SHOPPING MANIA- EUROMA 2 4 July 2008
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Italy is a country of contrasts, and no matter how much you earn you will be always attracted by the beautiful shopping malls full of fascinating fashion shops and pretty products. Another mall, or commercial shopping center has been open in Rome these days. It claims to be the the biggest shopping center in Europe, claims also to be one of the most elegant and fascinating.
So, what is EUROMA2 ?
Well, tastes differ…I personally found it a bit kitch, and maybe too luxurous, maybe with a bit less of style than in times of Michelangelo, but it has a lot of positive and practical features too.
Some historical outline of Euroma2 project. This mall makes part of Central construction plan that the municipality of Rome has sought as a compensation in 2003 in the construction of parks Volusia and Pratone Valley in this area. Located in between the Pacific Ocean Avenue, by the Steet Cristoforo Colombo and street of Decima, apart from Euroma 2, there will be also be constructed two tower buildings designed by architect Purini, high around 120 meters, and will become a new headquarters of the Ministry of Health.
There will be also outlets for the house articles, electronics, sports and personal care shops. A beauty centre and a hairdresser alternate by an erboristeria, a laundry, and two jewellers, perhaps even Fendi. The shopping center will host also a bank, Carifac, Cassa di Risparmio di Fabriano and Cupramontana.
The management of Euroma 2 is in the hands of the Scci, Société des Centres Commerciaux Inc.
So, let’s talk about practical sides of this shopping mall. First of all, in one place you will find 230 different shops, especially some brands that were not presented in Rome a year ago, like H&M are expanding their market in the central Italy and already have captured many hearts and pockets of Roman shopaholics. Also there are present Zara, Nuvolari, Oysho, Bershka, Stradivarius, Pull & Bear Ottics. 
This center has a large supermatket IPERCOOP where you can find a variety of products from agriculture to high-tech at very reasonable prices.These 230 different spots represent boutiques and restaurants situated on three stores, multilevel parking for 4000 posts. To cut the symbolic openning band was invited a famous show girl, ex Miss Italia Cristina Chiabotto.
You will find a mega center of electronics TRONY, which was assalted by the customers on the openning day of the 23rd June 2008 with many and many incredible offers and discounts. And last but not the least…
LUXUROUS SALES
July the 5th 2008 to August the 15th 2008
Openning hours Monday 12-22,
Tuesday-Sunday 10-22
If you are an architect, or an arts researcher (why not study masterpieces or monsters of modernity in cement and metal), or maybe you are a raffinated shopper, who is in love with Italy and Rome, then your credo is Time is Money, and you value quality-price equilibrium solutions, then do not hesitate plan your trip to Rome, book fashionable YES Hotel by Termini Station, and then visit the Luxurous and Fashionable Shopping Mall Euroma 2.
Estate Romana 2008 28 June 2008
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For the thirtieth successful year in a row here comes again the lively Roman Summer in Rome, Italy.
The Estate Romana is more than an event but more like many different activities organized and scattered around the city of Rome. You will get music, food, drink… basically, all the entertainment you could possibly dream of.
Romans and the foreign people alike crave it and simply look forward to it simply because it allows you to stay out al fresco and further into the warm nights of the Eternal City.
In Rome :
For Rock lovers, you cannot miss the Rock Festival in Rome from 30 June till 27 July 2008 that takes place at the Hippodrome of the Cappanelle on Via Appia.
Still at the Hippodrome of the Cappanelle is the now famous Fiesta! From 19 June until 17 August 2008 : still music themed, with the Vip of latin music, and various open air theme restaurants. A lot of fun and entertainment is guaranteed.
If you are a music freak then you can also head to the very beautiful Villa Doria Pamphili where all throughout July concerts are played.
Every summer is also the Festa dell’Unità , which takes its origins from the left wing party, but which is basically a popular place for every one : watch out, this year it is located at the Caracalla Baths in Rome, so you may want to take a peep of the labourist Italy !!! Concerts of rather good artists , food and drink are guaranteed in this unformal and friendly fair.
Outside Rome :
Many private beaches and their establishments organize their own beat at night during summer so if you hit Lido di Ostia or Fregene for a tan you may just want to stay until dawn after partying all night in a cool club which may have a swimming pool also : You will be able to find elegant places and more casual clubs if you prefer, for a drink only or for dancing the night away.
Here you can try some locali in Lido di Ostia as the locals call them (meaning :clubs, bars) and some beaches in Fregene.
Want to read more about the Estate Romana? See more here.
