Ancient monuments that recall the great glories of this Imperial city, with the Coliseum, the Roman Forum,the Arch of Costantino,the Circo Massimo and the Baths of Caracalla,the Baroque Rome of Bernini and the other genius of Baroque art who have built throughout the city monuments and fountains that are now not only the symbol of a city but of the world, Piazza Navona with the Fountain of the Four Rivers, Piazza di Spagna with the Trevi Fountain dominated by the famous Spanish Steps leading up to the picturesque Trinity Dé Monti, the Renaissance Rome with the great works of Michelangelo author of the Sistine Chapel but also Raphael, Bramante,Botticelli, and many other artists who have made the history of Rome and the history of art.
Rome is a big city, a huge metropolis and just like other cities,it often suffers of a heavy traffic problems for parking your car, many buses are often slow and the tube does not completely cover the whole territory.Solution? Renting a bicycle,it is easy,the bicycle takes you everywhere, you can park anywhere and jumping traffic queues.
Have you ever thought that cycling from Piazza Navona to Piazza di Spagna with the adjacent
Via Condotti symbol of the fashionable Rome are only five minutes? Have you ever thought tha from the Spanish Steps crossing Via del Babuino until reaching Piazza Barberini and the Victorian and then the Capitol are just 10 minutes?
Have you ever thought that from Piazza del Popolo to reachVia Conciliazuibe and Piazza San Pietro in Vaticano cycling are less than 15 minutes?
And pedaling if you are hungry and you want want to eat something really typical Roman, a good plate of Spaghetti alla Carbonara or Amatriciana,the typical Saltimbocchi alla Romana or Gnocchi from St. Peter's in Vaticano to the picturesque district of Trastevere crossing from Castel Sant'Angelo and its bridge is only .. 8 minutes by bycicle ?
Cycling in Rome is east you can also do that at evening to see the magical sunsets over the Tiber from the Bridge Elio to the Bridge Cestio,from Bridge Milvio to Bridge Emilio,where there are panoramic unforgettable and unique and you can dine along the Tiber river very easily, bike does not have problems of time for parking, you can park anywhere and stay until late at night admiring the bright lights on the river taking a million of pictures.
Further more you can enjoy a bicycle tour across the axis of the Fori Imperiali up the of Catacombs,or in five minutes you can go from the beautiful gardens of Villa Borghese to the other beautiful gardens of Villa Ada and five minutes by bicycle there is Via Veneto famous reminiscent of the Belle Epoque of Rome and the Dolce Vita.
Rome is a wonderful city, in the day,at evening and night, and spectacular by bicycle, you can go wherever you want, without thinking that you have to take the subway that closes at midnight, without taking a bus that often takes 30 minutes for traffic to do 3 km.
Rome is wonderful, unforgettable, it's never cold in the Italian capital,you can ride even under a sunny autumn or winter .. So you can take a flight, hotel accommodation and when you're in the city of Julius Caesar Marcus Aurelius, the Seven Kings and of the seven hills, rent a bike spending an unforgettable city- break discovering this amazing city called Rome with its endless treasures.
Francesco Mari
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Visit Rome by bycicle is a great experience for everyone,it is like a revival of the beautiful times of the Rome movies of the great Cinema Directors De Sica and Fellini among others that gave Rome the opportunity to show all its beauty street by street,monument by monument,further more I suggest a stop on the Gianicolo Hill at evening,you can admire a fantastic view of the city,full of lights,in a starry night..unique and unforgettable.
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