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From ancient monuments like the Ara Pacis to the designer shops of via Condotti; from the best places for a square of pizza as well as picking out the Italian capital's best coffee bar (OK, we narrowed it down to two), our scroll-down guide to the best of Rome is your ticket to condensed culture.
The Trastevere area is great if you want to be near the thriving night scene, while hotels around piazza Navona, piazza cheap airline tickets to new york del Popolo and Campo de' Fiori also provide bases short walks to good pizzerias, restaurants cheap airline tickets to new york and bars, from which you can also organize an efficient siteseeing plan of attack.
This four-star hotel near Campo de' Fiori will wow you with its ultra-modern black-and-white marble interiors cheap airline tickets to new york (and 30 recently refurbished rooms), cheap airline tickets to new york but it's a surprise in the basement that'll have you posting on Facebook -- the original Roman-era walls of the Theater of Pompey, where Julius Caesar was murdered on the Ides of March, 44BC.
Hotel Lunetta doesn't have a restaurant (you're a skip away from plenty of Rome's best eateries -- for excellent pasta or northern Italian fondue try Taverna da Lucifero on the other side of Campo de' Fiori;  via dei Capellari, 28 ) -- but there's a luxury spa and rooftop terrace for guests.
This family-run guest house is a short walk from piazza del Popolo -- but also a stone's throw from the Museo dell'Ara Pacis , the altar to peace built by Augustus, first emperor of the Roman empire. It's of the most impressive monuments in the city.
The wooden terrace is a great spot in summer, but the best way to enjoy this place is by sipping a cocktail in the garden after dinner, admire the ghostly spherical tree lights and watching the wild dwarf rabbits play around your feet. Yes, the rabbits have free run of the villa's cheap airline tickets to new york grounds.
This is simple but delicious Italian cuisine at its best -- freshly made pasta in classic sauces (including plain tomato with basil, pesto, ragù or porcini mushrooms with black truffle) and fresh fish and meat.
The best item on the menu is arguably the buffet antipasto -- a rich array of vegetable dishes such as Roman artichokes, baked eggplant, breaded fennel, omelets, cheeses and salads -- all prepared with great attention to quality, detail, taste and presentation.
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Another fine eatery in Monteverde Vecchio is the pizzeria and restaurant La Gatta Mangiona ("the greedy cat") on via F. Ozanam. Getting there requires a cab, car or strong pair of legs -- it's 1,800 meters from Trastevere train station.
These pizzas are thicker than the usual thin Roman variety. The dough is the long-rising kind and is light, crisp and tasty. Toppings come in unusual cheap airline tickets to new york combinations, which are displayed on the monthly pizza menu.
Some of the fried starters (supplì, or asparagus and saffron arancine) are also great, but the falafel has been adapted to Italian palates, so lacks a bit of authentic spice. Then again, only a die-hard falafel fanatic would order these in one of the greatest pizzerias in town.
Find the best of Rome's Roman style pizzas here: Try  Pizzeria   Li Rioni  ( via SS. Quattro 24; +39 6 7045 0605 ) near the Colosseum or  Pizzeria Panattoni: Ai Marmi/L'Obitorio  ( viale Trastevere 53; +39 6 580 0919 ).
Pizza-al-taglio (pizza sold by the square) is also a great way to get a quick snack or a cheap lunch if you're cheap airline tickets to new york on the go.  Il Forno Roscioli ( v ia dei Chiavari 34 )  near Campo de' Fiori is legendary.  Forno di Campo de' Fiori  is popular with local office workers ( vicolo del Gallo 14 ).
One pizza-al-taglio that really stands out is  Pizzarium ( via della Meloria 43; +39 6 3974 5416 ). It may not look impressive and is a bit out of the way (near Cipro metro station), but it has a devoted following among Romans in the know.
Chef Gabriele cheap airline tickets to new york Bonci uses high-quality ingredients to create a light and crispy base with just the right amount of sponginess, and some inventive toppings that change every day. Artichoke and gorgonzola is impressive, but then so is plain margherita.
Perhaps only a gourmand would go out of their way to Pizzarium just to try a square of pizza. Your average Giuseppe might think that paying two or three times the normal price for a bit of pizza is excessive.
So, bars are multi-use, good for breakfast (capuccino and a cornetto), coffee and snacks (spuntino), aperitivos before lunch and dinner and "tramezzini," triangular sandwiches at lunchtime. There are many to choose from, but below are our picks of the best of Rome's bars.
This relaxed venue is one of the places in Rome where no one is going to notice or care what brand of shoes you're wearing. cheap airline tickets to new york It attracts a young-at-heart crowd who come to sip cold drinks under leafy branches on hot summer evenings, or take evening walks around the maze-like garden.
Pompi has since branched out from the traditional coffee and chocolate recipe. They now do a pistacchio tiramisù and other flavors include banana, strawberry and Nutella. Classic coffee is still king, though.