Have fun and chill out …
and while in Rome why not book our new and trendy Yes Hotel Rome ? check out our cool and cheap offers for this summer…
Federico Fellini 23 June 2008
Posted by Xtine71 in : About who? , add a commentWe will try to put his life in a few words and surely we will fail, nevertheless it is worth just to try. Federico Fellini lived a life full of passion, fantasy and dreams : all in all, a life full of … life. Since in Fellini’s vision the idea of ‘’fact’’ would be considered as incomplete, useless and untrue to say the least, that is why we can give some ‘’facts’’ made of words left from Federico Fellini himself so we can at least try to grasp better what kind of character the great man was. We will not talk about what it was, or what it is, but mainly what it seemed to be.
Born in a well off family in Rimini, Italy, Federico decided to move to Rome as soon as he could when he was not even 20. He wanted to be a journalist, although he had said to his parents he would be going to study Law in Rome…
It turns out that Federico Fellini’s relationship with Rome was strong and source inspiring and indeed he lived in Rome till his death in 1993. This relationship between man and city was immortalized in his famous movie ‘’La Dolce Vita’’ dated 1960. The term "paparazzi" comes from a character named Paparazzo in this film, who is a journalist photographing celebrities. The paparazzo was in love with Via Veneto and Via Veneto in love with him. The restaurant ‘’La Strega’’ located in Via Veneto, still keeps some photographs and memories of a good friend.
We are not going pretty much on dates, since time had a different meaning for him and eluded him somehow. Quote : ‘’There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life’’.
He worked as a circus clown (there is some of that in his films, along with the word felliniesque). One of his first writing jobs was the Italian language script for the Flash Gordon comic. Indeed he was a fan of Stan Lee the creator of Spiderman and Hulk…
He was a successful film maker, his movies La Strada (1954), Le notti di Calabria (1957), 8 e mezzo (1963) and Amacord (1973) were Oscar-nominated for "Best Foreign Language Film". All 4 movies won. ‘’ In the myth of the cinema, Oscar is the supreme prize’’, said once.
Action was important not only on the screen, because ‘’ You exist only in what you do’’, and this sounds almost like a Zen philosopher if you ask me, so you could add this other very zen sentence also: ‘’You have to live spherically–in many directions. To accept yourself for what you are without inhibitions, to be open.’’
Fantasy and dreams are the main core in Federico Fellini’s world: ‘’Our dreams are our real life. My fantasies and obsessions are not only my reality, are but are also the essence of my movies” .
For this wonderful story teller fantasy just flows and takes different shapes and examples . However Fellini finds the unity that explains why: ‘’I always direct the same film. I can’t distinguish one from another’’. How can you make a difference when all is fantasy in motion?
Now, a piece of advice from Federico Fellini himself to all you guys: ‘’ Put yourself into life and never lose your openness, your childish enthusiasm throughout the journey that is life, and things will come your way.’’
Federico Fellini is buried in Rimini with his wife Giulia Anna Masina, who was an italian actress and featured in some of his movies too.
If you fly to Rimini, in Emilia Romagna, Italy you will notice that the airport is dedicated to the great Fellini.
See you around (Your friend Big mouth-knows all about bit)
PS: Watch Fellini’s movies, enjoy the pleasure of imagination!
…. and for italian Cinema lovers do not miss the House of Cinema in Rome !
THE HISTORY OF PIZZA-Yammm… 24 May 2008
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In 1950’s Dean Martin used to sing: "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that amore". Quite a poetical definition! Pizza is a baked pie, a shallow crust covered with tomato sauce, cheese, sausage, olive and many other almost infinite possibilities. For many (like me for example) its invention can be compared in importance with the wheel, the television or the internet.
The term comes possibly from the expression pizzicare which means to pinch or to plug. Now let’s see its evolution throught history.
Traditionally is consider completely italian but the pizza could have been invented by the Phoenicians, the Greeks, Romans, or anyone who learned the secret of mixing flour with water and heating it on a hot stone.
When pizza was created? That is not so easly answered, since the Stone Age, in one of its many forms, pizza has been a basic part of the Italian diet. The earliest form of pizza was a crude bread that was baked beneath the stones of the fire.
In the 6th Century B.C. the soldiers of Darius the Great baked a flat bread upon their shilds covered then with dates and cheese.
The great poet Virgil during the 1st Century B.C. in "The Aeneid" describes the legendary origin of the Roman Nation and something more: " Beneath a shady tree, the hero sprad his table on the turf, with cakes of bread; And, with his chiefs, on forest fruits he fed. They sate; and (not without the god’s command). Their homely far dispatch’d, the hungry band invade their trenchers next, and soon devour to mend the scenty meal, their cakes of flour…See, we devour the plates on which we fed." Evidence was found in Pompeii of shops, complete with marble slabs and other tools, which appeared like the conventional pizzeria. In the Museo Nazionale at Naples we can find a statue from Pompeii which because of its stance is called ‘‘I pizzaiolo’’ (pizza-maker).
