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Trip

notes

Getting there
Airlines including Emirates,
Qatar, Etihad, Cathay Pacific and
Singapore fly with one stop from
select Australian cities to Rome.

Eat and drink
Da Claudio stallCampo de’ Fiori,
in front of La Carbonara restaurant,
+33 92 063 085
Meglio FrescoVia da Boccea 350,
megliofresco.it
Antico Forno RoscioliVia dei
Chiavari 34, anticofornoroscioli.it
RoscioliCafè PasticceriaPiazza
Benedetto Cairoli 16, rosciolicafe.com
Ristorante Salumeria Roscioli
Via dei Giubbonari 21,
salumeriaroscioli.com
Il San LorenzoVia dei Chiavari 4/5,
ilsanlorenzo.it
EmmaVia Monte della Farina 28/29,
emmapizzeria.com
PizzariumVia della Meloria 43,
bonci.it

Stay
Hotel de RussieU2 are in residence
when I arrive. I assume the barricaded
crowds on Via del Babuino must be
there for me (so I wave), but no –
they’re waiting for Bono. Typical.
Everyone who’s anyone in the Eternal
City stays at the Hotel de Russie.
Designed by Giuseppe Valadier, the
architect of the Piazza del Popolo
next door, the six-storey palace hotel
is best known for its “secret garden”
of old yews, palms and an almost
tropical abundance in the heart of
Rome. Its 88 rooms and 33 suites had
a “soft restyling” in 2016 and look as
fresh andaluent as the hotel guests.
The rooftop Popolo Suite, with a long
balcony above Piazza del Popolo,
is a particularly magical setting for
aperitivi or a private dinner. As Jean
Cocteau once noted, this place is
“paradise on Earth”. Hotel guests can
book a three-day masterclass with
Fulvio Pierangelini on 4-7 November.
Rooms from €697. Via delBabuino 9,
Rome; +39 06 328 881;
roccofortehotels.com

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