20_008683 bindex.qxp 11/14/06 2:18 PM Page 267 Index See also Accommodations, Restaurant, and Cafe indexes, below. GENERAL INDEX Alessi, 208, 210, 216 Arciliuto, 226 Alexanderplatz, 226 Ares Ludovisi, 160 Alexander VI Borgia, Pope, Ariccia, 238 AAA, 28 5, 138, 144, 162 Armani, Giorgio, 214 AARP, 35 Alfieri, 217 Arnolfo di Cambio, 15, 136, Above and Beyond Tours, Alien, 223 177–178 34–35 Alinari, 218 Arsenale, 214 Access-Able Travel Source, 34 Alpheus, 224 Art and artists, 14–18. See also Accessible Journeys, 34 Altar of Peace, 167, 193 Art museums; Churches and Accommodations, 73–101. See American Express, 27–28, cathedrals; and specific also Accommodations Index 67, 179 artists near the airport, 101 American Foundation for the books about, 43 near ancient Rome, 83–85 Blind (AFB), 34 Art and Monuments Under the best bets, 8–10 Anatriello Argenteria Antica e Stars, 167 near Campo de’ Fiori, 85–87 Moderna Roma, 220 Art galleries, 211 Fregene, 241 Ancient Rome, 4, 59, 144–157, ArtImport, 211 Palestrina, 237 180–189 Art museums near the Pantheon, 87–89 accommodations near, 83–85 reservation services, 147 Parioli, 100–101 art and architecture, 14, 19 Capitoline Museum, 14, near Piazza Barberini, 80–83 books about, 43 153–154 near Piazza del Popolo, 90–96 brief history of, 246–251 Galleria Borghese, 17, 51, 168 near Piazza Navona, 87–89 guided tours, 179 Galleria Colonna, 2, 155–156 reservations, 73 map, 145 Galleria d’Arte Decorativa, near the Spanish Steps, 90–96 restaurants near, 109–112 166 near Stazione Termini, 74–80 sights and attractions, Galleria Doria Pamphilj, surfing for, 36 144–157 158, 202 taxes, 73–74 walking tour, 180–189 Galleria Nazionale d’Arte tipping, 72 Andrea Doria Room, 158 Moderna, 17, 169 Trastevere, 100 Antica Erboristeria Montemartini Museum, near the Vatican, 96–100 Romana, 212 174–175 near Via Veneto, 80–83 Antiques, 210–211 Museo della Civilità Romana, Viterbo, 244 Aphrodite of Cyrene, 174 175 what’s new in, 1 Apollo Belvedere, 141 Museo Nazionale Cerite Ad Antiqua Domus, 211 Apollo from Veio, 169 (Cerveteri), 242 Addresses, finding, 58 Appian Way, 6, 64, 169–172 Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Ai Monasteri, 212 Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace), Venezia, 15, 156 Airfares, 36,COPYRIGHTED 39–40 167, 193 MATERIALMuseo Nazionale di Villa Airlines, 37–38 Architecture, 18–23. See also Giulia, 14, 169, 242 package tours, 41–42 specific architects and Museo Nazionale Romano, telephone numbers and Web buildings 160, 172, 174 sites, 264–265 books about, 43 Museo Palatino, 49, 150 Airports, 56, 57 glossary of terms, 258–260 National Etruscan Museum, accommodations, 101 Arch of Constantine, 14, 169, 242 security tips, 38–40 14, 49, 146 Palazzo Altemps, 160–161 Air travel, 37–38 Arch of Septimius Severus, Palazzo Barberini, 2, 166, insurance, 32 148, 182 236–237 Albano, 239 Arch of Titus, 150, 180, 184 Palazzo Corsini, 176–177, 206 Alberto di Castro, 211 20_008683 bindex.qxp 11/14/06 2:18 PM Page 268 268 INDEX Art museums (cont.) Baths of Diocletian, 59, 174 food market, 13, 161, 218 Palazzo dei Conservatori, Battelli di Roma, 155 restaurants near, 112–115 149, 153–154 Beaches Canopo (Canopus), 234 Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Fregene, 