Pantheon quarter

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Apartments in this quarter:
Via Collegio Capranica): "Raphael", a two bedroom apartment in an 18th century building. Two bathrooms.

You will find the map of the quarter, with precise indication of where the apartments are, in the section B2 of the map of Rome, please click here. Once you will be in the page, click on section B2, the exact location of the apartments will be shown. If you want to go directly to section B2, please click here.

Shops, restaurants and internet points

The housing of the quarter was built especially from Renaissance onwards on top of outstanding ancient Roman monuments. The Pantheon is the best preserved monument of antiquity. It is also the most ancient monument in the world that mantained its original function: a religious temple (first pagan and then Christian). It was built by M. Agrippa and emperor Hadrian in an area with military headquarters (Campo Marzio). The temple has the largest dome in Rome (larger than S. Peter's: 43.30 Mts.!).

Pantheon

It is an engineering marvel of the Romans transformed later into a Christian church and national monument hosting the graves of Raphael as well as of the former Italian Royal family.

When we arrived there to snap the photos, we found out that they were shooting a film, with the famous actor Carlo Verdone, shown in the foreground of the next picture (he is the one with the red T-shirt). Of course we do not guarantee that you will find Carlo Verdone there for you, but Rome is such a kaleidoscopic town that you might find something (or somebody) else.

Pantheon - film shooting

In the next photos you can see the church of St. Maria Maddalena al Campo Marzio (left) - a baroque jewel -, and two "Signori" (gentlemen) happily sorting with their "gelato" (ice cream) from "Giolitti", perhaps the most popular "gelateria" in Rome ("an institution" as we say in Rome, meaning that it is a popular and celebrated place).

S. Maria Maddalena al Campo Marzio

Via Uffici del Vicario: Giolitti In front of the church (left) there were supporters asking signatures for a referendum (under the white tent). Social activities are very popular in Italy.

In the next photos you can see:

Piazza delle Coppelle morning market

Former Church State authority document box

The Piazza delle Coppelle morning market is very characteristic (and useful). Adjacent to it you can see the former Church State authority document box. In an a very adorned 17th century Italian it informs hotel and pensione owners that they should put in the box the identification details of their guests.

Palazzo Montecitorio: Parliament Deputies at the left and tourist at the right. Actually normally they are many more and they mingle together.

Santa Maria in Minerva

In the photos above you can see: Palazzo Montecitorio (left), an elegant and awesome sixteen century palace, which hosts the Italian Parliament. In front you can see one of the obelisks of ancient Rome. At the right you can see the church of Santa Maria in Minerva, where the body of St. Catherine of Siena rests (her head rests in Siena, where she was born).
In front of the church you can see the elephant statue, by the famous sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

At the right you can see the adjacent Piazza Colonna. In the foreground there is the ancient Roman column celebrating the victory of emperor Marcus Aurelius against three ancient Germanic populations. In the background you can see Palazzo Chigi, another wonderful 16th century palace, which is the see of the Italian Prime Minister.

Piazza Colonna - Palazzo Chigi

Unfortunately we could not put more photos of other interesting things, for reasons of space.
Within a distance of 200 metres (220 yards) you find: the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, Campo dei Fiori etc. (click on the underscored names to see the photos). There are so many things that you better go to this page of our "Rome guide": Centre. (click).

Let us only remind you that in the quarter there is the embarrassment of richness of restaurants (you have all the variants of the Italian cuisine, and also from family run "trattorie" to fine "ristoranti" or "pizzerie", where they make the pizza both after the Roman or the Neapolitan way). There also gelaterie, pastry shops, bars, pubs etc.
One last word about public transport: the quarter is right in the centre of Rome, and you can walk to most places. But if you want to use the public transport, it is very efficient in the streets around the quarter (electric buses in the little streets, buses in the large streets).
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Recommended shops and restaurants:

Internet point: "The Net Gate", Piazza Firenze 25. Tel. 066893445. One hour will cost you 2 Euro (app. 3 US$). You will be given a "time card", so you will pay only the time you really use.

PICCOLA ROMA restaurant, situated on Via Uffici del Vicario, 36. (Tel. 066798606) For lunch and dinner. Unforunately following the Roman cuisine tradition, they offer many meat dishes, yet they also have good first courses with vegetables, and have also a good wine list. The average price for a meal (consisting of four courses including wine, bread and a service charge) is 35 Euro appr. 52 US$.
Next to it is the ice cream place "Giolitti", an institution in Rome, and you could not think of a better place after the meal.

To visit the immediately adjacent quarters, click on these addresses-URLs:

-  Rome with a view!
- The Piazza Navona - Via della Pace quarter.
- The Piazza Navona - Campo' de Fiori quarter
- The Jewish quarter
- The Trevi Fountain-Spanish Steps (Piazza di Spagna)
- The Trastevere quarter
- The Monti-Coliseum quarter
- The Roman Forum
- The Janiculum

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