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Hotel Farnese Rome

The luxurious Rome Hotel Farnese can be found between the Vatican City Area and the historical center of the Eternal City, close to the river Tiber in the exclusive Prati neighborhood of Rome, with a vast array of shopping and dining opportunities at your fingertips.

Twentyone Hotel Rome

The Twentyone Hotel is, since there is no official rating system in place, a self-appointed luxury 4-star business hotel in Rome. It is located near to the city’s most famous churches and monuments, such as the Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica, the Piazza del Popolo, Spanish Steps and Rome’s museum park of Villa Borghese. There are also many restaurants and noteworthy shops in the area.

Hotel Canova Rome

The Canova Hotel is located in the rione Monti, one of Rome‘s oldest and most central and prestigious districts, which makes it into the perfect choice for tourists wanting to visit the marvels of the Italian capital without having to make use of public transport all the time.

Matermatuta Wine Bar Rome

Matermatuta is a wine bar/restaurant in the Monti district of Rome, in a side street of the Via Nazionale. It is named after a Roman Goddess who had her temple on the north side of the Forum Boarium.

Atlantico Live Rome

Atlantico is one of the bigger live music venues in Rome, Italy with a capacity of up to 3 thousand visitors. It was specifically created with the idea of giving Rome a concert space of that size, which was until its opening absent from the Italian capital.

Bed and Breakfast Termini Gold B&B Rome

B & B Termini Gold provides its guests the perfect opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful cities in the World. The B&B is situated in the city centre at no more than 300m. from the Central Railway Station Roma Termini.

Hotel Giulio Cesare Rome

The Rome Hotel Giulio Cesare is housed in an ancient Patrician Villa in an area between piazza del Popolo and the Vatican, right in the heart of Rome, close to the major arteries of the city and it therefore can be seen as an ideal starting point for both business and leisure travellers.

Marathon Rome 2015

Next year’s edition of the annual Rome marathon, in all likelihood the most picturesque one in the world, will be the 21st. The starting time is 9am and the starting spot is on the Via dei Fori Imperiali. The exact date of the Rome marathon for 2015 is not known yet.

This year is only the third time the marathon of Rome is included amongst the most prestigious races of the International Athletics Federation, the IAAF Gold Label Road Race.

It is necessary to be there early in case you wish to have a good view of the many famous athletes participating in the 42km 195m race.

Participants need to finish the race within 7 hours.

Disabled athletes can enter for free.

Right after the official marathon the 4km Fun Run starts. Registration is only 7 Euros and anybody can participate and register whenever they want to, either at the Marathon Village, or at special registration points.

The Marathon VillageÂ in the Palazzo dei Congressi is open from March 20th until March 22nd from 10AM until 8PM. The address is the Piazza J.F. Kennedy, 1 – 00144 Roma. Admission is free and to get there you take the metro line B to the EUR Fermi stop.

Equilibrio Modern Dance Festival 2014 (Auditorium Parco della Musica, February 2-28)

The Equilibrio. Festival della Nuova Danza is a modern dance festival that is held every year at the Auditorium Parco della Musica.

Cinecittà World Rome

Cinecittà is Italy’s largest film studio and used to be known as “Hollywood on the Tiber”. Originally created for purposes of propaganda, it was founded by the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, in 1937.

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