STEFANIA’S ROME
” If you want to see Rome from a native's perspective, Stefania Borrelli is the person to show it to you. She knows the real Rome, the hidden Rome, like her own backyard and gives you an appreciation of the city that will enhance your visit immeasurably. = Anthony C. – Director in the Public Service of Canada
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
I will introduce you my neighborhood - fifteen minutes walking from downtown - unknown by “tourists”: be surprised!”
ACTORS, POETS , WRITERS, POLITICIANS AND FILM MAKERS LIVED - AND STILL LIVE - IN THIS FASCINATING HIDDEN AREA OF ROME . . .
CATACOMBS
HIGH SCHOOL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD - TODAY
A WALK IN THE PARK
MUSSOLINI DURING THE INAUGURATION OF THE SCHOOL
MUSSOLINI’S VILLA
THEA ANCIENT “GATE” DESIGNED BY MICHELANGELO
Rome’s Unexpected Neighborhood
Let’s find out who lived here : Mussolini, former President Ciampi, former Mayor Veltroni, film maker Luchino Visconti and Dario Argento , actor Vittorio Gassman, Edoardo de Filippo, Margherita Buy, and Virna Lisi, writer Luigi Pirandello, Natalia Ginsburg and Maria Scicolone (Sophia Loren’s sister), tenor Beniamino Gigli
A MAGIC AND CHARMING PLACE
It’s definitely the kind of neighborhood that after a few days, you’ll feel at home: full of public parks, restaurants, shops, pastry sops, and wine bars.