During the 16th Century something very important happened in human history: Tomatoes were brought back to Europe from the New World! At the beginning they were thought to be poisonous, later the poorer people of Naples added the new tomatoes to their yeast dough and created the first simple pizza! Gradually the pizza achieved popularity amon the local people and visitors, that went to the poorer parts of the town to find the pizzaioli, the men that prepared the dish.
By 1889 when King Umberto I and his wife Queen Margherita di Savoia stayed in Naples for hollidays they asked to tray this specialità when a special kind of pizza was brought prepared with mozzarella, basil, and tomatoes (in the colors of the Italian flag) the pizzaiolo Raffaele Esposito called this one Pizza Margherita as a tribute to the Queen.
In the 20th century the italian immigration introduced the pizza in America from were spread all around the world…
When you will decide to visit Rome, do not hesitate to book your stay in YES Hotel near Termini station, and near one of the tastiest Pizza a taglio (Sliced pizza- typical Italian fast food) Antica Pizzeria del 
Secolo.
Coppa Italia 2008 - Italy Cup 17 May 2008
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On Saturday, May 24th 2008, a single-match final will be played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome between Inter and Roma. These two teams will compete for the Coppa Italia (Italy Cup), an Italian football yearly cup competition.
The first edition was held in 1922; the 2007-28 Coppa Italia is the 60th edition of the tournament.
The teams which win the trophy wear a “tricolore” cockade and obtain a Uefa Cup spot for the next season.
The teams which have obtained more victories in this tournament are FC Juventus 
with nine wins, and AS Roma with eight wins. The clubs that will win the competition 10 times will be awarded a silver star (Juventus lies close with 9 wins).
In Italy, however, the Coppa Italia tournament is considered of minor importance by most teams which don’t field their best line-up, except for the final and semi-final matches; that’s the reason for which large crowds attend only the final game.
The final on May 24th will be played, like the three previous editions, between Inter Milan and AS Roma. Last year AS Roma beat Inter (6-2 in Rome, 1-2 in Milan), and they became cup winners for the eighth time.
Last year it was decided to make some changes regarding the format of the 2007-08 tournament; for example, the number of the competitors was reduced to 42 
teams (only the teams which play in Serie A and Serie B, therefore no Serie C-teams); one more example is the elimination of the two-leg final, being replaced by a single-match final at neutral venue.
If you happen to be in Rome at the end of May, do not miss this great sport event . Book your hotel stay in Rome, our Yes Hotel has great discounts, and head straight away to the Olympic stadium.
You want more information on the Coppa Italia ? Read here another Coppa Italia Blog.
If you want to read more about sports events in Rome , see here !
Writer : Giuseppe
Blues Heart of Rome - BIG MAMA 6 May 2008
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Rome is a fantastic city, a city that will never annoy you… Probably its beauty and eternity is exactly in its innate capacity to entertain people. It is entertaining with its great history, its glorious past, its difficult but adorable present, and, certainly its mysterious future. Rome offers you a lot of fun. Even very banal clerk office day is brightened by Rome’s sincere sympathy towards people. Before or after work one just can drown into existential thoughts of human destiny and beauty in the heart of mythic Trastevere, in Villa Borghese, in Villa Pamphili, or in the Roman Forums (the latter are not free any more sadly)… Yes, quite a long preface… But for what?
Such a long preface is to introduce you to a very special place for music lovers in Rome, for more than 20 years the real heart of Blues of eternal city. BIG MAMA. Located in the very heart of one the most roman of Rome’s quarters – Trastevere 
(did you know that a real native Roman should be of the 7th generation living in the city and born in Trastevere?) BIG MAMA is a quite small, but a unique place. It is definitely one of the best and original places to listen to live music in Rome. It offers a vast gamma of genres, originality and quality are must in this place .
Mostly known as "Home of the Blues in Roma" BIG MAMA has daily concerts of different music: jazz, rock, ethno, songwriters and, of course, blues. During the last years BIG MAMA has been not only a place for listening but also a stage for new and young talents. Many of them now are well famous, in Italy and in the rest of the world. Popular singers like Giorgia, Alex Britti, or a leader of Tiromancino Federico Zampaglione have also started in BIG MAMA and till now are quite often guests here.
International stars, that have performed here are Jeff Healey, Archie Shepp, Allan Holdsworth, Mike Stern, Joe Zawinul and many others. The place where BIG MAMA is located resembles a cave, and small corridors lead you into various rooms until you reach the small stage on which the artists perform. It is definitely a must to visit at least one the BIG MAMA’s greatest concerts( about 200 held every year). BIG MAMA is very simplistic in its style, but very cordial in its atmosphere. It is a perfect place for a romantic dinner : they do have some good pizza, and good wine, add a lot of good music, and… she will definitely say YES to your proposal.
