Concierge Tips -Things to do in Rome Rome s Keyhole A pleasant surprise Villa del Priorato dei Cavalieri di Malta Chiostro del Bramante A courtyard and museum Arco della Pace, 5 Tel: 06.68809035 Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 10.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m., Sat - Sun: 10.00 a.m. - 9.00 p.m. The Catacombs of Rome Sacred burial grounds beneath the city Via Appia Antica, 110/126 Tel: 06 513 0151 Opening hours: Tue - Sun: 8.30 a.m. - noon, Tue-Sun: 2.30 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. Bocca della verità The mouth of truth Via della Greca, 4 Opening hours: Mon - Sun: 10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. Bioparco di Roma Rome s zoo Piazzale del Giardino Zoologico 1 Tel: +39 06 36 08 211 Opening hours: Mon - Sun: 9.30 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Gianicolo Puppet show & breathtaking panorama Piazzale Giuseppe Garibaldi Opening hours: Sun: 11.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Concierge Tips -Things to do in Rome Circolo degli artisti Top concert spot, meeting place & more Via Casilina Vecchia, 42; tel: 0670305684 Opening hours: Mon - Thu: 8.00 p.m. - 1.00 a.m.; Fr i- Sat: 8.00-3.00 a.m.; Sun: 8.00-0 1.00 a.m. Ponte Milvio Market Antique market on the river Piazzale di Ponte Milvio Opening hours: Sun: 9.00 a.m. -7.00 p.m. Palazzo delle Esposizioni Exhibition space & culture centre Via Nazionale, 194; tel: 06 3996 7500 Opening hours: Tue - Thu: 10.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.; Fri - Sat: 10.00 a.m. - 10.30 p.m.; Sun: 10.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m. Rione Monti Hip shopping & drinking spot P.zza della Madonna ai Monti Globe Theatre An open-air theatre in Villa Borghese Largo Aqua Felix; tel: 060608 Opening hours: Mon - Sun: 10.00 a.m. - 5.30 p.m. Macro Testaccio A contemporary art space Piazza Orazio Giustiniani 4 Opening hours: Tue - Sun: 4.00 p.m. - midnight
Concierge Tips - Roman Monuments Castel Sant Angelo National Museum Lungotevere di Castello, 50. Tel. 066819111. Opening hours: 9 a.m. 7.30 p.m. (Ticket office closes at 6.30 p.m.). Closed Mondays, 25 December, 1 January. Colosseum Piazza del Colosseo. Tel. 0639967700. Opening hours: 8.30 a.m. 4.30 p.m. (the ticket office closes 1 hour earlier), closed 25 December, 1 Janaury, 1 May. Forum Romanum Largo della Salara Vecchia, 5. Tel. 0639967700. Opening hours: 8.30 a.m. 4.30 p.m. (the ticket office closes 1 hour earlier), closed 25 December, 1 January, 1 May. Pantheon Piazza della Rotonda. Tel. 0668300230. Opening hours: 8.30 a.m. 7.30 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m. 6 p.m., holidays and weekdays, 9 a.m. 1 p.m. Closed 25 December, 1 January and 1 May. Vittoriano Piazza Venezia, Piazza dell'ara Coeli, Piazza del Campidoglio, Via San Pietro in Carcere, Via dei Fori Imperiali. Tel. 066780664. Opening hours: Monday - Sunday 9.30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (last entrance at 4 p.m.) Panoramic elevators and terrace. Opening hours: Monday - Thursday 9.30 a.m. - 5.45 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9.30 a.m. - 6.45 p.m. Palatine Hill Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53 and Via di San Gregorio, 30. Tel. 060608. Opening hours: 8.30 a.m. 4.30 p.m. (the ticket office closes 1 hour earlier), closed 25 December, 1 Janaury, 1 May.
Concierge Tips - Parks & Gardens Roseto Comunale A romantic rose garden Via di Valle Murcia, 6; tel: 0039 06 5746810 ; Opening hours: Mon - Sun: 8.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. Villa Borghese & Pincio Historical Park in the city centre Entrances: Porta Pinciana, Piazzale Flaminio, Viale delle Belle Arti, Via Mercadante, Via Pinciana. Opening hours: Mon - Sun: 07:00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. Villa Doria Pamphili The biggest Park in Rome Entrances: Via Olimpica, Via di San Pancrazio, Via Vitellia, Via Aurelia Antica, 327 Opening hours: Oct - Feb: 7.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m., Mar & Sep: 7.00 a.m. - 8.00, Apr - Aug: 7.00 a.m. - 9.00 p.m.; tel: 06 0608 Appia Antica Regional Park A park brimming with Roman ruins Via Appia Antica, 58/60; tel: +39065135316 Opening hours: Mon - Sun: 9.30 a.m. 5.00 p.m. Giardino degli Aranci A terrace set amongst orange trees Piazza Pietro d'illaria Opening hours: Mon - Sun 7.00 a.m. - 7.00p.m. Villa Ada A peaceful public park Via di Ponte Salario, 47; tel: 0639967800 Opening hours: Mon - Sun: 7.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Concierge Tips -Galleries & Museums Galleria Borghese The museum of masterpieces Piazzale Scipione Borghese 5; tel: +39068413979 Opening hours: Tue - Sun: 9.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. Centrale Montemartini Classical art & industrial archaeology Via Ostiense 106; tel: 060608 Opening hours: Tue - Sun: 9.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. GNAM National gallery of modern art Viale delle Belle Arti 131; tel: +3906322981 Opening hours: Tue - Sun: 9.30 a.m. - 7.30 p.m. Musei Vaticani & the Sistine Chapel Rome s most precious treasures and one of the city s top tourist attractions Viale Vaticano; tel: 06 69 88 49 47 Opening hours: Mon - Sat: 9.00 a.m. 4.00 p.m. Wunderkammern Street art gallery Via Gabrio Serbelloni, 124; tel: 3498112973 Opening hours: Wed - Sat: 5.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. Gagosian Gallery International art gallery Crispi 16; tel +39 064208649 Opening hours: Tue - Sat: 10.30 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.