241 Canova, Antonio, 17, 51, 125, 174, 200 Ostia, 240 136, 168, 169, 195 Tarquinia National Museum, Beer, 105 Capitoline Hill (Campidoglio), 242–243 Belvedere Torso, 140–141 8, 21, 48, 153, 222, 245 Vatican Museums, 50, 136, Benetton, 214 Capitoline Museum, 14, 138–143 Berlusconi, Silvio, 255–256 153–154 Art Nouveau, 74, 230 Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo, 6, Capitoline Venus, 153 ATAC (Azienda Tramvie e Auto- 17, 22, 136–137, 143, 160, Capitoline Wolf, 153 bus del Comune di Roma), 168, 205, 236–237 Capitolium (Ostia), 241 65–66 Four Rivers Fountain, Cappella Sistina, 16, 50, 138, ATM machines, 28, 29 17, 50, 160 141–142 Attila (the Hun), 251 tomb of, 172 books about, 43 Augustus, 43, 156, 157, 167, Triton Fountain, 7–8, 59, 166 Caracalla, Baths of, 19, 154 182, 186, 188, 190, 193, Big Mama, 226 opera at, 55, 223 248–249 Biking, 4 Caravaggio, 17, 140, 154, 158, Forum of, 48, 151, 187 Black Out, 224 166, 167, 177, 205, 237 Mausoleum (Mausoleo Blom, 224 Galleria Borghese, 17, 51, 168 Augusteo), 168, 193 Bocca della Verità, 149, 157 San Luigi dei Francesi, 17, Aula Ottagona, 174 Boccioni, Umberto, 17, 169 161, 201 Aventine Hill, 63 Bone Church, 166–167 Carnevale, 30 Azienda Autonoma di Turismo, Books, recommended, 42–44 Car rentals, 67 233 Bookstores, 211 Websites and telephone num- Borghese Gallery, 17, 51, 168 bers, 36, 265–266 Borghese Palace, 193–194 Car travel, 57, 66–67 Babysitters, 67 Borgia Apartments, 138 Casa Diana (Ostia), 241 Bagagli, 216 Borromini, Francesco, 22, 59, Casagrande, 217 Baggage. See Luggage 154–155, 193, 196, 236 Castel Gandolfo, 239 Baldacchino, at St. Peter’s Botticelli, Sandro, 142, 164 Castelli Romani, 237–240 Basilica, 136–137 Bramante, Donato d’Agnolo, Castel Sant’Angelo, Ballet, 223 21, 136, 141, 161, 176, 229 51, 144, 196 Banks, 27–29, 67 Brighenti, 217 Castroni, 215 Barberini Palace, 2, 22, 166, Brioni, 214 Catacombs of St. Callixtus 236–237 Buccone, 221 (Catacombe di San Callisto), Baroque art and architecture, Bucket shops, 39–40 54, 170, 172 overview, 17, 21–22 Bufalini Chapel, 157 Catacombs of St. Domitilla Bars, 227–232 Bulgari, 216 (Catacombe di San wine, 11, 232 Buses, 56–57, 65–66 Domitilla), 54, 172 Basilicas. See Churches and Byzantine art, overview, 14–15 Catacombs of St. Sebastian cathedrals (Catacombe di San Basilica Aemilia, 182 Sebastiano), 172 Basilica di San Clemente, Cabs, 56–57, 66, 72 Cavallini, Pietro, 15, 177–178, 15, 154, 171 Caere (Cerveteri), 242 204 Basilica di San Giovanni in Cafés, 227–232. See also Café Cecilia Metella, Tomb of, 6, 170 Laterano, 15, 154–155 Index Cellini, Benvenuto, 144, 196 Basilica di San Paolo Fuori le Calendar of events, 30–31 Centers for Disease Control Mura, 7, 15, 175–176 Caligula, 150, 182, 238, 250 and Prevention, 33 Basilica di San Pietro, Calling of St. Matthew Cerveteri (Caere), 242 50, 136–138 (Caravaggio), 161 Chiaramonti Museum, 138 Basilica di Santa Maria Campanile (leather goods), 217 Chiesa del Gesù, 21, 201–202 Maggiore, 15, 59, 172 Campari, 105 Chiesas. See Churches and Basilica Julia, 148, 183 Campidoglio, 8, 21, 48, 153, cathedrals Basilica of Constantine, 222, 245 Children, families with 19, 150, 184 Campo de’ Fiori, 5, 51, best accommodations for, 9, 85 Basilica Ulpia, 48, 152, 188 161–162, 