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Tue-Fri & Sun, to 10pm Sat; j Viale Tiziano) More Italiaidea LANGUAGE
than the exhibitions, the highlight of Rome’s (Map p86; % 06 6994 1314; www.italiaidea.com; 1st
flagship contemporary art gallery is Zaha fl, Via dei Due Macelli 47)
Hadid’s stunning building. A renovated
Torre di Babele Centro ¨
former barracks, it’s impressive inside and
di Lingua e Cultura Italiana LANGUAGE
out. The multilayered geometric facade fac-
(% 06 4425 2578; www.torredibabele.com; Via
es on to a landscaped courtyard and gives
Cosenza 7)
Rome & L a zio R

onto a cavernous light-filled interior full of


snaking walkways, suspended staircases, Arts & Crafts
glass, cement and steel. Art Studio Café ART
The gallery has a small permanent collec- (Map p106; % 06 3260 9104; www.artstudiocafe.it;
tion but more interesting are the temporary Via dei Gracchi 187a) This cafe, exhibition space
exhibitions and installations – check the and mosaic school offers a range of mosaic
website for details. and art classes, courses and workshops.
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Cooking & Wine Tasting T Tours


Roman Kitchen COOKING A Friend in Rome WALKING TOUR
(Map p80; % 06 678 57 59; www.italiangourmet. (% 340 501 92 01; www.afriendinrome.it) Silvia
com; per day €200) Cookery writer Diane Prosperi organises private tailor-made tours
Seed (The Top One Hundred Pasta Sauces) (on foot, by bike or scooter). She covers the
leads one-, two- and three-day courses in her Vatican and main historic centre as well
kitchen at Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. as areas outside the capital. Rates are €40
Città di Gusto COOKING
to €50 per hour, with a minimum of three
(% 06 551 11 21; www.gamberorosso.it; Via Fermi
hours for most tours.
161) Demonstrations, workshops, lessons Trambus 110open BUS TOUR
and courses are held at this modern com- (Map p94; % 800 281281; www.trambusopen.com;
plex run by Italian foodie organisation Gam- family/adult/reduced €50/20/18; h every 15min
bero Rosso. 8.30am-7pm) A hop-on, hop-off bus tour. It
Vino Roma WINE COURSE
departs from Piazza dei Cinquecento outside
(Map p94; % 328 487 44 97; www.vinoroma.com;
Termini and stops at the Colosseum, Bocca
Via In Selci 84/G; two-hour tastings per person €50)
della Verità, Piazza Venezia, St Peter’s, Ara
Vino Roma guides run wine-tasting courses Pacis and Trevi Fountain. Tickets are valid
for novices and experts as well as three-hour for 48 hours and are available on board, from
food tours (€80). authorised dealers, and from kiosks on Pi-
azza dei Cinquecento and at the Colosseum.
Language
Trambus Archeobus BUS TOUR
There are hundreds of schools offering in-
(Map p94; % 800 281281; www.trambusopen.com;
dividual and group language courses. Costs
family/adult €40/12; h half-hourly 9am-12.30pm
vary enormously, but bank on €300 to €440
& 1.30-4.30pm ) A stop-and-go bus that runs
for a two-week group course or €35 to €45
down Via Appia Antica, stopping at points
for individual lessons. Some schools also
of archaeological interest along the way. It
offer accommodation packages.
departs from Piazza dei Cinquecento, and
Arco di Druso LANGUAGE tickets, valid for 48 hours, can be bought on-
(Map p106; % 06 3975 0984; www.arcodidruso. line, on board, at the Piazza dei Cinquecento
com; Via Otranto 12) or Colosseum kiosks, and from authorised
dealers.
Centro Linguistico ¨
Italiano Dante Alighieri LANGUAGE Roma Cristiana WALKING TOUR
(% 06 4423 1490; www.clidante.it; Piazza Bologna 1) (Map p106; % 06 6989 6380; www.operaromana-
pellegrinaggi.org) Runs various walking tours,
Divulgazione Lingua ¨ including visits to the Vatican Museums
Italiana Soc LANGUAGE (adult/reduced €26.50/19.50) and St Peter’s
(DILIT; Map p94; % 06 446 25 93; www.dilit.it; Via Basilica (€25).
Marghera 22)

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