Vicolo delle Vacche Ref.(ae)
Centro Storico - Beds: 2-4

AREA DESCRIPTION

The apartment is situated in the Navona zone. In the Antiquity this district, bordered by Corso Vittorio Emanuele II (opened in the late 19th century), Corso del Rinascimento (1936-39) and Via Zanardelli (1906), was part of Campus Martius. Domitian (AD 81-96) built a large stadium and an Odeon where poetry readings and musical concerts were given.

Except for the outline of Domitian’s Stadium which is preserved in the shape of Piazza Navona, no traces of ancient Rome have survived here.

The network of picturesque lanes and streets between Piazza Navona and the Tiber recalls the splendour of the Papal area in the heart of Renaissance Rome.

As early of the beginning of the 16th century cardinals, ambassadors, papal officials, whealty bankers and distinguished courtesans took up residence here. Around them intellectual life flourished: booksellers, engravers and miniaturists settled around the Piazza Navona and Piazza Pasquino and to this day there are still numerous craftsmen to be found in the area. The recommended walk passes many 15C and 16C palaces and also offers many pleasant surprises to the curious visitor prepared to turn into the courtyards off the main square. The rusticated facades with their plain rectangular windows and somewhat austere pediments often conceal some fine Renaissance architecture: beatiful balconies and colonnades, cornices with antique motifs, coats of arms, walls decorated with grisaille, frizies and medallions.

Some of the most important tourist places in the zone are the Area Sacra del Largo Argentina, the Pantheon and Piazza di Spagna.

HOME CHARACTERISTICS

A very nice apartment with a lovely terrace just a few steps from Piazza Navona. It hosts a nice entrance with a double sofa bed, a double bedroom, a bathroom with a shower-stall, a living room and a fully equipped kitchen (complete with gas-stove, oven, fridge, pots, cutlery). Extra bed possible.

DETAILS

The apartment (about 70 msq), is situated on the first floor of an ancient building.

In the entrance there is a comfortable double sofa bed and Colour TV.

The living room is furnished with an elegant dinner table and some ancient pieces of furniture; it faces a lovely and big terrace (about 60 sqm) furnished with umbrella, deck-chairs and a lot of flowers.

The double bedroom is furnished with a king-size bed, a wardrobe and colour TV . The kitchen is fully equipped with gas-stove, oven, fridge, pots, cutlery. The large bathroom is equipped with a shower-stall.

The apartment is provided with air-conditioning and telephone.

The apartment is complete with linens and the heating is independent.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The apartment is 10 minutes walk from the underground station “Spagna” and it is well served by the ATAC bus lines 70,81,87,186,204,492,628 and by the electric bus lines 116 and 116T.