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Expo 45: Rome— Rome
Preface
Rome’s citizens will tell you that too many things just don’t work in their city. But it still maintains an enviable quality of life with its markets, piazzas and architectural surprises.
01Tourists and locals mingle around the historic centre and the Ponte Sisto
02Isola Tiberina (Tiber Island)
03The cobble street and pastel-coloured frontages of Via Giulia
04Furniture restorer Francesca Loffredi in her Trastevere workshop, Gianfranco Squillace Restauratore
05Pasta favourite: ‘Bucatini all’amatriciana’ at Osteria Gusto
06The narrow streets of Trastevere, one of Rome’s most picturesque ‘rioni’ (neighbourhoods)
07Waiter at Gelateria Giolitti
08Snacking on ice-cream outside one of the capital’s many ‘gelaterie’
09Sun worshippers catch the rays on Isola Tiberina
10Artist Cesare Pietroiusti in his studio in Trastevere
11Piazza di Sant’Egidio in Trastevere
12Rome’s art establishment takes to the dance floor at a Monday night art opening at the Fondazione Roma
13Clothes shop Camiceria Mattioli on Via della Stelletta
14Spring time in Villa Borghese Park
15Guests at Fondazione Roma opening
16The futuristic MAXXI museum
17Trastevere
18Old school: classic car in Trastevere
19Looking out from the Hotel Bolivar onto Rome’s historic skyline
20Jazz singer Lynda in Monti
21Bars and cafés lining via degli Uffici del Vicario
22Pizzeria Baffetto in via del Governo Vecchio
23Cyclists in Villa Borghese
24Secondhand bookstore in Trastevere
25Via Quattro Novembre
26Piazza di Spagna, famous for its Spanish Steps
Rome’s citizens will tell you that too many things just don’t work in their city. But it still maintains an enviable quality of life with its markets, piazzas and architectural surprises.
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