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Villa Borghese Casa del Cinema Villa Celimontana Rome “another” experience on foot, to By bikeor sions andcircuits. to theassociationsthatorganizeexcur- you canhaveonyourownorbyturning of thecitybybicycle: anenjoyabletour Respiro, betterknownas Villa Algardi. ces, youcanadmiretheCasinodelBel is thechancetodiscovergreenbelt Villa Pamphili Here, fromoneofthepanoramic terra- district withitsnine-kmlongperimeter. the areaembraces morethanone away fromthecentre, is Villa Pamphili: Truly aboundlesspark, abitfurther most importantmapsofItalyarekept. Geographic Society, wheresomeofthe year. The Villa housestheItalian music festivalsorganizedthereevery for alljazzfanstheinternational the Terme diCaracalla, therendezvous an oasisbetweentheColosseumand structure insidetheCelioPark. This is Villa Celimontana, theRenaissance thwhile havingastrollinthegreeneryof Returning towardsthecentre, itiswor- [ In thesummerorspringthere