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Rome's Winter Sale

Here in ‪#‎Rome‬, from January the 5th to February the 29th.
Special Prices 10% Off limited to direct reservations made via this web page.

If you are a ‪#‎shopaholic‬, you cannot miss the Winter ‪#‎Sale‬ Season!!

Here in ‪#‎Rome‬, from January the 5th to February the 29th.
Special Prices 10% Off limited to direct reservations made via this web page.

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Easter Lunch with us
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Easter Lunch with us
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The Easter Lunch Menu is ready. Book now your table at Jacopa the brand new restaurant of Hotel San Francesco

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Rome's biggest park: Villa Doria Pamphili
Special places, English
Rome's biggest park: Villa Doria Pamphili
Special places, English

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Rome: the Coliseum? the Vatican? the Trevi Fountain? What you may not know is that, in addition to its abundance of ancient sites, Rome is a very green city with a number of parks worth visiting.

Special places, English
Villa Farnesina and the Frescoes by Raphael
English, Art & History
Villa Farnesina and the Frescoes by Raphael
English, Art & History

Built in the early sixteenth century at the behest of Agostino Chigi, rich banker from Siena, the Villa Farnesina in Rome, the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei properties, it is one of the most noble and harmonious achievements of the Italian Renaissance.

English, Art & History
Palazzo Spada: a columns-gallery with a different perspective
English, Special places, Art & History
Palazzo Spada: a columns-gallery with a different perspective
English, Special places, Art & History

Palazzo Spada is an impressive building built in 1550 by Cardinal Capo di Ferro, later restored by Bernini and Borromini who created a unique full play of perspectives in a columns-gallery.

English, Special places, Art & History
Palazzo Barberini: A walk among art masterpieces
English, Art & History
Palazzo Barberini: A walk among art masterpieces
English, Art & History

The Barberini Palace hosts the National Gallery of Ancient Art, entirely restored, located in Via delle Quattro Fontane, near Barberini Square

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The Capuchin Crypt
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The Capuchin Crypt
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The Capuchin Crypt is a Monument of Human Bones and Corpses in Rome, located beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini on Via Veneto, near Barberini Square...

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The Moses by Michelangelo
Art & History, English
The Moses by Michelangelo
Art & History, English

The Moses by Michelangelo is certainly one of his best works and it is housed in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome.
In 1505, Pope Julius II gave to Michelangelo the commission to design and sculpt his tomb. The initial design was massive and called...

Art & History, English
The most romantic terrace of Rome: The Orange Garden
Special places, English
The most romantic terrace of Rome: The Orange Garden
Special places, English

The Orange Garden, also known as Parco Savello, is one of those places that you can find only in the eternal city. Surrounded by medieval walls, on top of the Aventine Hill, the Orange Garden is a romantic and peaceful place that offers a breathtaking view of the city, one of the most beautiful...

Special places, English
The amazing Castel Sant'Angelo [VIDEO]
Art & History, Special places, English
The amazing Castel Sant'Angelo [VIDEO]
Art & History, Special places, English

Built around 123 A.D. as a tomb for Emperor Hadrian and his family, Castel Sant'Angelo has an unusual destiny in the history and art of the Rome. While all the other Roman monuments are overwhelmed...

Art & History, Special places, English
Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome
Special places, Art & History, English
Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome
Special places, Art & History, English

There is no other place like this in Rome. When you get through the gate for the first time, a peacefulness atmosphere surround you.
Men from all over the world, rest together, under pine and cypress trees. The cemetery population is incredible rich in writers, painters and poets as Keats and Shelley.

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The Flea Market of Rome: Porta Portese

Because of its multi ethnicity and the possibility to find unthinkable objects, there is a quote that says that at Porta Portese “you can find anything, from a pill to a Jumbo Jet’!

Porta Portese is the flea market of Rome for excellence.

Porta Portese Flea Market

Porta Portese Flea Market

Here you can find a bit of everything: furniture, clothes, CDs, books, prints, historical newspaper … and the list can be endless. 

Because of its multi ethnicity and the possibility to find unthinkable objects, there is a quote that says that at Porta Portese “you can find anything, from a pill to a Jumbo Jet’!

The market open its doors every Sunday, from 6 am until 2 pm, and even if many things changed in the last years, the atmosphere here remains awesome!

From Hotel San Francesco is 2 minutes walking

So what are you waiting for? Come here and call your friends out on how good you are in finding better deals than they find!

Author: our receptionist Alessia

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Rome's biggest park: Villa Doria Pamphili
Special places, English
Rome's biggest park: Villa Doria Pamphili
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What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Rome: the Coliseum? the Vatican? the Trevi Fountain? What you may not know is that, in addition to its abundance of ancient sites, Rome is a very green city with a number of parks worth visiting.

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Palazzo Spada: a columns-gallery with a different perspective
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Palazzo Spada: a columns-gallery with a different perspective
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Palazzo Spada is an impressive building built in 1550 by Cardinal Capo di Ferro, later restored by Bernini and Borromini who created a unique full play of perspectives in a columns-gallery.

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The Capuchin Crypt
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The Capuchin Crypt
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The Capuchin Crypt is a Monument of Human Bones and Corpses in Rome, located beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini on Via Veneto, near Barberini Square...

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The most romantic terrace of Rome: The Orange Garden
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The most romantic terrace of Rome: The Orange Garden
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The Orange Garden, also known as Parco Savello, is one of those places that you can find only in the eternal city. Surrounded by medieval walls, on top of the Aventine Hill, the Orange Garden is a romantic and peaceful place that offers a breathtaking view of the city, one of the most beautiful...

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The amazing Castel Sant'Angelo [VIDEO]
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The amazing Castel Sant'Angelo [VIDEO]
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Built around 123 A.D. as a tomb for Emperor Hadrian and his family, Castel Sant'Angelo has an unusual destiny in the history and art of the Rome. While all the other Roman monuments are overwhelmed...

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Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome
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Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome
Special places, Art & History, English

There is no other place like this in Rome. When you get through the gate for the first time, a peacefulness atmosphere surround you.
Men from all over the world, rest together, under pine and cypress trees. The cemetery population is incredible rich in writers, painters and poets as Keats and Shelley.

Read More →
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The Flea Market of Rome: Porta Portese
Special places, Shopping, English
The Flea Market of Rome: Porta Portese
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Because of its multi ethnicity and the possibility to find unthinkable objects, there is a quote that says that at Porta Portese “you can find anything, from a pill to a Jumbo Jet’!

Read More →
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The Mouth of Truth (La Bocca della verità)
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The Mouth of Truth (La Bocca della verità)
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Would you test your honesty and put your hand into the mouth of truth?
You definitely can't leave Rome before taking a picture in front of one of the most famous faces in the world...

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Il Fontanone: a very special fountain along Janiculum walk
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Il Fontanone: a very special fountain along Janiculum walk
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Also known as “Fontanone” among Roman citizens, the Acqua Paola Fountain is one of the biggest fountains of Rome.
Built between 1610 and 1612, this fountain was supposed to be the end of the homonym Acqua Paola Aqueduct ...

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