DESCRIPTION

WHERE THE APARTMENT IS LOCATED

Farnesi apartment is located in Via dei Farnesi, (Campo dei Fiori area), an adjacent street to "Palazzo Farnese" and connected to one of the most elegant streets in Rome: Via Giulia. Built in 1500 by Pope Julius the II, a large straight street to allow the pilgrims to reach more easily the Vatican. Since then many of the aristocratic roman families liked to have their beautiful buildings built there, where the Pope established this still exclusive street should be opened. They say " all roads lead to Rome" but few lead to Vatican so smoothly: just try.

From the windows of the flat you can admire the Arch of Via Giulia , symbol of this street and used by Cardinal Odoardo Farnese to reach his boats on the Tiber. The Farnese family was one of the most powerful in Rome and at the end of 1400 Cardinal Alessandro Farnese who became Pope Paulus III started the construction of the Farnese Palace and wanted Michelangelo to design the facade and sculpt the monumental family emblazon that you can see, coming from Campo dei Fiori, over the balcony of the Palace to the glory of the family.

In Rome Via Giulia is considered the antiquarians street, like the exclusive Via dei Coronari (Piazza Navona) . If you walk along it you will be able to admire splendid Reinassance epoch palaces, through the solemn front doors have a look at the beautiful courtyards, some of them still showing their frescoed inner facades: the lucky owners are allowed to park their cars inside!

Via dei Farnesi is very near to another historic street of Rome: Via di Monserrato with its beautiful buildings, some of them going back to the Middle Age.

DESCRIPTION OF THE APARTMENT

Farnesi Apartment is located on the first floor (second americans) of a no lift XVII century "palazzetto" recently restored. It has been furnished with care by the owner with antique, has ancient tapestries, elegant tile floor, beautiful pictures and wooden ceilings. The apartment, very quiet, consists of a large and bright living where also is a unique round double bed, a dining area with an authentic "Impero" style table, a modern bed sofa and an antique fireplace perfectly working. When the evenings are cold and the fire in the house is set, the venetian chandeliers with their soft light will add a touch of romantic atmosphere to your roman vacation in Campo dei Fiori and Piazza Navona area.

From the living a nice door will lead you to a small corridor that, until the last century, was on "open air", most of the houses had those bathrooms, called "pensile", they were separated from the house and only accessible through an outside passage. The present corridor has now two nice "gothic style" small windows facing a small courtyard.

At the end of the corridor there is a full equipped kitchenette with washing machine and dishwasher. Here you will find some basic items and what is necessary to prepare a tasty dish of "pasta all'italiana": pasta, tomato, garlic, onion, oil, spices. For a good breakfast home you will find milk, butter, jam, cookies, coffee, tea, soluble coffee and a "moka" for a perfect italian "espresso".

To complete this distincitive property there is a marble bathroom with shower where you will find an hairdryer, soaps, shampoo, balsam and "emergency" toothpaste.