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The views from our hotel room window.
If you have never been to Rome, you will want to stay somewhere close to the city centre and incredible Roman sites that brought you here. If however, you have been to Rome before and are after a different experience without the hordes of tourists, where Romans live, dine and shop, you might want to consider staying north of the city center, outside the city walls, near the neighborhoods around the Villa Borghese. This is what we did on this trip and had quite a different, quieter, more peaceful experience of Rome. It also has an additional benefit of offering nicer accommodations that are less expensive than city center options. Check out some photos and see what you think.
A peaceful home’s side entrance. There are no car horns here, no taxis racing around, the only sounds are bird songs and the occasional dark barking. Pure relaxation.
Oh, did I mention the Italians like good food……
Someone’s porte-cochere (Car port) ceiling…..
Some Roman homes…..
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Oh, and the only nearby tourist attraction, The Villa Borghese…….
The headquarters of the Carbineri (Italian Military Police) are nearby. So you are, uhhhh, quite safe here……
Ciao from peaceful Rome……we’re heading north tomorrow.
cindyknoke.com 
Beautiful photographs Cindy,thank you for sharing.
ranu
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Mil grazi!
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The colors in the photographs you’ve been posting are simply breathtaking. Love them.
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So glad and very appreciatve!!
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magnificent, oh did I cherish my time in Italia!!!
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I can certainly believe you did and am glad you had this time!
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Rome hasn’t changed much since I was there in the 60’s, better Cop cars. 🙂
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Yeah, that the thing with old stuff it, it doesn’t change!! How nice……Yup the cops drive suped up alfa romeos…..must be fun catching speeders on the autostrada
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Wow, you found an amazing place to stay. Makes me want to go to Italy! Bon voyage 🙂
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Hope you go soon & thank you!
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Thanks for sharing. You showed me another side of Rome that i didn’t glimpse when I visited. Your post just makes me want to go back all the more. Lovely pictures Cindy.
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How wonderful of you to say!Thank you and I hope you go back soon!
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Such wonderful photos; and great choice of locations to stay in.
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Grazi! It was a totally different, quiet, laid-back Rome. Wonderful~
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Thanks for the like of my post “Tree Limb Decoration”.
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🙂
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Ah, bella Roma…
Ringraziarla per il giro, il cugino caro. Le immagini sono belle. Piacere domani. Aspettare un giorno dal diario di viaggio di giorno. Ciao!
Paul
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Ah, beautiful Rome…
Thank you for the tour, dear cousin. Pictures are beautiful. Enjoy tomorrow. Expecting a day by day travelogue. Ciao !
Paul
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And I am curious to know where you are moving!!!! Pray tell……..Thanks for the translation cuz, as you know I hablo espanol en Italia~
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Cindy,…about the move, contact me @ pb1943@hotmail.com
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Will do and cheers!
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The police look so smart and stylish!
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Yes! And how about that Alfo Romeo??? Posh!
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Foods and ceiling look great!
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Quite a gorgeous car-port isn’t it! Cheers to you~
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Cindy…please, keep em coming. I have Italian singers playing on my Spotify. Rome, for the first time, comes at the end of our long Italian journey. Thanks.
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You will be blown awayby Rome and will have an incredible time…….
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Thank you.
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the architecture is fabulous, looks like somewhere I would enjoy visiting/staying…I so enjoy your photos from your travels Cindy…fantastic eats!!!
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Oh I hope you do visit! It is a photographers paradise! Was just over at your blog reading about the paasenger ferry…..fascinating!
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Very nice! Would love to do that 🙂
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Hope you do & cheers to you and yours!
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Several years ago I did get to Rome, but only for a short time. We stayed near where my husband had to work. In a tourist town Mt. Fuggi – something like that. There were tourists from all over Europe to visit the ‘springs’ – sulfer springs. You had to pay to get into these parks and people would come with several containers to fill. I never saw a park with so many rest rooms! Because if you drank of the springs…well you needed to be close to a rest room.
At a street festival I was able to get a heridic sheid of one of my families Italian names. I’ve only just found it again and with the help of Google translator was able to find out that that branch originated in Pisa.
We also got to visit Pompeii. That was interesing too.
Save travels – thank you for all of your visits.
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I was in Pisa last year. Your have a very proud heritage and your trip sounds incredible. Pompeii and Herculeneum (sp?) are just amazing. We visited with my kids about ten years ago. Cheers to you!
