Yes Hotel Rome Travel Blog: The Rome travel guide

People visiting Rome shouldn’t miss the opportunity to visit the current exhibition about Titian at the Scuderie del Quirinale. The aim is to offer a comprehensive vision of the work of one of the most important Venetian masters whose style influenced generations of painters and also to show the results of the most recent research about the paintings on display.

The Scuderie museum is located at Via XXIV Maggio 16 , and can be easily reached from Yes Hotel or Hotel Des Artistes taking the bus 40 from the Station Termini (get off at the Station Nazionale/ Quirinale)

Is the name of the exhibition that takes place in the Museo di Roma from 5th December, 2012 until.7th April 2013. Sketches that gave birth to immortal masterpieces will provide a genuine prospective of the creation process by the great Canova.

Antonio Canova (1757-1822) became famous for bringing back the classical elegance after the fire of baroque style with all its passionate excess cooled down a bit. His solid and graceful marble nudes are vibrant and unquestionably alive, in a radiant white full of splendour.

Opening time from 10.00 until 20.00 from Tuesday to Sunday, admission ticket is 11 euros.. For booking try Infoline: tel. +39 060608 (daily, from 9:00 to 21:00) or visit www.omniticket.it.

Museo di Roma is located in Piazza San Pantaleo, 10 near Piazza Navona. (a 15 minutes bus ride from our location). For more info info@yeshotelrome.com.

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By following this simple tips you may have not a story to tell about a taxi driver that has left you with a wallet excessively empty.

Before taking a cab ask our staff about how much a fair price will be for the desired destination,  which helps you to avoid unpleasant situations.

It is true that our hotel is just around the corner from Termini Station, but also half a block from Piazza Indipendenza. The point is that from Termini you pay a supplement of  2 euros more, that you save instead from the stand at Indipendenza square.

There are two airports in Rome: Fiumicino and Ciampino. There is an official rate for taxis which is from our Hotel 48 euros to Fiumicino and 30 euros to Ciampino. This price applies for a maximum of four persons and four bags.

Any trip to the historic centre should show up as Tariffa 1 on the meter. Tariffa 2 applies beyond the Grande Raccordo Annulare and it is charged at a higher rate. Make sure that the driver has set the right Tariffa while traveling to the Roman centre.

Rome taxi drivers prefer to use taxi stands. You might be able to flag a taxi down, but it is a rarer occurence than in most cities. Romans know they’ll find a taxi stand in all the major piazze.

Official cabs are white, have a taxi sign mounted on the roof, have an insignia on the driver’s door reading “Comune di Roma,” have an official number and a meter. You want an official cab. Do not use the touts at Termini Station.

The meter starts at different rates depending on the day and time, as it follows:

Monday –Saturday from 7am- 10pm the meter starts at €2,80

Sundays and Holidays the meter starts at €4,00

Night fares from 10pm-7am, the meter starts at €5,80

Supplement from Termini Station plus 2 euros.

* Each piece of luggage with the following dimensions cost (cm 35×25x50) €1,00 each..

If you feel you have been cheated by a taxi, the driver’s license number is written on a metal plate on the left door on the passenger side. Make sure you get a receipt or ricevuta and write down the name and number printed on the plate. In addition, you should also take note of which cab company you used .With this information, you can file a complaint with the cab company and should be able to receive reimbursement.

And remember that our staff will assist you with all the information you may need. See you soon.

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The Capitoline Museums hold an exhibition aimed to deepen the knowledge of a historical period of great artistic splendor and great political balance, 98 -180 AD. This is the period of eighty years of the golden days, The Age of Balance, which covers the rule of the Emperors: Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius and Antonio Pio.

The years of the Mediterranean peace, the unification of the currency area, the spread of Roman legal system the diffusion of urban living, the end of the conquest and the violence that make possible the political stability, economical growth and artistic flowering.

