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With its impressive fountains and gardens, Villa D’este, located in the town of Tivoli, in the outskirts of Rome is the perfect sidetrip for turists visiting Rome during summer.

Do you want to visit a great masterpiece of Italian gardening and architecture? If the answer isyes, this is an opportunity do not miss! Fountains, grottos, fountains a great show!

This summer in Tivoli you can visit the gardens of Villa D’Este by night. Every Friday and Saturday admission is from 20.30 to 23.00 output before 24.00. Visit certainly suggestive of rich special effects of light on the fountains. Ticket price: € 9.50 full, reduced  € 6.00

To the construction of the villa, led by Pirro Ligorio, contributed some of the most important artists of the time, such as Bernini, rivaling in technical virtuosity and artistic and inspired by the splendor of ancient Rome. The lush gardens and terraces are built on natural slopes and fed directly by the Aniene river, numbering more than 200 jets, 250 waterfalls, 50 fountains and 100 basins.

 Many of the evenings will be animated and music concerts. In early September, the fourth edition of the festival “The Rose Room”, dedicated to the music of Franz Liszt. Until October 31, moreover, you can visit the exhibition Flora Romana. Flowers and culture in the art of Mario de ‘Fiori.

So, the  summer in Rome is not only visit  the most famous sights, like the Vatican,  the Trevi  Fountain,Colosseo and rest. Stay with us at Hotel Des Artistes or Lucci Hotel and we will give you all the information you need to have a wonderful holiday and discover all the wonderful places you can visit near Rome!

Our blogger: Vanda

The legendary rock band will make a stop in Rome as a part of their “2010 Chinese Democracy World Tour”

Presales are now open for the great concert of Guns N ‘Roses to be held September 4 at the Palalottomatica in Rome. Actually will be two shows in Italy, Rome is the first confirmed date for the second must wait a bit ‘. You can start with the whole betting if you like. Milan could be? Why not. Meanwhile, for all the Romans came the confirmation: Axl & Co are back in Italy. During the live concert you can listen to some of the tracks of the long-awaited album “Chinese Democracy” but also the great hits of the band: memorable and unforgettable.

Presales  are available through Ticketone.it and many other authorized retailers.

To enjoy all the events of the exciting Roman summer make a reservation at Yes Hotel or Hotel Des Artistes, your best options to get the most of your Roman holidays.

Our blogger today was: Jona

Again this summer in Rome and until 16th September 2010 fitness lovers have an open air gym dedicated to sports and sweating  ! At Mondo Fitness  loads of outdoor activities not to be missed  such as rowing, running  but also  many water sports such as acquagym. Fun is guaranteed along the rythm of music and with the  best instructors , and families  will be able to  leave their  children safely at the day care.

The world fitness in Rome will carry you away  you all summer with long  wonderful , striding nights for those of you that likes to run a lot, along  some exercises to try to avoid the stress bicycle speeding and a lot more. If you prefer more relax then you can also go for yoga, and if you are the beach type then try beach volley ! Rome Mondo Fitness is ideally located near most major Rome monuments

Plus to entertain and move some more muscle   a great concert will be taking place  , and  on the 18/07/2010  also  the grand prix of  rowing , with two races of interest under the guidance of manager of the Rowing MondoFitness.
Hungry and in  need of a a well deserved break ? There also are restauraurants and bars in the fitness village.
So start running now to the Rome Mondo Fitness at Tor de Quinto, it will be an unforgettable summer for those who  consider  muscles , well being and fitness  to be a must and you will  also find it to be  a great opportunity to meet new crowds ! the Mondo Fitness Gym in Rome is in easy reach of Rome centre, where you can book your ideal Rome accomodation such as Lucci Hotel.

Where : Roma Tor Di Quinto From the 9th of June to 16th of September 2010.
Telephone : +39 0685863069
For more info please  also  visit  : www.mondofitnessmagazine.it

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Today’s blogger : Angelo

The Rome Film Festival 2010 is at its already 5th Edition and  is the place to be if you want to meet  next generation actors and movie producers along with the already  famous and gorgeous crowds. Hurry and get your ticket now !
This year 2010 the Rome Film Festival is partnered by the Comune di Roma.

What is the Rome Movie Festival ? Its intent  is  to draw attention to the best expressions of world cinema, listening and making them listen to the voices of wider appeal, research, raised the chances of events aimed at a wider knowledge of personality and particularly significant moments in the history of film, today as yesterday. With the  emphasis on proposal that would also show that  cinema is worthy study of cultures and express that contribute to meetings, exchanges and negotiations in the film industry.  An Artistic Director implements this purpose which governs the harmonization of the program and  there also is a Commission of Experts referred to his appointment, based on respective mandates, to allocate responsibility for specific sections.

