Lucci Hotel Rome Blog

Our Blogger: Andrea

The last 3^rd of April, the Euro exhibition has been inaugurated in Rome. After Bratislava and Barcelona this fantastic appointment came into the Italian capital.

Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, member of the executive board of the ECB Rome, has given the first speech to introduce the event, on whiche he explained that  the main objective of the Euro Exhibition is to give a wide public the opportunity to have an overview of the euro coins and banknotes and to increase the knowledge of their characteristics.

So, you are invited in the premises of Banca D’Italia to use all the elements which will contribute to make your visit an interesting, learning and unique experience at the same time.

However, there you can find on display genuine banknotes and interactive touch screens; and if you decide to go with your kids, don’t worry: a wonderful children’s corner is ready to welcome the little people. They will have fun with exciting games, life-size heroes figures of the “Anna and Alex take on the banknotes forgers” booklets.

Banca D’Italia, with this Exhibition, intends to celebrate the10^th anniversary of the introduction of the Euro in the main Italian bank. Consequently, the event will be free; you have no excuses to miss this interesting event.

Open time and days: Monday to Friday from 10.00 am until 6.00 pm ( 1^st of May, 2^nd and 29^th of June excluded).

Address: Banca D’Italia, Villa Huffler, via Nazionale 191 Roma

Via Nazionale, an avenue filled with commercial and cultural life is located only a few minutes away from Yes Hotel and Hotel Des Artistes, your top choices if you want to get the most from your Euros while in Rome!

Our Blogger: Wanda

Organized by the Italian Federation  of Equestrian Sports this event has reached its 76^th edition, to be held from May 22nd to 25th 2009 in Rome, at the historic Villa Borghese.

The story of the competition begins in 1928 with four teams  (France, Poland, Spain and Italy) and with an Italian, the captain Sandro Bettoni as the great protagonist with three individual victories and a great contribution that helped his team to obtain the Cup of the Nations.

Since then the increasing prestige of the demonstration has attracted many kings, presidents, ambassadorial, and important characters of the politics of and the social and cultural life.

The Roman contest is still recognized as one of the most fascinating horse shows in the World and as such has been inserted among the eight appointments of the Samsung Super League by 2003, a sort of Great Slam, the circuit of the best European contests to which the eight best teams of the world are invited.

A video of the edition of 1952

If the horseback riding is one your hobbies or if you simply love horses, you cannot miss the opportunity to witness this important competition with the backdrop of one of the most stunning areas in the Eternal City. Of course, one of the first steps to plan your trip is to find accomodation: look no more, Yes Hotel and Hotel des Artistes will offer you everything you need to have an amazing vacation in Rome.

Our Blogger: Stefano

Everybody knows that sport is good: good for the body and the mind. The sport made conscientiously is synonymous of wellness. You can do amateur sport or athletics, as long as you follow a good method.
The festival of fitness in Rome is a good opportunity for those who love sports or are professionals of the field, but it’s also a good chance for those who only want to have tons of fun and do some exercise.

The Festival will give you the opportunity to sweat a little (or a lot), have new experiences and meet new disciplines. You can also find instructors who will help you to discover new methods of training, and to use new fitness tools. But you will also be able to  make new friends, have fun and spend a day off the beaten track.
The Festival has been defined "The Woodstock of Fitness" for its way of bringing together lots of different people. After 17 years in Rimini and 3 years in Florence, finally the festival will be held in Rome, and it will take place from 11 to 14 June 2009 at the New Fiera di Roma.

 
As everybody knows, the right amount of activity and a good alimentation are the basis for the prevention and treatment of many diseases including those of particular gravity, and for this there is nothing better than a good day of sport. The festival is open to everyone from children to elderly.
So, remember to put the tracksuit in a suitcase when travelling, because there are lots of sport waiting for you in Rome. And since all this activity will surely make you feel really tired, make sure to find accomodation in a welcoming hotel with great rates like Hotel des Artistes or Yes Hotel!

