Rome, the eternal
city, was founded thousands of years ago thanks to two
brothers and a hospitable wolf. Nowadays Rome is home
to 3 million inhabitants and is a metropolis for commerce,
art and culture, shopping, football and great nightlife.
See the Nova Domus Hotel Rome's guide
to events in the eternal city...
• : Rugby
6 Nations fixtures, Champions League Football Matches
AC Roma, Italian Tennis Masters, Villa Borghese Show
Jumping, Rome Marathon, Athletics, Golf etc.
• : Art Galleries
and Museums, Wine Tasting, Open Air Opera, Vatican and
Sistine Chapel, Roman Forum
•
: Irish pubs in Rome, English language cinemas, Restaurants,
Clubs etc.
•
: International conferences, exhibitions in Rome
Public Holidays
• New
Year / Capodanno - January 1,
• Epiphany
/ La Befana / Epifania di Gesù - January
6,
• Easter
Sunday / Pasqua di Resurrezione -
• Easter
Monday / Lunedi dell'Angelo
-
•
Liberation Day / Festa della Liberazione (San
Marco) - April
25,
• May
Day Workers Holiday / Festa dei Lavoratori
- May 1,
• St
Peter and Paul's Day/ San Paolo e San Pietro
- June 29,
• Feast
of the Assumption / Ferragosto -
August 15,
• All
Saints Day / Tutti i Santi - November
1,
• Immaculate
Conception / Immacolata Concezione -
December 8,
• Christmas
Day / Santo Natale - December
25,
• Boxing
Day / Santo Stefano - December 26,
Rome General Information
Language spoken
Italian is the
primary language. However, as the capital city and the
home of an empire than once spanned across two thirds
of the globe the city has a cosmopolitan atmosphere.
English is widely understood although
some Italians are too bashful to speak it!
Time zone
Greenwich Mean Time +1 hour
Central European Time
Working hours
Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 6:00
pm - Romans are not the best time keepers and
tend to be late more often than not. They make up for
it though by working later. Food shops "alimentari"
are closed on Mondays and every day from from 1 p.m.
until 18:00.
Monday 3:00 pm to 7:00
pm
Tuesday to Saturday 9:30 am to 7:00 pm
Time and distance to Colosseum
The Hotel is located in the city
centre, only 500 metres from Vatican Museums
and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel.
The Colosseum is 4 km from the Hotel - well you can't
have both! Anyway, you can walk to the Vatican and Sistine
Chapel in 10 minutes from the Hotel Nova Domus
Rome.
Time and distance to shopping
Via Cola di Rienzo Ottaviano is
within walking distance although the more fashionable
Via Condotti (Spanish Steps) is a 10 minute
journey by Metro on the A Line (Red Line) - the
Metro Stop Cipro Musei Vaticani is only a 4 minute walk
from the Hotel Nova Domus Rome
Time and distance to Business
centre EUR
The Hotel Nova Domus is located
5 km from Stazione Termini stop - one
must change from the A to the B line to reach the EUR
business districk which can be reached in 25 minutes
from the Hotel Nova Domus.
Hotel Nova Domus Roma a 4 star
city centre hotel located only 500 metres from the Sistine
Chapel and Michelangelo's famous ceiling which depicts
the Creation of Man |
