The apartment is located in the famous Via del Babuino, in the very center of Rome, just a few meters from Spanish Steps. This wonderful location allows you to see most Rome's attractions just by walking from beauty to beauty, without depending on any kind of transportation: in about 5 minutes you are in Via Condotti and Via Frattina, Fontana di Trevi and the Villa Borghese Park, and in ten minutes you can reach Via Veneto and its fashionable cafes and shops. Piazza Navona, the Pantheon and Campo de' Fiori are about 15 minutes walking distance, while you can walk to St. Peter's Basilica and Castel Sant'Angelo in about 20 minutes.

You just have to type the name of an historic address or monument and Rome (e.g. Fontana di Trevi, Rome) in the below map to see how close they are to the apartment.

A little known tip: you can reach the Roman coast and its nice tourist port in about 45 minutes directly by subway. There you can visit the ancient Roman city of Ostia Antica, or practice sailing, windsurfing and kitesurfing in public beaches or modern fashionable bathhouses.

Useful Addresses

(type them in the above map adding Rome to locate them)

Bus stops: buses number 117 and 119, Via del Babuino

Subway stations: Piazza di Spagna, Piazzale Flaminio

Supermarket: Via Soderini, 10 (open Monday to Saturday, 8:30-20)

Internet Point: Via della Croce, 76 (open Monday 11-18, Tuesday to Friday 9:30-18)

Mobile telephone cards: Via del Corso, 88

Parking: Via Ludovisi, 62

Bike rental: Piazza del Popolo

Scooter rental: Via della Purificazione

Car rental: Via Sistina, 8. Click on the following links to compare car rental prices near the apartment, the Fiumicino airport or the Ciampino airport

Directions

  By airplane from the Rome Fiumicino airport

Once at the Rome Fiumicino airport, you have two options:

  A taxi can take you directly home in about 45 minutes (40 €)

  Otherwise you can take a metro-train (one every 30 minutes) which will take you to the main train station Termini in 32 minutes (11 €). There you can:

• Take a taxi which will take you home in about 15 minutes (about 10 €)

• Take the bus number 64 (one every 5 minutes; just 4 stops) to the Palazzo Esposizioni stop; then go by walk to the near bus stop in Via Milano (see below map, left; the route between the two stops is indicated by dots). There you can take the bus number 117 (one every 6 minutes; just 5 stops) to the Babuino/Fontanella stop, which is just a few mt. from the apartment. From Termini it takes about 15-20 minutes to get there (1 €)

• If you don't have heavy suitcases, you can just take the subway (one every 3 minutes; just 3 stops) which in about 5 minutes will take you to the Flaminio stop, then reach the apartment by walk in about 5 minutes (see below map, right; 1 €)

  By airplane from the Rome Ciampino airport

Once at the Rome Ciampino airport, you have three options:

  A taxi can take you directly home in about 35 minutes (30 €)

  Otherwise you can take a bus which will take you to Ciampino train station in 5 minutes (one every 20-40 minutes, in connection with flights and trains; 1 €); from there take a metro-train (one every 15 minutes) which will take you to the main train station Termini in 15 minutes (2 €). There you can:

• Take a taxi which will take you home in about 15 minutes (about 10 €)

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  Take the bus number 64 (one every 5 minutes; just 4 stops) to the Palazzo Esposizioni stop; then go by walk to the near bus stop in Via Milano (see below map, left; the route between the two stops is indicated by dots). There you can take the bus number 117 (one every 6 minutes; just 5 stops) to the Babuino/Fontanella stop, which is just a few mt. from the apartment. From Termini it takes about 15-20 minutes to get there (1 €)

• If you don't have heavy suitcases, you can just take the subway (one every 3 minutes; just 3 stops) which in about 5 minutes will take you to the Flaminio stop, then reach the apartment by walk in about 5 minutes (see below map, right; 1 €)

  You can also take a bus which will take you to the metro station Anagnina in 15 minutes (one every 40 minutes; 1.2 €). Once there, take the subway (one every 3 minutes; 19 stops) which in about 25 minutes will take you to the Flaminio stop, then reach the apartment by walk in about 5 minutes (see below map, right; 1 €)

  By train

Once in the main train station Termini, you can:

 Take a taxi which will take you home in about 15 minutes (about 10 €)

  Take the bus number 64 (one every 5 minutes; just 4 stops) to the Palazzo Esposizioni stop; then go by walk to the near bus stop in Via Milano (see above map, left; the route between the two stops is indicated by dots). There you can take the bus number 117 (one every 6 minutes; just 5 stops) to the Babuino/Fontanella stop, which is just a few mt. from the apartment. From Termini it takes about 15-20 minutes to get there (1 €)

  If you don't have heavy suitcases, you can just take the subway (one every 3 minutes; just 3 stops) which in about 5 minutes will take you to the Flaminio stop, then reach the apartment by walk in about 5 minutes (see above map, right; 1 €)

  By car

From A1, follow the directions for GRA, direction Roma Sud if you come from North (Florence), direction Roma Nord if you come from South (Naples), and go to Salaria exit (no. 8), direction "Centro" (see below map, left). Once in Via Salaria, follow for about 5.6 km (3.48 mi; see below map, right); at Largo Benedetto Marcello, follow in Via Giovanni Pacini, then continue in Via Ruggero Giovannelli on the right; once at Largo Giuseppe Tartini, turn right to Via Giovanni Aldega; at Largo Nicola Spinelli, turn left twice to Via Giovanni Paisiello, and follow in Via Pinciana. After about 0.6 km (0.4 mi), continue on the right in Corso d'Italia and on Viale del Muro Torto, until you find the roadsign for the Parking Villa Borghese. After having parked the car, take the pedestrian subway to Piazza di Spagna, then turn right to Via del Babuino.

Note: car access is restricted in the historic center, and street parking costs € 1.2 per hour. Nevertheless, access may be possible Monday to Thursday, from 18 to 6:30, Friday 18 to 21, Saturday 3 to 10 and 18 to 24, and Sunday the whole day until Monday at 6:30. These timetables may vary, please always ask the traffic police and ascertain that the electronic passages show the indication "non attivo". Street parking may be free from late evening and on holidays: please refer to the parking signs for details. Parking is not allowed in via del Babuino, but a brief stop to unload the suitcases is usually permitted

Via del Babuino and the Spanish Steps neighborhood

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Via del Babuino

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The Spanish Steps neighborhood

The Spanish Steps

Piazza del Popolo

The Villa Borghese Park

View from the Villa Borghese Park

Via Condotti

Via Margutta

Via delle Carrozze

Courtyard

Via Bocca di Leone

Cafes near the Spanish Steps

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