Around the corner from Pompi's via Albalonga bar, on piazza Re di Roma, there's a great pizza al taglio called Casa dei Supplì , where locals swarms like bees to buy the fried rice balls made with ragù (supplì) and the "arancine," bigger fried rice balls with various fillings, including some vegetarian options.
When Gambero Rosso, one of the most prestigious publishers of restaurant/food guides in Italy, awards three coffee bean and three espresso coffee cup symbols to a bar, it can only mean one thing: that bar is hot.
Is it the best of all of Rome? Well, the only other bar in Rome awarded three cups and three beans from Gambero Rosso is the Stravinskij Bar in the Hotel de Russie ( via del Babuino 9; +39 6 32 88 81 ).
Exploring the wonders of the Roman Forum or the breathtaking Capitoline Museums is undeniably thirsty work. Don't miss the colossal head, hands and feet of Constantine the Great in the museum's internal courtyard or the impressive bronze Marcus Aurelius on horseback.
Standing on the Campidoglio, with your back to via del Teatro Marcello and the grand flight of steps, take a right around cheap airline tickets to new york the side of the Capitoline Museums and you'll see Palazzo Caffarelli on your left, in front of piazzale cheap airline tickets to new york Caffarelli.
The side entrance will take you to the second floor and Caffè Capitolino, where you can have a relaxed lunch, cake, coffee or drinks. The café's terraces offer excellent views across the Roman Forum and city rooftops.
Sant'Eustacchio il Caffè is a small bar in the piazza of the same name where they make their espressos behind a screen to keep the process secret. The bar also sells small packets of coffee that make great gifts.
But Sant'Estacchio has a rival, in the form of Tazza d'Oro, on the other side of the Pantheon. The latter also makes fine coffee, Many visitors try both, get wired and then decide which is the best of Rome.
Pasticceria Mondi   ( via Flaminia Vecchia 468, +39 6 333 6466; near Ponte Milvio ) is legendary among locals cheap airline tickets to new york for its exquisite ice cream, pastries and cakes. A must if you're in piazzale Ponte Milvio.
Oasi della Birra  ( piazza Testaccio 41; +39 6 574 6122 ) is half-tavern, half-shop, a fascinating locale jammed with quality cheap airline tickets to new york wines, beer, artisan-made chocolate and other superior comestibles. Sit at a table and you can choose from an extensive wine, beer and snacks list -- there are more than 150 types of cheese on the menu and, for the brave, about 10 kinds of (flavored) lard. There's also a good pre-dinner buffet.
cheap airline tickets to new york Open Baladin  ( via degli Specchi, cheap airline tickets to new york 6; +39 6 683 8989 ) near Campo de' Fiori is the place for tasting and revering beer in the same way that sommeliers drink wine. If that's not your style, it's still a quiet spot where the beer, with hints of bergamot and coriander, isn't your usual Heineken.
Angelina  ( via Poli 27; +39 6 679 7274 ) is just off viadel Tritone in the city center. It's a perfect pit stop from shopping. It opened a year ago and is a cozy little café adjoined to a restaurant where you can usually get a seat. The tiramisù and fruit tarts are great.
cheap airline tickets to new york Rome can't compete with Milan for high-end designer shopping, but the glut of boutiques along via dei Condotti and via del Babuino cheap airline tickets to new york provide a wide choice for anyone looking for a Prada handbag or Gucci gown.
Città dell'altra Economia (CAE) in Testaccio is an eye-opening place, run by Rome's city council and a group of non-profit cheap airline tickets to new york organizations whose aim is to develop a space and community dedicated to production and commercial activities that are fair trade and eco-friendly.
Nearby is a small café and a supermarket selling local organic produce. Here you can find "pecorino Romano" sheep's cheese and pasta made of spelt wheat -- look for "spaghetti al faro" -- from the Sabine hills outside Rome.
CAE and the surrounding area is worth at least half a day. It's not easy to find (there's a map on the CAE website), but it's tucked away behind Monte Testaccio, a small hillock and ancient Roman rubbish dump.
Two millennia later, restaurants and bars have nestled at the base of Monte Testaccio. Checchino dal 1887 is renowned cheap airline tickets to new york for its traditional Roman fare. Opposite is the Macro , one of Rome's best contemporary art galleries.
For the best of Rome's high-end designer clothes, shoes and bags, via Condotti (between via del Corso and piazza di Spagna) has all the big names. This is where Rome's fashionistas like to stroll. You'll lose count of the high heels and small dogs.
But there's much more to Rome's shopping scene than via Condotti. Other small streets around via del Corso are worth exploring for their small boutiques -- including via del Babuino, via Vittoria and via Belsiana.
Two Italian-owned stores that stand out for quality (with medium to high prices) are Empresa and Ethic. The latter is geared mainly younger women and sells pretty printed dresses and quality kni