Solo Traveler

I’m on a trip to one of the cities with the richest culture, art, and history. Where you literally walk on the streets where legends walked hundreds and thousands years ago, and they were making history. A city where the most aesthetic and chic styles and currents, Renaissance, Barocco... feel the most familiar. Where every building is a piece of art and the entire “metropole” is a huge museum.

I think you can guess which city I’m visiting. It is Rome.

Rome is very well located in one of the best parts of the world. It took me a two-hour flight to get here from London. If you are from European continent, the flight will take you the same amount of hours. On top of that, the prices for the flight tickets are very affordable too.

To find a convenient accommodation for the price and with nice service is not difficult neither, these days there are so many options like airbnb, bed and breakfast, and hotels.

In terms of customer service, I would rate Rome with the excellent mark. A little interesting thing that surprises me in the best way is that entering a cafe for a coffee you will pay after you will drink it.

About coffee, wines, and food that Italy I can speak hours, but the most of their gastronomy is made by their passion and enthusiasm they have.

Another aspect that you easily will notice and will love is the style of serving the food, wines, coffee, and gelato; it is an absolute magic in the way they live and feel it.

After a second day in Rome and I managed to see all the most famous places, Vatican, Castel Sant’Angelo, Phanteon, Fontana di Trevi, Piazza Venezia, Piazza di Spagna, etc.

As I stay in a hotel next to the city center, I did not expect everything to be that close. Having an experience before when I traveled to Barcelona and I got an accommodation in zone four, I was spending one hour on the train to get to the city center. I made sure to stay in the city center of Rome.

That is what I have learned so far. If you are doing a short trip to a city, the best is to have a place to stay in the center, so you will manage your time in a more constructive way.

It was a great choice for one more reason, I didn’t have the need of using the underground or any other vehicles. If you didn’t know like me, Rome has a metro, but is not a very popular transport here, the more common are buses, cars and of course motorbikes.

I always was dreaming of riding a vespa on old street of Rome, however haven’t done it this time, but this is just another reason to come back. Leaving a reason to come back is equal to throwing a coin in Fontana di Trevi, which I haven’t done it neither, I prefer to not do things that everyone does.

Creating in advance your itinerary, you will be able to do the most of your trip and you will have time to enjoy a tasteful Italian dish, like a local, they never rush when the things come about having food.

Sometimes they can spend up to four hours for a dinner, starting at 6 PM with a glass of wine and antipasti, and finishing with a coffee at 10 PM, so it will help your stomach to digest better the food you had.

Rome is called the Empire where the sun never set. In a metaphorical way and in a proper way, this city has so much sun. Even during the winter, the amount of sunny days is impressive and air temperatures are so friendly that allow you to have an outdoor siting.

What could you ask for more from a city break then enjoying a meal in a fresh air being spoiled by the sun with the view of the historical masterpieces?!