iDotto Rome is here: it’s free and you don’t need an Internet connection!
iDotto is an application for iPhone which stems from the partnership between La Sapienza, Rome and Duel Spa. It’s different from all other guides: it’s like a real travel companion.

iDotto uses GPS to identify the user’s location and talks about what is around them, in Italian or in English. Just put on your earphones, walk around and listen. You don’t need to hold the screen, or decide what to listen to each time, or follow a predefined route, or read a guide while you are walking around or are in front of a monument: you can finally enjoy Rome with your head held high and your hands free.

iDotto also includes a navigation system (based on  Open Street Map) that allows you to look at maps and calculate a route: all completely offline. Therefore the service is very fast and doesn’t need an Internet connection.

The application covers a large area in the centre of Rome, from the Circus Maximus to the Vatican Museums, from Villa Borghese to Trastevere, from Piazza del Popolo to Via Nazionale. It tells you not only about the big monuments but also about little quirks; not only about art and history but also about anecdotes, shopping, cinema and gastronomy: you’ll never get bored.

iDotto also guides tourists around the inside of the Colosseum, the Fora and the Palatine.

There are over 25 hours of content to listen to. It’s fun, original content, devised for tourists on the go: there are no texts copied from an encyclopedia. And you can even personalise the account: at the start the user is asked to state their preferences; while listening, they can express their satisfaction with a ‘like’. iDotto remembers this information in order to choose texts most suited to each person.

For further information see www.idotto.com

Vom 2. April bis zum 28. Mai können junge Menschen zwischen 18 und 30 ihren Lieblingsfilm zu einem extrem günstigen Preis in allen Kinos sehen, die an der Initiative teilnehmen.

An allen Montagen und Dienstagen können dank der Initiative “I LIKE CINEMA” junge Menschen zwischen 18 und 30 zu einem wahren Vorteilspreis von nur 4,00 Euro ins Kino gehen, ausgenommen sind nur die Projektionen in 3D.

Diese Promotion gilt für 25 Kinos in Rom, insgesamt in 100 Kinosälen (eine Liste finden Sie im Internet unter www.aneclazio.it). Ziel dieser Kampagne ist es, den Jugendlichen einen besseren Zugang zur Kultur des Films zu ermöglichen.

Nell’Anno della Fede, la Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede ha diramato una nota dove si invitano i pellegrini a recarsi a Roma, in Terra Santa e ai Santuari mariani.

Per l’occasione, l’Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi lancia Josp Mag, una rivista che intende essere strumento di conoscenza per aiutare i lettori a vivere e approfondire sempre di più la realtà cristiana di Roma e di tutto il territorio italiano.

La rivista vuole essere anche occasione di riscoperta del Sacro per quanti sono attratti dai tesori artistici, dalla storia o dalla bellezza della penisola dove ragione e fede, nei secoli, hanno prodotto mirabili opere d’arte e contribuito allo sviluppo del territorio.

Plan and book you visit to Rome with a simple click!

Finally on-line, visit.roma.it is the new portal dedicated to the promotion and commercialisation of the authorised hotel and hospitality structures present in the Rome area, using this portal you will be able to book the hotel most suited to your needs from the comfort of your own home.

Visit.roma.it is a practical tool for on-line booking, it also provides a tool for comparing the prices of the hotel and hospitality offers present in the main on-line booking search engines.

Using this portal it is also possible to make use of a ticket booking system for events, exhibitions, archaeological sites, transport, city tours, and more besides.

With this new site turismoroma.it offers tourists an extra service of undoubted quality in keeping with those offered by the sites of the main European and world capitals; an extra value that will enable tourists to experience the city to its best from the moment of choosing and booking where to sleep.

Website www.visit.roma.it

www.visit.roma.it

The Centro Guide di Roma, Rome’s new tour guide centre, is a place from where authorised tour guides can take you on trips to discover of the city every day at guaranteed prices.

The centre offers many itineraries: from excursions to archaeological sites, to new tours for discovering the more contemporary areas of the city; from visits to the main museums, to thematic routes dedicated to entertainment and creativity in this city.

Service is guaranteed by highly qualified authorised personnel who will help tourists plan their itineraries. In fact, it is possible to organise on the day, or book for the following day, choosing between tours on foot or on tourist buses, in groups or family groups.

The Centro Guide is at the tourist information point: Punto Informativo Turistico “I Fori di Roma” in Via dei Fori Imperiali. It is open every day from 9.30am to 6.00pm.

Website: www.centroguideroma.com

Vom 19. April bis Mai schmücken die kostbaren kapitolinischen Azaleen wieder die Spanische Treppe unter der Kirche  Trinità de’ Monti.

Ein unvergleichliches Spektakel, das jedes Jahr mit zusätzlichen Pflanzen und neuen Sorten von Azaleen aufwarten kann: es handelt sich um Exemplare von Rododendron Indicum, die von den Gärtnern der Baumschule der Gemeinde Rom persönlich und mit größter Sorgfalt ausgewählt und auf der Spanischen Treppe arrangiert werden.

Zum 76. Mal wird die Azaleenschau auf der Spanischen Treppe auch heuer wieder während der gesamten Blütezeit der 600 Topfpflanzen, diesmal weiße und lila Azaleen,  zu sehen sein.

Nach der Blütezeit werden die Azaleen vom Gartendienst der Stadt wieder in die Gewächshäuser gebracht, wo sie bis zum folgenden Frühjahr untergebracht sind.

7 April will see the experimental start of the “Atac WiFi” project providing free Internet access on a number of trams and at terminus stops near the signposts; areas with coverage are identified by stickers with the “Atac WiFi” logo.

At present it is only possible to surf the web on the trams running routes 2,3, and 8, identified by stickers with the “Atac WiFi” logo on the entry doors.

You can access the web for an hour per day and unlimitedly on the sites dedicated to public transport and tourist information: www.muoversiaroma.it and www.turismoroma.it.

To make use of the service use any fixed or mobile device with Internet capabilities to connect to the “AtacWiFi” network and choose the “naviga gratis” service, you then register for free with the RomaWireless consortium portal.

You can also gain access by going directly to http://wimove.uni.it from your browser.

The aim of the project is to improve mobility information services and to widen the city’s free wireless network, with information useful to tourists and about public transport.

New record for Roma: according to Trivago, is the most sought ciry visited by Italians and foreigners in 2013!

From data analyzed by the Observatory of trivago.it, this year 70% of the research carried out by Italian users is facing domestic destinations with Rome at the top followed by Florence and Venice.

With regard to foreign tourists, the focus is mainly towards Rome (138 € / night) which, thanks to the newly elected Pope Francis, is doubling the research towards the capital compared to the same period last year, resulting in decreased flow in other cities.

Down searches of Italians to foreign destinations, only 30% of users choose to spend the Easter weekend outside of Italy, preferring the big European compared to more distant destinations.

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