15 minutes from Home, Colosseum and archaeological Area of Fori Romani

https://www.facebook.com/groups/meetinrome/
​A Facebook page with events, daily appointments between Italians and tourists who visit Rome every day

This is a group for socialising, culture and language exchange.

We meet twice a month for drinks (the famous 'aperitivo'), for socialising and language exchange. Why not get a head-start online: take this opportunity to introduce yourself! 
Feel free to share your interests and passions with the group. :)

The center of Rome: something important for tourists, great and unique attraction for the whole world. Rome is the city that has more than 25,000 points of archaeological interest and a Old Town large as a city of 100,000 inhabitants, roughly 15 square kilometers ...
Where then choose a holiday apartment in Rome? The Centre has been distorted its function as the primary hub of city life, as in many other important City centers, and is only one attraction of tourists and activities linked to it .... The residents have a bad quality of life, few parking, traffic limited by the Municipality of Rome, a few shops and services, in order to live the daily life of a resident and tend to move to other areas of the city. Staying in the city center is undoubtedly still beautiful experience for a tourist who does not seek shops for his daily needs or parking, but lives the charm of old buildings, churches, museums around him, a good solution for a stay of 2/3 days ... on the other hand you know an image of the tourist city/showcase, higher prices, chaos ...
A good solution is to look for a house outside the Aurelian Walls that surround the old town, with the help of the stops of the Metro A to reach the rapidly the Center ... virtually from the underground stop San Giovanni, towards Anagnina, you enter the city of the Italian , of everyday life, lower prices, a few minutes to the center, opportunity to learn about the true daily lives of those who live in Rome, restaurants for residents with real Italian cooking, shopping with more attractive prices .... a vacation rental gives more freedom of a room in a B & B, a whole apartment is at your sole disposal, you can use the kitchen to prepare breakfast and dinner, and spend all day around Rome .. Wifi, TV, A/C are included at Colli Albani Terrace ... romantic dinner on the terrace in the beautiful Roman nights
Read, please, the reviews that we have had about our activity on Airbnb or Booking (page Reviews of this website).

Italian City Tax or Tourist tax, even Landing fee on few islands. Well, here we are.
You arrived at the hotel or apartment for your holidays and hotel reception or host asked you to pay this “strange thing”. What is it?
City or tourist tax is – needless to say – a fee enacted by the Italian Govern and put into practice by the majority of Municipality (i.e. Rome, Venice, Florence, Catania, etc).

The amount is choosen by the Municipality and it’s usually more expensive depending on type of accommodation (1-2-3-4-5 stars hotel, b&b, apartment/flat, camping, “agriturismo” farmhouse, etc.) and high or low season.
Exemptions are choosen by the Municipality too (children, Senior citizens, handicapped people etc.)

What if I don’t want to pay?
You should sign a form with your data and the hotel or host have to disclose your personal information to the Municipality, that could send a fine and ask for payment.

How this tax is used by Municipalities?
To finance measures in tourism as maintenance, the use and recovery of local cultural and environmental heritage and local public services.
Why do I have to pay in cash?Someone asks for cash because in Italy credit card payments have fees to be paid and, as hotels and hosts are just mediator collectors (and many of them don’t agree with tourist tax), they don’t want to pay a fee for a someone else’s fee.
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