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Hostel Des Artistes is located in the center of Rome, at easy walking distance from major sights and monuments.

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How to get here....

... From Termini, Rome's Central Station:
Exit the train station from the side entrance at track no. 1, taking a left onto via Marsala. Then take the first right onto via Vicenza, walk straight for five blocks and turn left into via Villafranca. Hotel Des Artistes is 20 meters ahead on your right.

... From Fiumicino (Leonardo da Vinci) Airport:
There is a direct train from the station inside the airport to Termini Station. The train leaves every 30 minutes from 6:37 am to 11:37 pm. Journey time is 35 minutes. Tickets cost € 9.50 per person. If you arrive very late or very early, you can take a Cotral night bus for € 5 per person to Termini station. This bus leaves at 1:15, 2:15, 3:30 and 5:00 am.
Alternatively, you can take the Terravision bus from Fiumicino airport to Termini Station (Via Marsala). Journey time is approxinately 1 hour and 10 minutes. The bus leaves at 8.30 am, 10.50 am, 12.30, 2.30 pm, 4.30 pm, 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm. You can purchase tickets in advance by visiting their web site, this way you won't have to wait in line when you arrive at the airport! Click to purchase low cost transfer online

... From Ciampino Airport (Ryanair and Easy Jet):
The fastest way to get from Ciampino to termini is the Terravision bus. The tickets cost € 8 per person and journey time is approx. 40 minutes. First morning departure is at 8.40 am and last evening departure at 00.20 am. You can purchase tickets in advance by visiting their web site, this way you won't have to wait in line when you arrive at the airport! Click to purchase low cost transfer online
Alternatively, you can take a Cotral bus from Ciampino to Anagnina underground station and take the underground from there to Termini. Cost for this solution is € 2 per person, approx. journey time 60 minutes.

Castel Sant'Angelo

Built on the right bank of the Tiber, between 135-139, as a mausoleum for Roman Emperor Hadrian. In the following centuries, the mausoleum was converted into a military fortress. The popes fortified the mausoleum, which becomes a castle, since 14th century. Sant'Angelo also served as a prison. Now the castle is a museum.

In the amphitheater of Flavius, better known as the Colosseum, bloody battles between gladiators and against ferocious animals were once held. Divided into four levels of seats, it could hold at least fifty thousand spectators. The Colosseum is the most important monument of ancient Rome.

The Roman Forum was the political, economic, and religious centre of ancient Rome, the site of temples, tribunals and other buildings used for public and private business.

One of the most magnificent Roman buildings, which has survived almost intact up to the present day. Dedicated in 609 to St. Mary ad Martyres, it holds the tombs of the painter Raphael and of the Kings of Italy.

Piazza Navona recalls, with its perimeter, its original use for athletic games. In its center rises the famous Fountain of the Four Rivers, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Borromini built the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, which stands in front of Bernini's Fountain.

At the foot of the Capitoline Hill opens out Piazza Venezia, which takes its name from the monumental palace ordered by Pope Paul II, who was of Venetian origin, in the mid-15th century. The Piazza is home of Trajan's Column, probably the world's greatest column from antiquity.

Beyond the Barcaccia Fountain rise the beautiful Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti, or the Spanish Steps. It was finished by 1726 and became a favorite rendezvous for artists and their models. Still today it is one of the most popular meeting-places in Rome for foreigners and Italians alike.

St. John in Lateran is the Cathedral of Rome and one of the four major in. It is across the street from the Holy Stairs. These are the stairs that Jesus walked up to be judged by Pilot. They were brought back from the Holy Land by St. Helen. You are only allowed up these stairs on your knees.

St. Mary Major is one of the four major basilicas in Rome, and the largest church in the world dedicated to Our Lady. It was built, as the legend goes, in 352 B.C. after an appearance of the Blessed Virgin. The legend is commemorated every year on August 5th, when white rose petals are dropped from the dome during the festal Mass.

Saint Peter's Basilica ranks second among the five major basilicas of Rome and is the largest church in the world. One of the holiest sites of Christendom, it is believed to be the site of crucifixion and burial of Saint Peter. The open space before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

The area of Trastevere is ideal for a walk through narrow streets, squares and colours that still maintain an authentic Roman character. Trastevere was the first district established on the right bank of the Tiber and was inhabited by artisans, fishermen and merchants. Trastevere offers a great variety of restaurants and bars for a fun evening.

The spectacular effect of the Trevi Fountain is not revealed gradually; none of the streets leading to it is in axis with the fountain itself. It is rather the sound of the water that suggests its proximity. Designed in the 18th century by architect Nicola Salvi, the Trevi Fountain is the celebration of water as a symbol of life, health and change.

Villa Borghese is the most famous villa both for its dimensions and the various ways of access to the city. Located amidst the greenery of the favourite public park of the Romans, the Borghese Gallery is an authentic artistic treasure chest, the result of the passion for art of Cardinal Scipione Borghese.

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