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Apartment in Central Rome (apartment)

Home description

This modern apartment is on the top (fourth) floor of an ancient stone building in the centre of Trastevere. The entrance hall connects bed-sitting room (with separate kitchen and bathroom) to the bedroom. The floors are newly tiled throughout, and furnished in a modern style with IKEA furniture.

The focal point of the lounge is an unique wall lamp in the form of a dancer. Every window has views across the rooftops of Rome.

Shared Terrace ideal for dinner al fresco	Lounge showing comfy sofa and sunny kitchen
Cosy warm double bed	Lounge facing towards hallway

To see more photos please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/16571

The Lazio region

Trastevere is the name given to the area across the Tiber from the original city, built on Campo di Marte, or Mars Field. Trastevere is the sophisticated, restaurant and bar area of the city, with Cinema Bookshops, cultural centres and music.

Nowadays in the evening, Trastevere comes alive Rome's soclal centre, and during the day, remains an excellent place to explore and get lost.

In Rome's Regal period (753-509 B.C.), the area across the Tiber belonged to the hostile Etruscans: the romans named it Ripa Etrusca (etruscan bank). Rome conquered it in order to have the control of and access to the river from both sides, but it was only a strategic aim; Rome was not interested in building anything on that side of the river. In fact, the only connection-point between Trastevere and the rest of the city was just a small wooden bridge called the pons sublicius (Lat., "bridge built on piles").

By the time of the Republic in 509, the number of sailors and fishermen making a living from the river had increased, and many of these had taken up residence in Trastevere. There were a lot of people coming from the East, too, mainly Jews and Syrians.
The area started being considered part of the city under Augustus, who divided Rome in 14 regions (regiones in Latin); the modern Trastevere was the XIV and was called Trans Tiberim.
It really became part of the city with Aurelian (270-275), who made larger protecting walls to include Trastevere and the Vatican hill. Thanks to the wealth of the imperial age, several personalities decided to build their villae in Trastevere: Clodia, (Catullus' "friend") and Julius Caesar (his Horti Caesaris). The regio included two of the most ancient churches of Rome, the Titulus Callixti, later called basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, and the Titulus Cecilae, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere.

In the Middle Ages Trastevere had narrow, winding, irregular streets; moreover, because of the mignani (jutting foreparts on buildings' fronts) there was no space for carriages to pass. At the end of the 1400s these mignani were removed, yet in spite of that, Trastevere remained a maze of narrow streets. There was a strong contrast between the rich and big houses of the upper class and the small damaged houses of the poor. The streets had no kind of pavement until, thanks to the will of Sixtus IV at the end of the 1400s, they were eventually paved. At first bricks were used, but later sampietrini, which is more suitable for the transit of carriages. Thanks to its partial isolation (it was "beyond the Tiber") and to its multicultural environment since the ancient Roman period, the inhabitants of Trastevere, called trasteverini, were able to develop a separate culture of their own.

Rome / Central Rome area

The very best artwork and sculpture in Rome is to be found at Galleria Borghese and in the Vatican Museums. Galleria Borghese is in the centre of the most beautiful park in Rome, Villa Borghese, and features seventeenth century sculpture from Gianlorenzo Bernini of a quality that makes carved marble seem like living flesh.

How to get there

Fly to Rome Fiumicino Airport - Trastevere is served very well by air-conditioned Public Transport.

Activities near Rome

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Bathrooms: Bathroom with large shower, wc, bidet, washing machine.
Kitchen: Fully equipped kitchen with gas hob, electric oven, breakfast table, huge fridge freezer and pizza pan!
Living Room: Comfortable modern living area with table, five chairs, sofa, single bed, TV, Digital TV receiver and speakers for your MP3. Four British electrical sockets.
Cleaning/towels/
linen/maid service: Ample cuddly cotton towels imported from M&S, and new stylish bedding all laundered weekly.

Further details outdoors:
Large shared roof terrace with garden furniture,washing line and 360 degree views to the Giannicolo hill and the Roman Forum. Ideal for breakfast in the sunshine or a romantic summer dinner al fresco.

Further details

Roof terrace shared with other owners and tenants. European, American and british power sockets throughout.

Conditions

To book, please call Penny O'Neill (+44-771-363-8529) if within the U.K. otherwise call Marie Sjoberg in Rome (+39-340-363-5878). In any rate please call Marie to arrange handover of keys.

100 Euros payable as deposit to reserve your booking, balance payable on arrival in Rome.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Christmas	1 Dec 07	1 Jan 08	850£  850	140140	140140	3 Nights
New Year	1 Jan 08	1 Mar 08	600£  600	9595	110110	3 Nights
Spring	1 Mar 08	1 Jul 08	850£  850	100100	120120	4 Nights

The owner's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
Additional fee of 100 Euros payable to my properties manager on arrival in Rome for collection of keys and organisation of cleaning.

Availability notes

To see availability please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/16571

This property is NOT currently available for rent as it has been damaged by fire.

Contact owner

To contact this owner please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/16571

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Name:	Penny O'Neill
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