Rome GuidePantheon quarterYou will find the map of the quarter, with precise indication of where the apartments are, in the section B2 of the map of Rome, please click here. Once you will be in the page, click on section B2, the exact location of the apartments will be shown. If you want to go directly to section B2, please click here. |
APARTMENTS FOR RENT IN THIS QUARTERPiazza del Gesu': Palazzo Altieri. A two bedroom penthouse with panoramic terraces and stunning views in a monumental 17th century palace. |
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You will find the map of the quarter, with precise indication of where the apartments are, in the section B2 of the map of Rome, please click here. Once you will be in the page, click on section B2, the exact location of the apartments will be shown. If you want to go directly to section B2, please click here.
It is an engineering marvel of the Romans transformed later into a Christian church and national monument hosting the graves of Raphael as well as of the former Italian Royal family.
In the next photos you can see the church of St. Maria Maddalena al Campo Marzio (left) - a baroque jewel -, and two "Signori" (gentlemen) happily sorting with their "gelato" (ice cream) from "Giolitti", perhaps the most popular "gelateria" in Rome ("an institution" as we say in Rome, meaning that it is a popular and celebrated place).
The Piazza delle Coppelle morning market is very characteristic (and useful). Adjacent to it you can see the former Church State authority document box. In an a very adorned 17th century Italian it informs hotel and pensione owners that they should put in the box the identification details of their guests.
Deputies at the left and tourist at the right. Actually normally they are many more and they mingle together. In the photos above you can see: Palazzo Montecitorio (left), an elegant and awesome sixteen century palace, which hosts the Italian Parliament. In front you can see one of the obelisks of ancient Rome. At the right you can see the church of Santa Maria in Minerva, where the body of St. Catherine of Siena rests (her head rests in Siena, where she was born). In front of the church you can see the elephant statue, by the famous sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Within a distance of 200 metres (220 yards) you find: the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, Campo dei Fiori etc. There are so many things that you better go to this page of our "Rome guide": Centre.. Let us only remind you that in the quarter there is the embarrassment of richness of restaurants (you have all the variants of the Italian cuisine, and also from family run "trattorie" to fine "ristoranti" or "pizzerie", where they make the pizza both after the Roman or the Neapolitan way). There also gelaterie, pastry shops, bars, pubs etc. One last word about public transport: the quarter is right in the centre of Rome, and you can walk to most places. But if you want to use the public transport, it is very efficient in the streets around the quarter (electric buses in the little streets, buses in the large streets). Recommended shops and restaurants:Internet point: "The Net Gate", Piazza Firenze 25. Tel. 066893445. One hour will cost you app. 5.5 Euros appr. 5.3 US$). You will be given a "time card", so you will pay only the time you really use. PICCOLA ROMA restaurant, situated on Via Uffici
del Vicario, 36. (Tel. 066798606) For lunch and dinner. Unforunately following the
Roman cuisine tradition, they offer many meat dishes, yet they also
have good first courses with vegetables, and have also a good wine
list. The average price for a meal (consisting of four courses including
wine, bread and a service charge) is app. 24 US$ or 26 Euros.
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