gave me three scoops and I managed to finish one only.
I felt bad as I had to dump it into one of the dustbins on the Piazza Navonna, but I really couldnt finish it. Ah well.
The Epicenter of Fashion
If you are looking to upgrade your wardobe in to the latest catwalk catagory, Via Condotti is the place for you. It houses the biggest names in fashion, Armani, Gucci, Prada, Ferragamo just to ame a few. Additionally, within a 2 block radius you will find others like Hugo Boss, Zegna, etc. It truly is THE place for fashion in Rome. For Americans, you will be paying for that fashion with the Dollar/Euro as it is. Once again, if this is your reason for coming to Rome, try to come during Rome's sale seasons: mid-Jan to mid-Feb and then in August.
Tram
There are relatively few trams in the city. If you are lucky enough to find a convenient line for you, it's a much nicer ride than bus and metro, and a good alternative to private transportation. One of the most popular is the #8 which goes from Argentina through Trasevere - you will see "Casteletto" bound for Trastevere (with a stop by Trastevere train station) from Argentina in Rome center - or "Argentina" bound from Trastevere for the Rome center. They are rapid, frequent and always good.
There are a few others as well, including one by the Vatican at Piazza Risorgimento - calculate your trip on the ATAC site below.
If you're planning on pic nic...
If you're planning on pic nic at Rome, and think a Piazza will be a good place, forget it. There are few places and parks that you can seat and be away of the noise of the streets and relax. The piazzas are more like big open spaces, with no place to seat, and cars driving around.
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Hotel Akragas
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Address: Via Del Viminale, 8, Rome, 00184, Italy