Rome Guide
Six reads
For planning your days: what you can see for free, when Romans eat, where to watch the sunset, which neighborhoods to spend the evening in.
Art
Caravaggio at San Luigi dei Francesi, Michelangelo's Moses at San Pietro in Vincoli, Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa without a ticket.
Food
Gricia, amatriciana, carbonara and cacio e pepe; the quinto quarto; coffee taken at the counter.
History
The Forum and the Palatine, the Crypta Balbi dug like a cross-section, the Appian Way, Tiber Island.
Monuments
The Pantheon, the Arch of Constantine, Castel Sant'Angelo, Trajan's Column, the Ara Pacis, and the fountains at the hour they're empty.
Sunsets
The Pincio above Piazza del Popolo, the Giardino degli Aranci on the Aventine, the bridges over the Tiber; the time changes with the season.
Rome, now
Pasolini's Pigneto, the painted walls of Ostiense, the courtyards of Garbatella, Testaccio.
Our two properties in Rome
Lilium is at Porta Pia, Imperial at Piazza Fiume: they are 350 m apart.
Lilium Boutique Hotel
Boutique hotel · Via Venti Settembre 58/A
Imperial Suite Rome
Smart property · Corso d'Italia 92, Piazza Fiume
On foot from each property
| Destination | Lilium | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Termini station | 1 km | 1.4 km |
| Villa Borghese | 1.2 km | 1 km |
| Piazza di Spagna | 1.8 km | 1.9 km |
| Trevi Fountain | 1.8 km | 2.1 km |
| Colosseum | 2.7 km | 3.2 km |
Walking routes from the front door, measured on OpenStreetMap.