The exhibition has six sections: “The characters”, “The artistic language “” Villas and houses “” The historical decorations “”Winners and Losers” and “Tombs” to show how this four emperors, chosen “for adoption” that is, by virtue of their personal qualities and not by right of birth, brought the general development in all aspects of human life.
EXHIBITION: THE AGE OF BALANCE (L’età dell’equilibrio)

WHERE: MUSEI CAPITOLINI (CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS) , PIAZZA DEL CAMPIDOGLIO, ROME

WHEN: FROM 04/10/2012  UNTIL 05/05/2013

GET MORE INFO AT: http://www.museicapitolini.org/mostre_ed_eventi/mostre/l_eta_dell_equilibrio

or info@yeshotelrome.com

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The new museum complex for the Ara Pacis was designed by Richard Meier & Partners Architects, an architectural studio in the United States, which has been responsible for several of the most notable museums of the second half of the twentieth century. The building work for the project was awarded to the Italian company Marie Engineering and was overseen, for the Municipal Administration, by the Government Office of Cultural Assets and the Office of the Historic City.

For more information about up coming events visit their site http://en.arapacis.it/

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All the museums are open at night! This national event is organised by Culture24. Once again the city of Rome is presenting the “Night of the Museums”: state museums, civic museums, city libraries, private museums, foreign academies and cultural institutions, La Sapienza University, cultural institutes and houses, Rome’s historical buildings are all set to remain especially open from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.. Admission is free. Night owls can look forward to a weekend of events as museums unlock their doors for the annual after-hours celebrations from 18-20 May 2012.

Here’s a couple of tips where to go:

19 May 2012

Roman Sensations
A chance to explore the Roman Baths at night and take part in a variety of Roman sensory and entertainment themed activities across the whole site. Try Roman wine, listen to music and poetry, try on Roman togas and find out more about fragrances the Romans used.
Suitable for: 18+, 16-17, Not suitable for children

19 May 2012

1940s Night at the Building of Bath Collection

We will be taking the museum back to the 1940s with an evening of music in the museum to accompany our exhibition Repairing War Torn Bath. During the evening which is free admission to all, visitors can also view items from our collections and the Bath Preservation Trust archives which date from the second world war. Archive tours will take place at 8pm, 8.40pm and 9.20pm with places limited to 12 on a first come first served basis.
A ration of chocolate will be given to any visitors arriving in appropriate 1940s costume!

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The catacombs of St. Callisto arose in the middel of the second century and are among the largest and most important of Rome. They are located on the Via Appia Antica, after the church of “Quo Vadis”..

In them were buried tens of martyrs, 16 popes and many Christians. Take their name from St.Callisto deacon, who, at the beginning of the third century, was appointed by Pope Zephyrinus administration of the cemetery and so the catacombs of St. Callisto became the official cemetery of the Church of Rome.

The underground cemetery consists of several areas. The Crypt of the Popes is the most sacred and important of these catacombs, called “the little Vatican” because they were buried 9 popes and probably 8 dignitaries of the Church of the 3 rd century.

The Crypt of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of popular music. Born into a noble Roman family, was martyred in the third century. Buried where his statue now stands, was worshiped here for at least five centuries

Passing through imposing galleries full of niches, we reach five small rooms, real family tombs, called cubicles of the Sacraments, and especially important for their frescoes. The frescoes dating from the early 3 rd century and represent symbolically the sacraments of Eucharist and baptizm

So if your thinking to visit Rome, don’t miss the occasion to visit the catacombs! Our hotel gives you the best deal and accomodation!

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The National Museum of Villa Giulia is a place in Rome where you can discover the fascinating civilization of the Etruscans.The history of this ancient lost people it is still full of mystery and legends.

The greek mythology tells us about the domination of Etruscans pirates  in the Mediterranean Sea.They  established colonies on Corsica, Sardinia and perhaps even Spain and also founded cities in Tuscany( Viterbo, Tarquinia)and Capua (nearby Naples), at the time the last step of the Appian Way.

Nowadays the museum, once a papal palace shelters a priceless colection of art from the mysterious Etruscans. Known for their sophisticated art and design, they left a legacy of sarcophagi, bronze sculptures, terra-cotta vases and jewerly.

If you have time for only the masterpieces just look for the remarkable 6th century B.C. Apollo from Veio.The other two widely acclaimed statues here are Dea con Bambino(Godess with a Baby) and a greatly mutilated but still powerful Hercules.

Final, one of the most important Etruscan art treasures is the bride and bridegroom coffin, maybe one of the most romantic and iconic images of the ancient world.

Our hotels,Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes are in perfect location! Stay with us to enjoy  your summer holiday and learn more about the Etruscans!