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Parks and Gardens
If, per chance, you should one day be enjoying the splendid panorama from the Gianicolo’s belvedere and suddenly hear a loud cannon-shot, do not be alarmed…just check your watches because it will b
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Among the many noble villas in Rome, Villa Balestra is one of the less known and popular: it is hidden in the heart of the elegant and quiet Parioli district, and for this reason i
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The historic and eclectic gardens, inaugurated in 1888, are the heart of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, in the centre of the multi-ethnic Esquilino district.
The Vatican Gardens occupy about two thirds of the surface of the Vatican City and have been the Pope's resting and meditation place since 1279, when Pope Nicholas III moved the pa
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Along the Roman coast we can see the dune ecosystem, rarer and rarer along the coasts of the Italian peninsula.
We are in the Natural Reserve of the Roman Coast. The drainage, carried out about a century ago, gave back fertility to these fields, thus restoring their agricultural and pastoral use.
In the heart of Rome between Via della Lungara and the Gianicolo Hill, you can find a magical place where to walk away from the chaos of the city, and enjoy the sp
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Part of the Eur Central Park, the artificial lake was projected by Marcello Piacentini and planned by the original project of the 1942 Universal Exposition.
Seductive landscapes of wild and still unspoiled nature
The main entrance of Parco degli Scipioni is beyond Porta Latina, a few steps away from the small Renaissance oratory of San Giovanni in Oleo.
Built between 1877 and 1883 on an area of about eleven hectares, and today within the Valle dei Casali Nature Reserve between the Via Aurelia and the Via Portuense, Forte
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An integral part of the Park of the Appia Antica, it provides the its main entry. The Valley’s name derives from the most important estate located here, the Caffarelli Family’s.
A large green area including lawns, slopes and exceptional evidence of the ancient Rome, such as the remains of the Domus Aurea, the Baths of Titus and those of
Considered one of the greatest intellectuals of the twentieth century, Pier Paolo Pasolini was murdered in the night between 1 and 2 November 1975 in Ostia Lido, in a muddy square
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Area protetta di rilevanza nazionale, di particolare interesse storico-archeologico e naturalistico, il Parco dell’Appia Antica offre al visitatore un’esperienza indimenticabile, in una cornice sug
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A park of 15,000 hectares where nature, history, and culture merge to create a landscape of inestimable value.
In the 14th century, the Savelli family built a castle on the Aventino, making the hill an unconquerable fortress.
The park gets its name from a well-preserved medieval tower, the Torre del Fiscale (XII-XIII A.D.).
History, nature, and spirituality merge in one of the largest green areas within the city: 740 hectares of a territory of an immense naturalistic and historical-archaeologi
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The Park of Monte Mario lies in the north-west region of Rome and is named after the highest of the Farnesina hills (139 metres) dominating the Tiber valley.
Established in 1996, The State Natural Reserve of the Roman Coast is one of the most unique of the entire national system of Protected Areas.
At the end of the ‘70s some national and local associations decided to found the Park of the Roman Coast in order to safeguard and enhance biodiversity in this area, with the moral purpose of oppos
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The Municipal Rose Garden, one of Rome’s most romantic gardens of Rome, develops on the slopes of the Aventine, in front of the remains of the Palatine Hill, just above Ci
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The Shoals of Tor Paterno, located off the Roman coast between Ostia and Torvajanica, consist of a rock formation covered with animal and vegetable organisms that,
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The Presidential Estate of Castelporziano covers an area of about 59 square kilometers (5,892 hectares) and is 24 kilometers from the center of Rome.
In the afternoon towards sunset, Rome has an unforgettable appearance, particularly from the Terrace of the Pincio, a grandiose public park created by Giuseppe Valadier (1834) and
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