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Dean's 10 favorite things to do in Roma off the beaten path

Dean's 10 favorite things to do in Roma off the beaten path

Old Jul 18th, 2002, 11:33 AM
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Anoter unusual thing to do is St. Helena's church (the mother of Constantine), Santa Croce in
Gerusalemme. This church was probably built within part of her imperial palace after her death. She was noteworthy for the way she collected relics, and we were able to see -- a piece of the true cross, 2 thorns from the crown of thorns, a nail from the cross, and part of St. Thomas's finger. Also quite a large part of the cross of the 'good thief'. Absolutely fascinating.

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Old Jun 9th, 2003, 06:09 AM
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topping for the benefit of this year's bumper crop of honeymooners visiting Rome.
 
Old Aug 31st, 2003, 09:46 AM
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topping once again for vivaldi!
 
Old Jan 28th, 2004, 11:19 AM
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Anyone else have anything to add, I am printing this out for my March trip to Roma!!
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Old Jan 28th, 2004, 01:48 PM
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Dinner at Dino & Tony's Hostaria. Very local place, tons of food, inexpensive.
 
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A great treasure for me was trying to find the little "turtle" fountain in the Jewish Ghetto area. Can't remember the name of it offhand, notes are at home, but after about 45 min. wandering around trying to find it, there it was in this little piazza. It is so beautiful and sweet. I've got some great photos of it and I just smile everytime I look at them.
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What a great list. I've been to Rome four times and I think I've only done four or five of those things. Nice list for my full week there in June. Thanks to dean who posted this over a year and a half ago!!!
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Is Dino & Tony's Hostaria near the Vatican? Do you have the address? I'll be in Rome for Easter and would love to visit this establishment. THANKS
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St. Peter in Chains. Not only is it a gorgeous church but also has a stunning statue of Moses by Michelangelo.
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Dino and Tony Hostaria is located at Via Leone IV, 60, Tel. 0639733284.

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Dean, where do you like to stay in Rome, and why? Cheers, L
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Byrd, thanks for the quick response. The address confirms that I've read great things about this place. I've seen a picture of the outside of it as it looks anything but glamorous, BUT THE FOOD!!!!
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barbmike,

Sorry that I missed this post before your trip, but here is an excerpt from my journal on our Dino and Tony experience. Did you go there. How was it?

Dino and Tony - Via Leone IV, 60, near the Vatican. No English spoken. This was the restaurant recommended by our guide at the Scavi tour. A real hole-in-the-wall run by, you guessed it, Dino and Tony. It?s completely off the tourist route, filled with locals whom Dino greeted by name. When we mentioned the priest?s name, Dino refused to give us menus, saying only that he would choose for us. He then proceeded to practically bombard us with food.

Dino?s mother is from Le Marche, which is the region east of Umbria and south of Emilia-Romagna, so he made us specialties from the region. He started us off with a thin crust pizza divided into 4 quarters, each with a different topping, like herbs, or asparagus, and a sharp sheep?s milk cheese. Then he brought a calzone filled with spinach and a béchamel sauce; Olive Ascolani, which are green olives, stuffed with meat, breaded and fried; Crème Fritta, the kind of crème you?d expect to get in a pastry for breakfast, in a crust and fried, and potato croquets.

When he said he was bringing out pasta, we begged him for small portions. We were very happy to see reasonable (although not small) portions when he brought our pappardelle in a sausage sauce. Of course, he failed to mention that he also was bringing us ANOTHER different pasta dish to sample. When the second one arrived we thanked him profusely and explained that we could not possibly eat a meat course after this. He said he understood, but still insisted that we have dessert. We finished with some wonderful ripe berries topped with sugar and lemon juice. Total for 2: 40 Euro, but worth much more.
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