Living La Dolce Vita
Rome is a vibrant European capital with the unique appeal of being a vast outdoor museum recalling 3000 years of the history of Western Civilization. But although its ancient monuments and art treasures are what attract most visitors, the city also dazzles with the life in its beautiful piazzas filled with charming cafés and fantastic restaurants. Take some time away from the major cultural sites, and experience Fellini's dolce vita with the beautifully dressed locals sipping espresso, by going on a major shopping spree, or enjoying the latest nightlife hotspot. Forget Rome's image as a way-too-relaxed or even lazy city. Its bustling local life is now as big an attraction as its wealth of mesmerizing antiquity. Trastevere, Campo dei Fiore, and Testaccio attract young and hip crowds, and there is a thriving forward-thinking artistic community. Trendy new shops, restaurants, and contemporary cultural attractions such as the MACRO museum remind you that this is a city of the present and future, as much as it is of the past. 
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HOTELS & HOSTELS
The city's best design, boutique, charm, and luxury hotels, as well as cheap hostels with easy online booking at special rates. All of the best, special, and hip places to stay are HERE (Rome Hotels & Hostels Guide)>>
SIGHTS & ACTIVITIES
The Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican, and all of the city's must-see landmarks, classic and modern art, striking architecture and ancient sites, street life, daytrips, and tours -- it's all HERE (Rome Sightseeing Guide)>>
RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS
Do as the Romans and go for a panini at Gina, a brunch at Fabrica, or coffee at Café Sant'Eustachio. Have a pizza at trendy ReCafe, join the most fashionable crowds at Trattoria, sample the best wines at Uno e Bino, or savor the best of 'Gusto.
These are some of the best eating and drinking options Rome has to offer, you may find more HERE (Rome Restaurants Guide)>>
BARS & CLUBS
Rome's evenings are mostly mild, and the illuminated city is a great place for a stroll, a drink at a pavement café, and a cocktail at a bar or club. Find out where to go HERE (Rome Nightlife Guide)>>
BODY & SOUL
If you stay at the following hotels, you have the advantage of getting a fabulous relaxing treatment and be back in bed in just a few minutes. But even if you're staying elsewhere, you may consider the spa services here:
Paradise Spa at Aleph Hotel - Choose among ayruvedic massages, a chocolate massage, honey body scrub, and more.
Wellness Spa at Exedra Hotel - Get the Hollywood treatment with a "tonify massage," a body scrub, or a chocolate massage.
SINA Wellness Club at the Bernini Bristol - A sauna, a facial, or a Turkish bath sounds great after a full day's sightseeing.
Spa at The Westin Excelsior - Take a dip in the indoor pool or get a spa treatment in your own room!
SHOPPING
Milan may be Italy's (and arguably, Europe's) top shopping city, but Rome isn't far behind. Window shop down Via dei Condotti and spend a couple of hours browsing TAD and Gente, and you also find one of Europe's top shopping experiences.
Find the best shopping in Rome HERE (Rome Shopping Guide)>>
GAY & LESBIAN
Perhaps due to the presence of the Vatican, Rome is not the gay meeca that is London, Paris, or Madrid, but it is no closeted city either.
Enjoy the "Gay Village" party, have a drink at Hangar, and dance at L'Alibi or Skyline.
Find the best of gay Rome HERE (Rome Gay Guide)>>
AIRPORT & TRANSPORTATION
How to go from the airport to the center of the city and back, how to get around using public transportation, and city map HERE (Rome Airport & Transportation Guide)>>