200 best restaurant for, Baskin, Leonard, 140 accommodations near, 85–87 12, 126–127 Baths of Caracalla, 19, 154 brief description of, 62 fashion for, 215 opera at, 55, 223 cafés, 229 20_008683 bindex.qxp 11/14/06 2:18 PM Page 269 GENERAL INDEX 269 toy store, 221 Santa Maria Maggiore, Currency and exchange, travel tips, 25 15, 59, 172 26–28, 67 China and porcelain, 210, 212 Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Customs regulations, 25–26 Chocolates, 212 20, 158, 160, 201 Cybercafés, 68 Christmas Blessing of the Santa Sabina, 15, 20, 176 Pope, 31 Santi Apostoli Church, 195 Churches and cathedrals Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio, Daddi, Bernardo, 140 architecture, 18–22 164, 190 Dalco’ Nives, 220 Chiesa del Gesù, 21, 201–202 Spirito Santo del Napolitani, Dance clubs, 223–227 concerts in, 7 199 Dance troupes, 223 Palestrina Duomo, 236 Trinitá dei Monti Church, Davide Cenci, 215 St. Paul Outside the Walls, 49, 190, 192 Da Vinci, Leonardo, 16, 140, 7, 15, 175–176 Viterbo Duomo, 244 141, 253 St. Peter in Chains, 16, Ciampino Airport, 56 Da Vinci Code (Brown), 44 31, 156 Cimitero Monumentale dei Da Vinci International Airport, St. Peter’s Basilica, Padri Cappuccini, 166–167 56, 57 50, 136–138 Cimitero Protestante, 63, 175 accommodations, 101 San Agostino Church, 201 Circus Maximus (Circo Mas- De Chirico, Giorgio, 18, 140, San Bartolomeo Church, 202 simo), 59, 152–153, 189, 251 169, 231 San Biagio, 198 Citibank, 67 Degli Effetti, 2, 215 San Clemente Basilica, Città Nascosta, 171 Dentists, 67 15, 154, 171 Classical music, 7, 222–223 Department stores, 212–213 San Dorotea, 206 Claudius, 43, 238, 240, 250 Design, Italian, 208, 210, San Eligio degli Orefici, 199 Clement VIII, Pope, 143, 196 211, 216 San Filippo Neri, 198 Clement XIII, Pope, 136 Diego Percossi Papi, 216 San Francesco a Ripa, 205 Cleopatra, 178, 195, 248 Dining. See Restaurant Index San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Climate, 29–30 and Restaurants 196, 198 Clothing. See Fashion Diocletian, 59, 174, 250 San Giovanni dei Genovesi, Club and music scene, 223–227 Dionysus with Satyr, 160 204 COIN, 212 Disabilities, travelers with, 34 San Giovanni in Laterano, Collection of Modern Religious Discount shopping, 2, 213 15, 154–155 Art, 138, 140 Disfunzioni Musicali, 219 San Lorenzo in Lucina, 194 Collegio di Propoganda Fide, Doctors, 67–68 San Luigi dei Francesi, 192–193 Dominici, 220 17, 161, 201 Colosseum (Colosseo), 19, 48, Domitian, 62, 144, 150, 151, San Marcello al Corso, 195 59, 144, 146, 186, 228 187, 200, 239, 249 San Michele a Ripa Grande, Column of Phocas, 183 Stadium of, 185–186 204 Concorso Ippico Domus Augustana, 185 San Pietro in Vincoli, 16, 31, Internazionale, 31 Domus Aurea, 146–147, 171 156 Confetteria Moriondo e Donatello, 157 Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Gariglio, 212 Drugstores, 68 63, 177–178, 204 Conservatori, Palazzo dei, The Dying Gaul, 14, 153 Santa Maria Antigua, 150 149, 153–154 Santa Maria d’Aracoeli, 15, Consolidators, 39–40 153, 157 Constantine, 136, 153–155, Easter Sunday, 30 Santa Maria della Pace, 22, 172, 184, 240, 250–251 Egyptian-Gregorian 161, 200 Arch of, 14, 49, 146 Museum, 140 Santa Maria della Scala, Basilica of, 19, 150, 184 Egyptian obelisk,