I have enjoyed several concerts in BIG MAMA, and believe me, every time I left this place I had a feeling of pleasant joy and happiness, looking forward to my next concert at BIG MAMA.
Here is useful firsthand information on how to get to BIG MAMA, reserve a table and the just to enjoy the sound of music, which can heal our tormented souls. Many tourists and international guest of Italian capital who have visited BIG MAMA remained with an open mouth…of astonishment and just to sing along with the artists…
BIG MAMA - Vicolo San Francesco a Ripa 18
-Tel.06.5812551 -Fax 06.5806497
BIG MAMA is in Trastevere, probably the most beautyful neighbourhood of Rome, surely the most romantic. The club has a cocktail bar and it’s possible to dinner (short menu).
BIG MAMA open at 9pm, show start at 10.30pm, close at 1.30 am
Nearest Car Parkings are in Piazza S.Francesco d’Assisi and Piazza Mastai, both a few meters from the club.
If you stay in a nice hotel near Termini Station, you can easily reach Big Mama by bus: Lines 75 or 170 (from Termini Railway Station); by_Tram: Line 8 (from Largo Argentina) Line 3 (from Colosseo); RadioTaxi tel. 06.5551 or 06.4994 or 06.6645
HOW YOU GET IN
A membership card is required in order to enter. But do not be scared it costs only 8 Euros for a monthly card, or a year-long one will cost you 13 Euros. With the membership card you enter free of charge to the most of the shows. For some major events (usually one/two times a month) there is also a ticket charge, and sometimes the tickets are sold in advance. To reserve a table ( at no extra charge) please call Infoline +39.06.5812551 or fill in the form online on the website.
VISIT BIG MAMA, and then TELL WHAT YOU THINK!!!
ROME MASTERS 29 April 2008
Posted by Danne75 in : Events in Rome, Sports in Rome , add a commentThe Rome Masters is a tennis tournament held in Rome once a year.
The men’s competition is an event on the ATP tour ( it stays for Association of Tennis Professionals).
The women’s competition is an event on the WTA tour (it stays for Women’s Tennis Association).
The two competitions are held in separate weeks in May.
The men’s competition will be held from May 3rd (with the singles qualifying) to May 11th, while the women’s competition will be held from May 10th to May 18th(with the final).
The tournament is played on clay courts. It is considered by many tennis fans to be the second most prestigious clay court tennis tournament in the world, after the French Open.
From 1930 to 1934 the Italian tennis championship was held in Milan; in 1935 it was moved to the Foro Italico in Rome. But from the following year to 1949 there 
weren’t held any events. It resumed in 1950 and in 1969 it became an “Open” event. It was known as the Italian Open until 2001; in 2002 it changed its name and now it is known as the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
This year all the best tennis players will compete in Rome, making the 2008 Internazionali BNL d’Italia one of the biggest editions which have ever been played. Infact, the first 44 players in the ATP ranking and 28 of the first 30 players in the WTA ranking will compete in the 2008 Internazionali d’Italia.
Concerning the women’s competition, last year Jelena Jankowic took the Rome title without losing a set, becoming the Queen of Rome.
She defeated world number 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova for 7-5/6-1.
Chris Evert is the player who has won more Rome titles(five), even if Conchita Martinez was the only one to win four consecutive titles.
As regards the men’s competition, in 2007 Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando Gonzalez 6-2, 6-2 in the final. He has won three consecutive Rome titles; no one has been able to do the same in the Open era.
Even if he is “only” ATP World number 2, he has demonstrated his clay-court strength.
Before Nadal, the last winner in Rome was the Spanish Carlos Moya who defeated the Argentinian David Nalbandian in the final in 2004.
If you happen to be in Rome in May, do not miss this sports spectacle. This is an amazing tennis show, that will bring excitement, joy and happiness with a real competition spirit. Book your stay in Rome and straight away to the courts.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROMA!!! - Natale di Roma 25 April 2008
Posted by Xtine71 in : Events in Rome, Festivals in Rome, History of Rome, Rome - Off the beaten tracks , 1 comment so farRome Anniversary
On April the 21th is celebrated in Rome the legendary foundation of the City. According to legend, the foundation took place in 753 BC. The tradition says that the founders of Rome were the twins Romulus and Remus.
Romulus and Remus were sons of Rea Silvia. She was the daughter of Numitor, king of Alba Longa. But Amulius, Numitor’s younger brother, in order to take the throne, expelled Numitor and forced Rea Silvia to become a Vestal virgin. 
