Time Out Rome
by Time Out (Author)Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-11-01
Publisher(s): Penguin Group USA
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Summary
The Fourth Edition of the Rome Guide has been exhaustively revised and updated by resident writers. It provides accurate, straightforward insight into the city, including a complete critical round-up of the sights -- ancient and modern -- a history of the city, reviews of the finest in Roman restaurants, shops, nightlife, and festivals, and information on country escapes to Ostia Antica, the Castelli Romani, and Lazian lakes.
Table of Contents
| About the Guide | p. vi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| In Context | |
| Rome by Season | p. 5 |
| History | p. 9 |
| Rome Today | p. 23 |
| Architecture | p. 26 |
| Sightseeing | |
| Introduction | p. 32 |
| Centro Storico | p. 34 |
| The Tridente | p. 53 |
| Via Veneto and the Quirinale | p. 62 |
| Trastevere | p. 70 |
| Monti and Esquilino | p. 76 |
| Aventino, Celio and Testaccio | p. 84 |
| Other parts of town | p. 96 |
| The Vatican City | p. 103 |
| Staying in Rome | |
| Accommodation | p. 113 |
| Restaurants | p. 130 |
| Snacks | p. 153 |
| Wine Bars and Birrerie | p. 155 |
| Cafes and Bars | p. 158 |
| Ice Cream | p. 165 |
| Shopping | p. 168 |
| Services | p. 186 |
| Arts and Entertainment | |
| Children | p. 190 |
| Contemporary Art | p. 194 |
| Film | p. 195 |
| Gay and Lesbian | p. 200 |
| Media | p. 205 |
| Sport and Fitness | p. 207 |
| Theatre and Dance | p. 212 |
| Music: Classical and Opera | p. 215 |
| Music: Rock, Roots and Jazz | p. 220 |
| Nightlife | p. 225 |
| Trips Out of Town | p. 234 |
| Directory | |
| Getting Around | p. 252 |
| The Language | p. 256 |
| Essential Information A-Z | p. 260 |
| Students | p. 269 |
| Living and working in Rome | p. 270 |
| Women's Rome | p. 271 |
| Disabled travellers | p. 272 |
| Further Reading | p. 274 |
| Index | p. 275 |
| Advertisers' Index | p. 282 |
| Maps | p. 283 |
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