Publisher's Synopsis
A selected guide to accommodation and places to eat for every budget in Rome - featuring traditional antipasti, pizzas and pastas, as well as a medley of world cuisines to suit every taste.;There are carefully mapped out tours to guide you through locations such as the Via Appia Antica walk, Roman monuments walk, Renaissance Rome walk, Pincio to Santa Maria della Pace, Piazza del Popolo to Via Vittorio Veneto. There are also full details, including maps, of Rome and its environs, the Vatican, Roman Forum, and Rome's churches.;Special feature pages aim to give the unique flavour of the region with such subjects as the Papacy in the modern world, giants of the Baroque, church architecture, Roman games and spectacles, wine, and the seven hills.;A special weblinks CD offers an introduction to the Italian capital and includes pictures and music. It also offers selected weblinks to take the reader directly to websites relevant to the destination.