This would prevent any threat from her children, he thought. Nevertheless Rea Silvia conceived by intervention of gods and gave birth to twins, Amulius ordered the boys to be thrown into the river Tiber in a basket.
Romulus and Remus survived the attempt on their lives, however. They landed on a riverbank and were saved by a she-wolf. The twins are often pictured drinking the wolf’s milk. Recently there has been some polemic on whether Italian archeologist found the place where she-wolf saved the twins on the Capitoline Hill.
Faustulus, a shepherd, found the twins and raised them. 
When time arrived and they were old enough, Romulus and Remus took their revenge on Amulius. They killed him and restored their grandfather Numitor as king of Alba Longa. Romulus and Remus decided to found their own city in the land in which they had grown up.
They argued about exactly where to start building and the rule of it, and eventually Romulus killed Remus. Hence Romulus actually founded Rome. They were believed to be descendants of the Trojan hero Aeneas.
Beautiful story, don’t you think?
In this Myth there are many interesting coincidences with other sacred stories: a virginal conception by divine intervention (Christ), babies left in a basket on a river (Moises), one brother’s killing (Cain and Abel). The fact that the twins were raised by a shepherd remind us the main activity of the first member of roman community.
Spontaneously groups of people, like the ‘’Gruppo Storico Romano’’ or the ‘’Scuola Gladiatori Roma’’ meet in commemoration performing the ‘’The Trench Diggin’’ at 11.45 a.m. in Via Appia Antica 76 close to the Priscilla’s Tomb (Free entrance)
So, visit Rome in April. Enjoy variety of Special offers of fancy YES HOTEL, and wish Happy Birthday to ROMA- Eternal and always Gourgeous!
Ariccia and La Porchetta 20 April 2008
Posted by Xtine71 in : Activities outside Rome, Food and Drink, The region of Lazio , 1 comment so farToday I would like to talk with you about a small town, situated not too far away from Rome. ARICCIA!
Even if Ariccia is a small town, it is possible to relax spend some great time there, something different and extremely delicious: to eat some “porchetta” in a Fraschetta a place that you can find only in Lazio region.
Ariccia was a pre-roman village situated inside the area called “ Roman’s Castles”.
The origin of Fraschetta goes back to the times of ancient Rome when people who where travelling needed some place to have rest, eat, in other words to gain energy to continue travels, but it was only during the Middle Ages that this place acquired the name of Fraschetta. It takes origin from another local town, named Frascati.
In fact, local viticulturists started to put fronds outside the doors to indicate the solace place and to let people know that the new wine was ready to be drunk. And so, originally, people could only drink there some wine and have some light snacks, like boiled eggs, but slowly the owners of these places started to sell bread and porchetta.
Porchetta is a very famous dish of Italian cuisine: the pork is staffed with aromatic herbs and entrails. I can assure you. It is really tasty! Yammiiiiii…..
Today the Fraschetta is a simple place where one can have a good lunch without frills, typical wine served in carafe and a lot of horse d’ouvre like: “mozzarella di bufala”, sausages, ham, onion, pepper, cheese ,fresh bread and porchetta. You will pay almost nothing for all this staff, and the portions are really big, so don’t exaggerate! Be moderate!
After that you can have homemade “Pappardelle al sugo di cinghiale” or “ Fettuccine al ragù” and finally some good Roasted meet.
Still some place in your stomach?
Wine again and Tozzetti….Here we go!
Enjoy your lunch!!!
And once you’re done with it, in order to digest all these enogastronomic masterpieces of Ariccia, why don’t you spend some time having a walk in the famous bridge of Ariccia or visiting Chigi Palace and Santa Maria Assunta, church designed by Bernini.
Why don’t go to have a walk in the Appia’s Park that comprises 15 villages and towns like Ariccia..
So, again, Enjoy the lunch and stay in perfect shape.
Franchising at the New Rome Fair 11 April 2008
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You are looking forward to move to Italy? But you are not sure what enterprise to jump in ? What can Italy and Rome offer you in terms of professional growth. And the answer is… You will find it in Rome from 11th to 13th April at the Sixth Edition of Roman Fair on Franchising.
The sixth edition of Rome Expo entire dedicated to the Franchising will be kept to the New Fair of Rome from the 11 to the 13 of April.
The annual exposition and showroom of the Franchising , Rome Expo Franchising is one of the most important and completed events that are dedicated to this field.
Nearly all from that sector interested from the formula of Franchising will be presented in Rome Expo Franchising, in order to represent better and more real the inclined market and adopt this way of trade and commercial .
Among the many industries represented in the Expo are : the real estate industry, the tourism, the foods, the furnishing, computer science and many many more so it completes the variety of offers in that multinational event.
