Nature, culture and sport: For lovers of greenery, the central Villa BorgheseMaps-icon-small is a perfect combination of nature and history. More than 3,000 people a day visit Galleria Borghese (located inside the villa), which is one of the most beautiful museums in the world with hundreds of works by great artists: Caravaggio, Canova, Bernini, Rubens, Domenichino and others. For sports lovers, there is the possibility of training along the beautiful tree-lined avenues that the villa offers and thanks to the indoor riding school, horse riding will be a unique emotion. During the month of May, the Villa hosts the famous international horse competition Piazza di Siena, which hosts riders and athletes from all over the world. In addition to Villa Borghese, hundreds of people every day spend hours of peace and relaxation at Villa PanphiliMaps-icon-small, Villa AdaMaps-icon-small, Villa Torlonia*** and the Laghetto dell’Eur that are among the green lungs of the city.
Roman cuisine and surroundings.
Matriciana, carbonara, cacio e pepe, zuppa di arzilla, pajata, trippa alla romana and coda alla vaccinara. These are the dishes not to be missed if you visit the city. In every corner of the city centre, but also in the suburbs, you will find trattorias and osterias capable of delighting you with historical Roman dishes.
One of the best trattorias in the city is the Fiaschetteria Beltramme, an old meeting place for film directors, actors, painters and writers from the early 1900s, and a small museum where passion for food is linked to years of history. A site of protected interest by the Soprintendenza ai Beni Culturali, the Fiaschetteria is located on Via della Croce, one of the city’s historic central streets. For lovers of fresh fish, the Sapore di Mare restaurant offers its guests the possibility of combining typical Roman dishes with fish and products from the Latium coast.
For good kosher cuisine and an artichoke alla giudia, ‘Giggetto al portico’ (in the Jewish Ghetto next to the Portico d’Ottavia) is the ideal choice.
For after-theatre dining, on the other hand, the Dal Pallaro restaurant (Largo del Pallaro) allows guests to dine late in the evening.
And if you want to combine tradition with new culinary trends, the Bibere Bistrot restaurant in the centre of the Ostiense district, will surprise you with sensational dishes: carbonara with white truffle and Montalcino bacon, salt cod (a true Roman speciality) proposed in its raw variant with thyme and baked cherry tomatoes, or even braised duck and liquorice ravioli, mulled wine reduction and sour cream mousse.
At the ‘Filettaro a Santa Barbara’, on the other hand, the quintessential fried cod fillet eaten at the table or to take away, is a tradition that no Roman doc renounces.
For lovers of ethnic cuisine, on the other hand, African, Eritrean, Greek and many other nationalities restaurants have sprung up in recent decades in the area adjacent to the central Termini Station and near Piazza Vittorio.
If your tour of Rome takes you into the wee hours of the morning, you cannot start the day with a good maritozzo con la panna, the fluffy sweet rolls, with their famous round or oval shape, filled with fresh cream. Finishing or starting the day with this sweet will make you appreciate Rome and its GREAT BEAUTY.
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