Our Blogger: Stefano

Sergio Cammariere is an Italian singer renowned for his talent. Cammariere is an interpreter of Italian music and he mixes classical music, jazz and South American sounds.
Cammariere is cousin of the late Italian singer Rino Gaetano, a precursor of his times, a music rebel and a never forgotten artist despite the years.

Cammariere took his first steps in music at a young age, but the success came as a result of his participation in the Sanremo Festival in 2003. The mainstream public knows him for a song that has become famous: Tutto quello che un uomo. This song won the third place prize and the Critics at the Sanremo festival.

His most famous album is probably the first one, released on January 2002: Dalla pace del mare lontano. In this album there is a extraordinary equilibrium between harmony and emotion which makes every song on the album a small work of art.

Are famous his theatrical tour in which you usually play alone with the piano or with an accompaniment of some elements like cello and drums. There are many prizes he has won among which the Riccio d’Argento, the prize given to the best live author.

Among his other works are also memorable the soundtracks of several films including "Teste rasate" of 1994 and "Uomini senza donne" in 1996.
Cammariere is also engaged in social work and in 2008 joined the campaign against the administration of psychotropic drugs to children.

There’s no better place to start enjoying the many enchants of Italian lifestyle than Yes Hotel or Hotel Des Artistes, two hotels that will make understand what Dolce Vita means!

Our Blogger: Marcelo

Unique and very valuable works can be admired on a new exhibition in Rome, Giotto e il Trecento (Giotto and the fourteenth century), a chance to have an interesting approach to the middle ages art. The huge exhibition at the Complesso del Vittoriano displays 150 masterpieces from museums around the world.

Giotto was the first Italian artist to overcome the tendencies of Byzantine painting of his time by exploring what eventually would lead to the great artistic revolution of the Renaissance. Profoundly innovative, the art of this great master was not indifferent to their peers, and in his time enjoyed great fame.

Among the great works on display there are masterpieces of great painters of the   fourteenth century as Cimabue, Pietro Lorenzetti, Simone Martini, Giovanni Pisano, Arnolfo di Cambio, Tino di Camaino and others, as well as jewelry, wooden sculptures and illuminated manuscripts. This represents the classic and gothic influences that shaped a new taste in art and renovated the canons of expression and will be presented in different sections.

The Complesso del Vittoriano is really easy to reach from Hotel Des Artistes or Yes Hotel. Visit our web sites www.hoteldesartistes.com or www.yeshotelrome.com to get more information on location, rates and availability for accommodation!

Our Blogger: Arianna

Well known all over the world, Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the major examples of Italian genius: polyvalent  and enigmatic, his talents spanned from painting ( everybody knows the Gioconda and the  Last Supper), to beautiful sculptures and ingenious war inventions.

In particular I’m writing this post just to talk about the relation between Leonardo and the music.

In fact the artist really loved the music and he even composed some aria. Besides, he was a passionate player of the, literally “ arm lyre” (lira da braccio) and he even draw a model of this instrument.

Actually the  Organ Viola, the one that Leonardo draw has been built by the “Association de Recherche Culturelle L. De Vinci” from Sion (CH)

It’s fascinating to learn, regarding Leonardo’s love for music, that according to scholars Gian Mario Pala and Loredana Mazzarella, inside the Leonardo’s Last Supper there is a hidden a musical composition which has been synthesized digitally. Of course a new book on the subject is coming….

  Now in Rome will take place on June the 12th 2009, Leonardo da Vinci e la Musica, a conference about this specific aspect of the artist’s life. There will be on display, too, the organ viola that Leonardo designed. The conference is part of a bigger project intended to draw an itinerary about the history of music between XVII and XX century and will be held at the National Museum of Musical Instruments, on the square of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (Holy Cross in Jerusalem), near the subway station San Giovanni.

The entrance it’s for free but it’s necessary to book in advance.

To enjoy the stimulating cultural life of Rome, there’s no better option than Hotel Des Artistes and Yes Hotel, a great base to explore the Eternal City and Italy!

WHEN: June 12th, 2009 WHERE iazza di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, 9/a (National Museum of Musical Instruments) CONTACTS: 0039 06 7014796/ mnsm@virgilio.it