The strategic position of the New Fair of Rome represents one of the winning events of the manifestation Rome Expo Franchising, able event to be involved coming professionals from all over the world.
Been born on initiative of Italian FIF-Federazione Franchising and the Confesercenti of Rome, Rome Expo Franchising receives the more important franchisor, specialized professional figures, experts of affiliation trades , important points of reference for all the franchisee that wish to obtain precious suggestions for the management and promotion of their own activity.
Fields : hotels, footwear and accessories, games and other products for the kids, furniture; publicity and communication; services and products for the house; movierent; consultancy; pets; furnishings and complements of furnishings; car and motion; paper and office supplies ; advising; ; distribution; computer science, telecomunivation, electronics; laundry; jewelry shops and goldsmiths; optica and video; restorants; health and well-being; company serveces; personal services; real estate services; post services; sport and free time; travels and tourism; media; associations, agencies, fairs. 
The show is also about the development and the affirmation of the small and averages enterprises, where they will be able offer their products and services free of charge. They will appear with just a stand in which a selection will be exhibited of marks Italians called R&F Italy, to the foreign country through the representation of the Rome Expo Franchising that will participate to similar shows in Beijing, Moscow, Kiev, Bucharest and New Delhi and through the support of the ICE and Ministry of Foreign Trade.
Important point of reference for all the franchisee that try a brand to which affiliating themselves and on which investing, ambisce to satisfy the car-employment proposals and of innovation of the field they trades. To such purpose it is like a springboard of launch for all those who wish through the franchising to give life to a productive and profitable working activity.
In order to inform and to support the future franchisee in their choices, the Rome Expo Franchising dedicates particular attention to the organization of workshop, conventions and seminaries coordinate to you from important exponents of the world of the franchising. The event always takes under consideration the international markets like resource for national the economic development.
In cooperation with the Ministry of the International Commerce and with the Institute of the Foreign trade, a plan of international promotion was created with the aim to attract the greater possible number of investors and buyers interested to develop their businesses into Italy and foreign countries.
The promotional plan strongly previews the cover of strategic countries and in phase development among which are Russia, China, Romania, India, Ucraine as well as Spain, France and Greece.
How to get to Rome Fair Center and see The Expo:
The new Fair is located along the Roma-Fiumicino motorway, a few kilometres away from the city centre and in easy reach from hotels in the central area of Termini station. If you decide to stay in our brand new Yes Hotel Rome here are the directions:
How to get there from Yes Hotel:
° From Termini Station: the Roma-Fiumicino railway line is due to be upgraded, and on the occasion of the inauguration, a dedicated new Fair stop ("Fiera") will be opened. Journey time: 20 minutes approximately.
° From the centre of Rome (Piazza Venezia): the expo may be currently reached from Magliana. Two inbound and outbound access roads are under construction and due to be soon completed at the section between the GRA (Rome’s orbital road) and the Citavecchia Motorway junction, which will allow visitors to easily reach the new Fair by car. Journey time: 20 minutes approximately.
The strategic location of the new Fair will allow trade members and visitors to make the most of their stay in the Capital, allowing for an optimum balance between business and leisure.
Other events in 2008 at the New Rome Fair: see here for a complete list
Rome Sweet Rome 5 April 2008
Posted by Xtine71 in : Eating and Drinking in Rome , add a commentHi friends, here is your friend –big- mouth knows -all about- it .
During one of my tours around the wonderful Eternal city of Rome , after I was duly impressed by my visit to the great Rome Pantheon followed by the very interesting walk into and around the Rome Church of San Ignazio di Loyola (Where there is a great masterpiece of 3d conception) I found out something else altogether which was no less interesting.
You would suppose that an Ice cream Parlour that appears in every travel guide is only for tourist people that go to fancy places and ignore all about the secrets of the “natives” , the romans in our case.
Well, you would be wrong to assume so… Indeed the Roman ice cream parlour Giolitti at Via del Vicario 44 is probably the best ice cream shop in town. Be bold and and you may try any flavour : you will not be disappointed, and do not forget to add the delicious panna on top (cream). For those who really crave ice cream there is one special ice cream of almost 90 cm long.
You can see lots of clerks and all kinds of local people crowding the place including the famous. The other day on my way to Giolitti I bumped into the popular Italian singer Renato Zero, who was also cruising to the ice cream place. I said hi, he replied pleasantly with a smile and went on at a leisurely pace to choose his ice cream flavours. There also place for take a seat and relax while you are planning your next visit or tour.
It is springtime now that I’m dropping this lines for you fellows, but they told on winter the hot chocolate with panna (cream) is fantastic!!!