The  Rome Film Festival program also includes the International Film Market in Rome, under the leadership of its Director, that will take place in various locations, even in close cooperation with leading industrial organizations of Italian cinema. In parallel, other exchanges  will occur between producers and directors in order  to fund new works (Factory project).
The Rome International Film Market and the Factory of the projects take place according and will be published separately.

Where :

The Rome 2010 edition of the  Film festival will be taking place at the Auditorium Parco Della musica in Rome  where major Rome Concerts are held and near our Central Rome Hotels such as Lucci Hotel Rome where you will find excellent accomodation at discounted rates.

When :

From 28th October until 5th November 2010.

Our blogger : JONA

Our Blogger: Angelo

the blues master, B.B King is going to visit Rome the 13th of june 2010 at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, located at viale Pietro Coubertin 30. After years of absence he’s coming out again. So get ready for a great evening of some of the best blues in the world that will make for an experience to remember. This is a something that you can’t miss.The tickets are now on sale the cost is between 90 euros and 120 euros for the audience and 40 euros or 70 euros for the gallery. Either way you go , you won’t regret this wonderful evening full of emotions.

The venue for the concert, The Auditorium Parco Della Musica, is located only a short bus trip away from our hotels, Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes, so don’t hesitate to make a booking to enjoy the many surprises Rome has to offer!

Our Blogger: Raul

-The exhibition organized to commemorate the anniversary of the death of the painter is gathering crowds from all over the world.

The Caravaggio exhibition in Rome is being a huge success. As if trying to make up for the decades of oblivion, Italy and  tourists from all around the world are flocking to the Scuderie del Quirinale Museum to admire the works of the Lombard painter who for some critics is “the first modern painter”.

The reason for all this excitement is the 400th anniversary  of the death of the painter who lived in Rome and spent his last years as an outlaw after killing a man in a fight. Many paintings have been gathered from museums all over Europe sepcially for this exhibition, so it’s not very likely you’ll have the cance to see them all together again in your lifetime! There is no better occasion to get acquainted with the ouvre of one of the most famous and mysterious Italian painters

The line for the exhibition can be quite long, so our advice is to book beforehand, which can be done on line. You will pay a bit more for the pre-sale rights, but it will be worth saving the waiting time.

And don’t forget it: for accomodation in Rome Lucci Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes are your best options!

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Our Blogger: Rhodora

Elisa Toffoli, better known only as Elisa (Monfalcone, 19 December 1977), is a singer, composer, musician and record producer. Born in a small town called Monfalcone in Gorizia, Italy,  she is one of the few Italian singer-songwriters to write many of her songs in English, that, of course, without neglecting her devout Italian following.  She was discovered at the age of 19, with the debut album Pipes & Flowers, a full-English album, but fame came thanks to the successful participation in the legendary Sanremo Festival in 2001 with the song Luce – tramonti a nord est ( Light – sunsets in the north east).From that stage the singer has built a solid career whose main hallmark is the quality of the music.Elisa has sold more than 2 million records, mainly in Italy, during her 14-year career.

Between April and June of 2009 Elisa participates in an initiative aimed at the reconstruction of the the city of L’Aquila as a result of the earthquake:on 21 April 2009 she took part in the recording of the single Domani 21/04.09 a project by Jovanotti and Negramaro’s singer, Giuliano Sangiorgi.

This April, the singer will embark on her Elisa Tour 2010 , 14 concerts that will take her to all the major cities in Italy with songs from his most recent album, Heart whose first single Anche se non Trovi le Parole (Even if you can’t find the Words), is already a favorite among radio audiences and among our staff tooand we are including it on this post for your viewing pleasure)! If you are coming to Rome don’t miss the chance to enjoy some of the finest Italian pop with Elisa, the 16 april at the Palalottomatica arena, and don’t miss the chance to have the perfect Roman vacation making a booking at Hotel Des Artistes or Yes Hotel!.

Our Blogger: Marcelo

-Did the atmosphere of the Eternal City enchanted even the most acerbic of philosophers to the point of falling in love? Marcelo tells the story.

Due to health problems, Friedrich Nietzsche lead from 1880 until his collapse in January 1889 a gypsy-like existence. Searching for better climates his travels took him through Nice (during the winters), the Swiss alpine village of Sils-Maria (during the summers), Leipzig, Venice, Rapallo, Genoa, Turin,  Messina, Florence, and…our beautiful city of Rome.

