Rome Off The Beaten Path

 87 Reviews  One of the best preserved ancient structures in Rome, the Pyramid of Caius Cestius was built in 12 BC as a tomb for Caius Cestius. It was modelled after pyramid tombs in Nubia, which was attacked by... 

 48 Reviews  I am embarrassed now to say that this has been my back yard for 3 years now and I have just visited! It is similar to my brief tenure in New York City and never visiting the Statue of Liberty. I see a... 

 125 Reviews  Santi Nereo and Achilleo is the old church facing the Baths of Caracalla and dating back to late 4th century. It is dedicated (as are several Roman churches of the period) to martyred soldiers. They... 

 40 Reviews  On an easy walk from the Trevi to the Four Rivers Fountain (Piazza Navona) by way of the Pantheon. It is a small plaza with quaint little shops and cafes. There is modern art on display along with a... 

 38 Reviews  Very interesting place for walk. There are a lot of really old houses there and there is an unique atmosphere there. There are the shops with the kosher products and the shop with interesting... 

 30 Reviews  text to follow soon. This fountain is called Fontana delle Tartarughe (The Tortoise Fountain), although the turtles on top of the high, central basin were added almost 80 years later, when the... 

 29 Reviews  The museum contains the works of the sculptor Andersen born 1872 in Bergen (Norway) who lived for about 40 years in Rome. He was a naturalised American citizen who settled in Rome after travelling... 

 30 Reviews  A small piazza, but worth looking for. The Piazza is dominated by the Palazzo Viminale, home to the Ministery of Internal Affairs. Giovanni Giolitti, prime minister in the 1910's, decided to build a... 

 9 Reviews  When I revisited Rome, I wanted to inlude a musical event to balance my several planned tours of museums, famous churches and the ancient Roman Ruins. Through online searching, I discovered a... 

 13 Reviews  There is a great flea market every Sunday from early until around 2pm called Porta Portese. It is in Trastevere, and you can take the 8 tram or bus 44. It is absolutely huge, and you can find... 

 7 Reviews  This place has its name from restaurant pralced on top of hill - Zodiac. If you want to eat there - better make reservation in advance. then you can enjoy both - good food and fantastic view of night... 

 croisbeauty Says:  It was totally unexpected encounter, I guess it is more likely to meet space-shuttle in Rome, rather then such a car. I was at Ponte Garibaldi when this car... 

 croisbeauty Says:  It was December 31st in the morning and the square St. Peter was occupied by the huge crowd who came to Rome from all over the world. Besides Europeans I could... 

 croisbeauty Says:  The Basilica of St. Peter is probably the best known and the most visited among all churches on the earth. It isn't the largest church I have seen but it has... 

 GracesTrips Says:  I'm a pin collector. Sure, I can mail order various pins from around the world but that's not how I collect them. I want to visit that particular country and... 

 tauroctonia Says:  A rather unusual place which offers delicious Russian tea and food in delicately decorated rooms, right in the heart of Rome, in the old ghetto near Palazzo... 

 AlexDJ Says:  This is a very special place where you can have dinner, drinks and listen to some good live music. It is located just few km out of Rome and it's not easy to... 

 windoweb Says:  Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi ("Saints Vincent and Anastasius at Trevi") is a Baroque church in Rome Built from 1646 to 1650. This church is located at the... 

 Maria81 Says:  Where?Just south of the Pantheon, on Piazza della MinervaWhat?A funny little sculpture of the elephant, which is much cherished by the locals, is usually missed... 

 craic Says:  This is a pleasant and very cheap thing to do. It's not for tourists and the info booths know nothing about it - but you do see a few tourists on it.It goes... 

 abarbieri Says:  They are located not far from the Colosseum. Interesting especially for those visitors who have time available and like underground Rome and digs. Many local... 

 craic Says:  If you wake - like I did - bright as a button at 5am (jet lag thingo) dying for a cup of tea - and of course your hotel doesn't have tea and coffee making... 

 craic Says:  After your filmic pilgrimage to Cinecitta walk on the same side of the road for maybe 10 minutes and you will find the first mall built in Roma. It's kind of...