Few meters from there you find the spectacular Marco Aurelius Column (they say that the one of Trajan at the Forums is better, but you will not climb that high to check the difference)
In front at the Corner Via del Corso and Via del Tritone stands the Alberto Sordi Gallery, which is a beautiful Shopping Mall made within an ancient building . Alberto Sordi is a famous roman actor and in one his movies he played the part of an Italian guy trying to ‘’become’’ an American. Surely the result has to be interesting.
Ok, follow my humble advice (!) , take your girlfriend or boyfriend or whoever, or just go by yourself and have some fresh tastes of Rome.
Other suggestions of Rome Ice cream shops.
Take care, Your friend –big- mouth knows -all about- it alias Marcel
And for your stay in Rome why not try our new 3 star Yes Hotel Rome?
Cultural week in Rome March 2008 31 March 2008
Posted by Xtine71 in : Rome Travel Guide , add a commentThe translation for ‘‘Settimana della cultura’’ is as follows: Everything is free.
Not kidding.
During the ‘’Week of Culture’’ you don’t pay a dime to enter to the museums and archaeology sites. Rome is wide open to all visitors more than ever during the year from March 25th until March 31st included.
You may wonder: does this include the Vatican Museums also ? The Vatican is another country but don’t put that face, keep smiling, it just happens that every last Sunday of the month (March 30st ) the Museums are free and so Saint Peter’s, like everyday.
But not only museums and archaeological sites, also architecture, music, painting and sculpture are for free. If they require a reservation it may be difficult to get one, so phone for reservation! (The Borghese Gallery is an example).
Many interesting guided tours are offered, for walking across different sights or to see a particular one individually. You have even the chance to visit some sights normally closed and open for one day only, where volunteer’s staff fond of history offer help kindly.
Be patient, I warn you, you could find long lines, so be Stoic, and read information while you wait.
For information on events in Rome, phone +39 060606, or +39 060608 (multilanguage tourist service).
Free cultural week is also all over Italy , not only Rome, the Culture of Italy is never so handy as during this period.
There are thousands of events in Italy and hundreds in Rome regarding this special week, is not easy to list them all, check at the Web site of Italy’s Ministry for the Cultural Goods, it’s all in Italian but you only need the names and time table, sure you can do it!
Rome Hotel Deals 22 March 2008
Posted by Xtine71 in : Parks and Villas in Rome , add a comment
Spring is in the air…..
Eventually there comes spring : the air is gently scented by flowers and fruit trees, the city of Rome is warmed up by the sun, all around everything takes on a different look.
Rome, my Rome in this period is magic, charming, unforgettable.
Everybody, once in their lives, must see this city during the spring when is not too cold and warmer enough to permit you to enjoy every single moment and make it last for ever in your mind’s eye.
I would like to suggest you something a bit different from the usual itinerary that most of the websites and agencies generally suggest to do once in Rome.
I want to talk about one part of Rome that more than often tourists don’t know: “villas” and parks.
This is a shame. Roma’s villas are beautiful and so relaxing, that it will be as if you were far from the noise and buzzing city !
Villa Pamphili is the largest roman park. Divided in 3 parts, palace and gardens, pinewood, estate, is the ideal place where to have an outdoor hamper.
Villa Mazzanti was built in the middle of Monte Mario park, and there you can take a stroll among luxuriant vegetation like laurels, holms-oaks, palms, pines, agaves.
Scipioni’s park is where you can admire the sepulchre of the Scipione’s family and the famous Pomponio Hylas columbarium with its fresco paintings dated as old as 1st century A.C.
The Colle Oppio’s park, located behind the Colosseum, with the ruins of Traiano’s bath has been forsaken during the middle age and later on during the modern time inserted in the “reserved monumental zone”.
At the Yes Hotel we breathe the same air with our special discount for the spring time. In fact 6 days stay can cost you less than 600 euros. Check here to see our Yes Hotel spring rates !
Our Central Yes hotel Rome is a 3 star hotel, of modern design, and only open since 2007.
You will have a comfortable room with breakfast included, all the facilities, charming design, central position within few minutes walking from Termini station but over all at your arrival you will find me Arianna and all my colleagues everybody happy to welcome you in this amazing city. Try us ! The staff will do their best to make your stay unforgettable.
Try also our other discounted Des Artistes Hotel in Rome for your Spring stay in Italy.
Globe 2008 - Rome Travel Fair 13 March 2008
Posted by Danne75 in : Exhibitions in Rome, Rome Travel Guide , add a commentThe exhibition of Travelling and Tourism will take place in Rome between March 13 and March 15. It is an annual event and is an initiative of Expo Globe.
Globe is and event dedicated to the world business of tourism. A business that takes big and very important part of the economies of many countries.