It was precisely there, in the Eternal City in 1882 that the unexpected happened: He fell in love…

This might be hard to believe if we consider certain sentences like: ‘‘Ah, women: they make the highs higher and the lows more frequent’’ and ‘‘For the woman, the man is a means: the end is always the child.’’

Nevertheless so it was, and probably the undeniable romantic atmosphere of Rome had something to do with it. In 1882 during a visit to Rome, Nietzsche, age thirty-seven, met the young Lou von Salomé  (a twenty-one-year-old Russian woman a student of philosophy and theology in Zurich). He soon fell desperately  in love with her, and even proposed her to marry him.

She declined.

From that moment  Nietzsche’s friendship with her and Mister Paul Rée took a turn for the worse: Salomé and Rée decided to moved to Berlin…and left Nietzsche.

Years after,  Salomé would become an associate of… Sigmund Freud! And would write with psychological approach of her relationship with the author of Thus Spoke Zarathustra.

It is as least part of his harsh view about women explained simply for a broken heart? Maybe, but he carried his pain on philosophically ‘‘That which does not kill us makes us stronger’’ and (what could be seen by many as surprising), with humbleness for ‘‘The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.’’

The philosopher lived what for some would be seen as an unhappy life. But perhaps his most important legacy is that is possible for us transform pain into something beautiful, by a complete “life-affirmation” (central core of his philosophy), a total yes, pain included.

No pain no gain.

If somebody is still skeptical about Nietzsche’s romantic approach here you have a last and maybe unexpected quotation: ‘‘Love is not consolation. It is light.’’

Still skeptical? Visit Rome and fall in love! Check our availability at www.hoteldesartistes.com and www.yeshotelrome.com !!!

Our Blogger: Marcelo

Prepare yourself for the most fantastic journey…A journey of over 14,000 lines turned into the most amazing show before your eyes. The Dante’s journey through the three realms of the afterlife. A journey to the unknown which becomes possible due to the imagination of one of the greatest writers of world literature.

Lost in a dark wood, unable to find the ‘’diritta via’’ (straight way) to salvation Dante finds the guidance of his ‘’Idol’’ the Great Virgilio through the Inferno (Hell) and Purgatorio (Purgatory). But for the Great Pagan Poet it is not possible to continue. Then Beatrice his beloved and ideal woman takes him through the Paradiso (Heaven).

In Hell, the poetic justice rules and so in  this terms each sin finds its right punishment. If  for example you were a fortune-teller in life, you are condemned  to walk with you head on backwards (unable to see what is ahead). Quite fair after all. Isn’t it?

The Purgatory represents the Christian life. The hope of “the conversion of the soul from the sorrow and misery of sin to the state of grace’’ in which faith finds its very basis. It may sound funny but certainly The Purgatory is notable for suggesting the medieval knowledge of a spherical Earth…

Finally Beatrice guides Dante through the celestial spheres of Heaven, of course concentric ones (as suggested by the Aristotelian cosmology). From the most ancient times, the circle was seen as the most perfect form in the universe. However, Dante accepts the fact that his vision of heaven is only  the one that his human eyes allow him to see.

For him, as a consequence,  the  soul that has reached Paradise stops at the level suitable to it. All depending on their human ability to love God. There is indeed a heavenly hierarchy but not determined by time or learning but by their proximity to the Divine.

This Show offers a colorful representation of the great mystery of human condition. A way to re-think from a different point of view this day-to- day life of ours,  by contemplating the eternal scene of the world beyond. And hopefully each one of us will find his own paradise…

The paintings of Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, continue to marvel the world and the city of Rome is organizing an exhibition to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of this grat artist.

Among the works exposed there are the Bacchus from the Uffizi Gallery in Rome, the Musicis of the Metropolitan Museum, the Supper of Emmaus from the National Gallery in London, the Deposition from the Pinacoteca Vaticana.

The celebrations of Caravaggio, actually initiated in autumn with an exhibiton at the BorgheseGallery, but the one taking place now at the Scuderie Del Quirinale will undoubtedly be one of the most important cultural events of the year in Rome.

To discover all the information on the show of Caravaggio to Rome you can visit the site of the Museum of the Scuderie del Quirinale. http://www.scuderiequirinale.it/mediacenter/FE/home.aspx

And if you’re coming to visit the beautiful capital you can book here with us at Lucci Hotel , your most convenient option for accomodation in Rome!