UNUSUAL THINGS TO DO IN ROME

This article is based on the “Unusual Itinerary” of our Rome Guide, where you will find many more different itineraries, the most tourist routes and endless useful information.

If you have been in the Italian capital 49 times and you are tired of wandering between the Colosseum, the Forums and the Pantheon, we will give you a few ideas of unusual and original things to do in Romto ... because a little creativity never hurts!

To enter the 'Jerry Thomas', a place inspired by the era of American prohibition, you have to know the secret word... or you stay out! To do this you must enter their website and answer the question of the moment. Right now it is this: 'What is the name of the famous waitress who in the early years of' 900 was the head of the American Bar of the "The Savoy Hotel" in London?. Puff, no idea ... luck is google.

• Web: www.thejerrythomasproject.it

If you want a unique view you have to go to the Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta. There you will find a great door ... well look through the lock and surprise: you will see the dome of San Pedro framed among the vegetation. It is one of the best kept secrets of Rome for years and years, today it is not so secret but it is still worth the visit.

If there is an unusual, curious and original place in Rome, this is 'Cencio La Parolaccia'. Here you eat well although the best is the 'animation' of the waiters and actors who do not stop dispensing swear words and jokes. The Parolaccia is one of the most famous 'trattorias' in Italy, in the heart of Trastevere, an experience. Not suitable for picky freaks and those who don't know how to fit jokes well.

• Where? Vicolo del Cinque, 3.
• Web: www.cenciolaparolaccia.it

Rome is full of cats and for animal lovers like us this is wonderful (besides the photos with cats always come out beautiful!). But ... did you know that a large part of them live in theArgentina Tower? In this place, since the 20s, the inhabitants of the area began to bring food to feed the street cats, so many were added that they were labeled with the nickname of 'gattari'. As a curiosity to tell you that one of the most famous 'gattare' was the diva of the cinematic neorealism Anna Magnani. Today an association for the defense of animals ensures that all cats are vaccinated and sterilized.

• Where? Largo di Torre Argentina
• More info: www.gattidiroma.com

5. AND AN ART NOUVEU NEIGHBORHOOD

But if there really is a neighborhood worth discovering, it is Coppedè. This area is a wonderful wonder and will make you feel inside an enchanted world thanks to the liberty style of its houses and its urban architecture. Who has said that everything in Rome is ruins?

• Where? It is located between Plaza Buenos Aires and Via Tagliamento.

The Vatican bank is the only one in the world that allows you to get money in Latin. Definitely an unusual (and unique) thing to do in Rome.

There is a truly monstrous palace in Rome, the 'Palazzetto Zuccari': the doors and faces are huge mouths of frightful creatures ... not suitable for scary!

• Where? Via della Lungara.

If walking through a monumental cemetery falls within your rare plans, the Protestant cemetery in Rome is a good option: here the bodies of non-Catholic foreigners who had the right to rest forever in Rome were buried. Also next to it is the pyramid of Caio Cestio: siiii, an Egyptian pyramid in Rome!

• Where? via Caio Cestio, 6.

And you, do you know more unusual and original things to do in Rome? Have you been to any of the ones we present on this list?

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* Header photo of CHEN KIRIN on Flickr