The exhibition is in six areas: Italy, European Countries, the Mediterranean, Tour Operators, Global Tourism and Long range.
Many institutions, international organizations, buyers, decision makers , banks and investors will participate in this important fair.
This happening is an occasion that is beyond simple exhibition since it becomes and occasion of encountering and exchange between several different realities.
The intention of this fair is to grow the potential for tourism business under the light of new tendencies on the market and with the vision of imminent summer season.
We can conclude that Globe is an appointment worth seeing and visiting especially for all the operators in that sector. Also it will be highly informative and excellent for higher qualification event.
It will be a privilege to observe now the sure success in the future.
Representatives and buyers from 64 nations are going to be present. The bigger part(60 %) are 
countries from Europe.
U.S.A. and Canada- 18%
Asia 8,6%
South and Central America-6,3%
Australia and New Zealand-2,8 %
We can expect that Globe 2008 at the New Rome Fair is going to become a really main international event in the tourism for Italy and for developing the Fair way of doing business to business in all all aspects: logistics,technology,commercial in order to maximize the positive results for visitors and exhibitors.
The hours for visitors: 10:00-18:00
For more Information: (+39) 06 6500 3001, 06 6500 4689
You will visit a very exciting event in Rome and for your stay why not try one of our hotels in Rome ?
If you choose Yes Hotel in central Rome, here is how to get to the Rome Globe 2008 at the Fiera Di Roma from Yes Hotel Rome.
Go to Termini Station and take metro line B direction Laurentina.
You have to get off Piramide and take a bus number FR1 direction Fiumicino Airport.
Then get off the stop called Fiera di Roma.
Price for the ticket is 1 euro.
You will be able to take advantage of free transportation from the stop ‘Fiera di Roma’ to the entrance East of the exhibition.
Readers in italian only can discover more about the Rome Globe 2008 in italian.
And If you want to see more and discover the last important exhibtion at the New Rome Fair then click here to read more !
Renoir in Rome 9 March 2008
Posted by Xtine71 in : Exhibitions in Rome , add a comment
If you are planning to visit Rome between March the 8th and June the 29th there is a special Rome Exhibition in the Roman Forum where over 130 paintings by the great Auguste Renoir are on show and you may also want to take advantage of our new Yes Hotel Rome for your stay !
The exhibition does not exactly deal with the classical work of the painter Renoir, but rather is a collection as a result of the feelings expressed on canvas inspired by a visit to Italy in 1881 .
Auguste Renoir noticed the Raffaello creations and decided to make an experimental approach on a style focused on the line and the contour of the shapes.
The Renoir Exhibition in Rome is aimed on the analysis of this period and is hence named ‘’Renoir, la maturità tra classico e moderno’’, which translated means ‘‘Renoir, the maturity between classical and modern’’.
About Renoir ( Pierre-Auguste Renoir)
Born in Limoges, France in 1841, his family settles in Paris in 1845. At the age of 13, he began painting flowers in a porcelain factory and taking drawing classes.
In 1860 he meets Claude Monet, (another daddy of the impressionism movement).
His direct influence from Monet made his technique evolve toward little brushstrokes using vibrant colors, leading toward impressionism. Monet and Renoir worked closely and shared new techniques and new subjects.
But it is during the 1870’s that Renoir’s techniques reach their peak. He participates in impressionnist exhibitions in 1874, 1876, 1877 and 1882 and becomes a founding member of the review "L’Impressionniste" in 1877.
Around 1870 Renoir painted "The Swing" and the ‘‘Bal at the Moulin de la Galette’’. His technique is now firmly defined with a masterful rendering of movement and facial expression.
Later around 1880 Renoir meets Aline Charigot, who in 1890 becomes his wife. He portraits Aline in the ‘‘Luncheon of the Boating Party’’ that took him several months to complete. This was hard work both in composition and technique, in reaction to his friend the writer Emile Zola ’s (1840-1902) critique who said that the impressionnists would sell "sketches that are hardly dry". In this painting he pictures the specificity of a contemporary moment of 19th century leisure on the Seine.
In 1887, he completes ‘‘The Bathers’’ a group of nude female, recalled in the history of modern painting in their representation of feminine grace, and his great ability to depict the texture of skin.
During the last two decades of his life, Renoir suffers from arthritis. Unable to move his hands freely, he strapped a brush to his arm in order to paint.
On December 3rd, 1919, Renoir dies at his house in Cagne.
When? You can visit it from Monday to Thursday, from 09:30 till 19.30, Friday and Saturday from 09:30 till 23:30, on Sunday from 09:30 till 20.30. The entrance fee is 10 €.
Where ? On Via San Pietro in Carcere, where the Complesso Vittoriano stands.