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What those Italian cars have better accommodations than I do. Haha. Beautiful photos, Cindy. I can taste the food and feel the peace. {{{hugs]}} Kozo
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If I could can it, I would have more assets than the pope! LOL! And yes the Alfa Romeo was over the top!!
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What I think, is that I would like to be there with you right now!
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Jump on a plane. We’ll pick you up at the airport~
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Yay.
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I’m in awwww
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Ahhhhhhh!! Thanks! 🙂
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Wonderful pictures! When I stayed in Rome a few years ago, we stayed in a bed and breakfast in the northern area of the city. They were SO nice, there. They gave us cell phones to carry all day so that we could call them if we needed any help or translations. Wonderful memories, there!
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WOW! That is incredibly nice. Never heard of such service!!! Wunderbar (I am in Vienna now!) 🙂
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Did you buy an international plan for your phone or are you just communicating through wireless access points?
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I am relying on free wireless now that I am on land. Cheers to you!
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Great photos as usual, Cindy. It looks like you’re having a wonderful time.
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Thank you and yes I am, although confused by the Austrian keyboard………In Vienna now!!
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We loved Vienna last September. Be sure to have a Sacher Torte at the Sacher Hotel across from the Vienna Opera
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Oh yes!!! I’ve been eyeing them!! We stayed at Hotel Sacher in Salzburg and had the tortes, but I hear the Vienna ones are better! I remember you describing Vienna to me before. Cheers to you!
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Incredible post, amazing photos…I have always wanted to visit rome and now I desperately do!!
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Oh Good! This is a perfect goal!! Go for it and post when you do! 🙂
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OMG, your beautiful pictures reminded me about my Roman vacation last year. Our place was in a residential area close to the Vatican and we didn’t have to deal with crazy crowds.
And the food is divine there!
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Check, check and check. Everything you say is true! So glad you visited last year & cheers to you!
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Oh, this is definitely the way to go! Lovely Lovely Lovely – and lovely food too! 🙂
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The views, the food, the people….what’s not to love!!!
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Sounds like you’re having a blast in Rome. Enjoy the rest of your stay there. 🙂
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So kind! Thank you & cheers~
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You certainly need to get away from the tourists area to experience the true spirit of any country. You have captured the feeling of each area you visit and oh that yummy food…
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Oh yes indeed the food!!! So delicious in Europe. So far with all the walking, I haven’t gained an ounce. Thank you for your kind words!
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Yes the walking certainly helps. I’m walking dogs every day at the moment and feeling quite fit
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I am always more active on vacation…..at home it’s harder to motivate, but you are in gorgeous Tassie so it must be delightful!!!
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Yes those little dogs keep me moving
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This Rome is just as unique.
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Very kind! Thank you & cheers to you~
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Lovely, now I know where to stay while visiting Rome. My last visit was in the frantic, city center. I haven’t been to Italy for too long. My favorite hilltop town was Orvieto, spent days lounging around!
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Yes Orvieto is lovely and the quieter outskirts of Rome suited us as we have been to the Rome centre many times. Cheers & thanks!
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Never been, but now I feel like I have. Great framing, great exposures, great shots.
Thanks for sharing and thanks for looking in on my site.
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Such very kind comments! Thank you with much appreciation! Cheers to you~
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Stunning colors — so vibrant and alive – wonderful shots
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Very much appreciate your appreciation!!!
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Italy yes, Rome never. Quite jealous, and your photos are beautiful, Cindy. 🙂
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Oh thank you!! You must then go to Rome the next time you feel restless!!! I hope it’s soon. Cheers & thanks~
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Beautiful pies and delicious-looking houses. I can tell from the images you capture that you don’t just look at your surroundings – you notice things! I checked out the last picture as you suggested. What strikes me even more than the fancy car is that poor chap standing behind it. Looks like he might have been caught red-faced rather than red-handed!
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LOL! That was Carbineri central HQ in Rome……I think it’s Edward Snowdon!
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Cindy -I now this is an old post, but I have thought of it often. My husband and I are celebrating our 25th anniversary in Italy. Would you share your Rome accommodations? I have been there before but he has not and isn’t a big tourist-crowd guy, so… Thanks sarah
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Cindy-if you could send your reply to my e-mail, I would appreciate it. I forgot to check the reply box! sarahdugo@collegesavingsdolls.com
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Oh I am happy you are going! Yes indeed let me do some checking, we have been many times so I can give you a choice between center city or suburb. Let me research the names and I will get back to you!
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