Travel Guide: Rome

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    The Best-Kept Secrets in Rome — Affordable Hotels

    By: The Budget Travel Editors Here’s your chance to be the ultimate Italy insider, with gorgeously affordable, off-the-beaten-path lodgings just steps from some of the Eternal City’s hottest attractions and tastiest restaurants. Casa di Santa Francesca Romana Enjoy an elegant stay on the cobblestoned Roman street of your dreams. (Photo: Casa di Santa Francesca Romana) If you prefer lodgings with a little history, this fine hotel is named for the saint credited with performing miracles here in th

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    I Ditched My Family for Christmas in Italy...and Got Engaged

    Three Decembers ago, my then-boyfriend James and I decided to give our West Coast-based families the equivalent of a heaping mound of coal for Christmas: We told them we wouldn’t be coming home for the holidays. Neither of us had been to Rome at Christmas, and it was better than we could imagine: more twinkly and certainly more delicious.

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    Top 10 Hotels in Italy

    From Tuscan hills to Roman ruins to Venetian canals, Italy is a country of many sights, traditions and treasures. Set within a classic Italian garden embraced by the gardens of Quirinale, Villa Spalletti Trivelli is an urban sanctuary. With twelve rooms, this century-old former private manor still features the personal mark of its owners, including antiques from the Spalletti Trivelli family’s personal collection.

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    How to Shop Like an Italian on the Streets of Rome

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    Stop "Stalin" and Get Thee to Rome's Last Communist Restaurant

    Turns out the locals have a fraught relationship with commerce: The traditional Roman neighborhood centers on the Eternal City’s last Communist restaurant, Betto e Mary. The address is 99 Via dei Savorgnan, but the best bet is to take the subway to the Villa Medici and ask for directions.