"Very special" in Rome
Jul 15th, 2007, 11:43 AM
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"Very special" in Rome
My wife and I are going to Rome for our 10th anniversary. This will be our fifth trip, so we've seen much of what the wonderful city has to offer.
What I am in search of are some truly memorably experiences...something very special. I don't even know what I would consider special...a guided tour of subterranean Rome? That would be. Dining with a view of the Forums? Probably.
Aside from an afterhours guided tour of Museo Vatican, what are some ideas on truly memorably, special or unique experiences in this incredible city?
What I am in search of are some truly memorably experiences...something very special. I don't even know what I would consider special...a guided tour of subterranean Rome? That would be. Dining with a view of the Forums? Probably.
Aside from an afterhours guided tour of Museo Vatican, what are some ideas on truly memorably, special or unique experiences in this incredible city?
Jul 16th, 2007, 05:48 AM
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I was in Rome last month with my family. My husband and I had a beautifully romantic dinner at Mirabelle (www.mirabelle.it). When making your reservations, request a table on the terrace overlooking the city. Fantastic dinner, service, wine list and the view was spectacular! Also, go to the Gladiatori Hotel (www.hotelgladiatori.it) for a toast of presecco at sunset overlooking the colisseum - fantstico!
Jul 16th, 2007, 05:52 AM
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I can't personally verify, but the restaurant on top of the Hotel Minerva (outside in fair weather) just behind the Pantheon seems like a really magical spot.
Have you done the scavi tour at St. Peters?
Jul 18th, 2007, 09:29 AM
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No "very special" suggestions here, so far... ek, Grinisa, Rome experts, where are you? You might want to look into my Roman sightseeing thread for some really uncommon suggestions: http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34792538
Visiting some of those "accessible on request only" sights I've mentioned there could be special even for an experienced Roman traveler; else, have you ever done the Parco della Caffarella tour, which includes the so-called Tempio del Clitunno (actually, the mausoleum of Annia Regilla, the wife of Herodes Atticus), and is the only possibility to visit S. Urbano alla Caffarella (an ancient temple-turned-church, with some of Rome's most important early medieval frescoes). You could ask at the Ripartizione X whether the Cloaca Maxima is again open to visits, or you could ask at the national archeological authority whether the Basilica di Porta Maggiore is finally open again, after 20 or so years of restoration... one of Rome's most important sights, and nobody knows it!! Another hint for a really, really special visit: the third archeological authority, that of the Catholic Church, administrates a partly pagan partly christian Catacomb that is perhaps Rome's best, artistically, and that is not regularly open to the public, but has been gorgeously restored a few years ago; it doesn't even have a name, it's just called the Catacomb at via Dino Compagni. Why not try to talk them into opening it for you?
Visiting some of those "accessible on request only" sights I've mentioned there could be special even for an experienced Roman traveler; else, have you ever done the Parco della Caffarella tour, which includes the so-called Tempio del Clitunno (actually, the mausoleum of Annia Regilla, the wife of Herodes Atticus), and is the only possibility to visit S. Urbano alla Caffarella (an ancient temple-turned-church, with some of Rome's most important early medieval frescoes). You could ask at the Ripartizione X whether the Cloaca Maxima is again open to visits, or you could ask at the national archeological authority whether the Basilica di Porta Maggiore is finally open again, after 20 or so years of restoration... one of Rome's most important sights, and nobody knows it!! Another hint for a really, really special visit: the third archeological authority, that of the Catholic Church, administrates a partly pagan partly christian Catacomb that is perhaps Rome's best, artistically, and that is not regularly open to the public, but has been gorgeously restored a few years ago; it doesn't even have a name, it's just called the Catacomb at via Dino Compagni. Why not try to talk them into opening it for you?
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