Rainbow Magicland 2012 -the amusement park near Rome

It is shortly to open new Rainbow Magicland 2012, the amusement park near Rome, which last year made its debut.

Rainbow Magicland is Valmontone and is easily reachable from Rome, and then applies to become an excellent diversion to spend a few days of adrenaline and joy.

If you are traveling to Rome and has already booked a B&Rome, you may consider the idea of reaching Valmontone to visit Rainbow Magicland. However, nothing prevents you to organize a weekend dedicated entirely to the park, maybe by booking a B&B around the area.

However it will be useful to know that the new 2012 season of Rainbow Magicland begin Saturday, March 31 and that, compared to last year, will open a larger number of attractions.

It looks like that will be offered a show cantered on the figure of gladiators, complete with scale reconstruction of the Coliseum.

And speaking of thrills this year there will also be the special “Stunt Show”.

For children there will be more suited to the show rather young age and then a show about Winx and “Gattobaleno and the magic sword”.

Given the success of last year ,Shock, Huntik 5D and Yucatan, the time will be extended to allow to reduce the queues and pick up more people every day.

Finally, have already been announced several special events throughout the season, will begin with the Ferrari Day on April 15, then join the party “Harry Potter Party” (April 21) Earth Day (April 22), Mother’s Day in May, the family day May 30 and so on.

Admission tickets to Rainbow Magicland for the 2012 season are already on sale and cost 35 euros per person.

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I had really a great time in Rome. The location of my Holiday accommodation Rome was excellent, we were able to walk to Trevi Fountain in about 10-15 mins. The Piazza Campo di Fiori is such a lively spot and was only 5mins away. Being able to prepare own meals with such good shops close by. There was a market in the piazza every morning with fresh fruit and salads of all kinds. Eating at our apartment was not only enjoyable but saved us money as well. We had good meals at the apartment, as we were able to buy fresh food locally, including potatoes, salad, tomatoes, prosciutto, porchetta. We cooked potatoes and had wonderful meals with plenty of wine! Also the fruit in Italy is wonderful, plums, grapes, etc. We had only one meal in a restaurant, late at night after arriving and were delighted with the big glasses of wine served with the food. Much larger glasses then we get in Ireland.

On day one visited Galleria Borghese, luckily we had tickets beforehand, as it was booked out. We tagged on to a quide and enjoyed looking at the Bernini statues. Also visited the Trevi Fountain. On day two we visited St John Latern Church and the Coliseum. Weather very warm and there was a queue to enter the Coliseum so we did not stay.
As we waited to get a bus to our next holiday destination my friend went off to buy a map. She wanted to see the names of the places between Arezzo and Siena. She placed the map in a side pocket of her suitcase. It was a new suitcase as the one she travelled out with got broken when in the hold of the plane. When she arrived back from the shop she sat down and reached into the pocket to take out the map, but no map as the pocket was open ended and the map had fallen though. Such a laugh!

“Rome is always Rome” goes the old adage that, despite the passage of time, always continues to be confirmed: Rome at Easter remains the most popular destination for those who decided to take a break for a few days.
This is demonstrated by the number of bookings received by bbitalia.it that has compiled the ranking of preferred cities for Easter 2012. Rome is the favourite, nice and warm all year round but especially in spring, when temperatures are mild, the days are sunny and the air is sweet to the right point to never tire of walking among its monuments, streets, squares and historic churches of Rome.

The economic time is not the most happy and yet the idea of spending Easter 2012 in Rome excites many people, attracted by the city, its beauty and the fact that they will actually enjoy a few days at the best price they can find.

The net comes in handy in these cases: there are some good deals to start spending a little since before the departure.
Rather than buy a guidebook you can find an online guide to Rome, useful information not only about the sights of Rome but also on how to get to monuments, squares and places of interest.

In addition to sleep in Rome on a budget solution is increasingly popular with tourists… Book a B & B Rome.
With reasonable costs you can also stay in the centre, managing to save money and profits might be used for meals or entrance fees to museums in Rome.

There is no better excuse to visit Rome on Easter: savings, art, beauty and mild climate are the extra ingredients of the amazing recipe Rome offers you for ages now!
 

Right in the heart of Rome, just a few minutes from the amazing Piazza Navona, you can enjoy a wonderful reminder of the great Roman Empire: the Pantheon.
Built by the emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century A.D., the Pantheon replaced Marcus Agrippa’s original Pantheon, burnt to the ground during the 1st century A.D.

This explains why today you can still read the original dedication to Agrippa, at the front of the Pantheon. Born as a temple for pagan gods, this temple was later converted into a church and preserved ever since.
The architecture of the Pantheon is a fascinating example of what the architecture was in ancient Rome. They used lighter materials toward the top of the dome; they perfected the use of arches. Above all, they built an architecture gem: the oculus. From the oculus light flows into the Pantheon and makes the viewer aware of the magnificence of the cosmos!

Some people come to Rome to see its monuments, to visit its museum, to discover the ancient world and some people come because Rome is considered a romantic city also. Alleys, squares and great views are its marks…if you want to have all this at the same time, treat yourself a romantic dinner at Cafè de Paris !

Via Condotti is one of the most famous streets in Rome. It is delightful to walk in the heart of Renaissance Rome and at the same time do a good shopping. Today Via Condotti is the center of fashion and Lusso, and it’s easy to meet international VIP like Sofia Loren who loves Bulgari, Valentino and Chanel.

Imagine turning on Via Condotti and be mesmerized lights luxurious boutiques, charming with vendors, sixties style, ready to fulfill your small you want.

If you lift your eyes from the windows, you would open the street in front of you on the most beautiful and romantic city square, Piazza di Spagna, the preferred destination of young couples Roman walks and rental of many films of Italian cinema of fifty years as “The Ragazze di Piazza di Spagna” or “Roman Holidays“.

Book yourself a bed and breakfast rome close to Piazza di Spagna, to live the dream of the beautiful weather of Rome from morning to night. A curiosity: the evening after your race, you come up the stairs to Piazza di Spagna, maybe it’s tiring but ultimately the bottom you could taste the sun sets on Rome, it will be magical!

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If you look for typical restaurants in Rome where to taste good meals, the ideal is to look far from touristy places. Beware of the red-white-green banners shouting: true Italian pizza! Typical Italian restaurant! The signs to recognize a good Roman restaurant are small and hidden: you need to look for simple taverns, with familiar management, which usually have old banners and simple entries, hidden with tends. These types of taverns are always unfashionable; their walls are decorated with kitsch posters of typical meals and old Italian actors, or with autographed photos of modern celebrities. You will find no longer young woman behind the counter (the smiles are rare, but don’t worry! Is not because of you) and gentle waiters – times too young, times too old – which, also if they don’t speak your language, they are often glad to present you all the delights in the menu… by gestures! There will be some moments when you, discouraged, would like to change restaurant, but the perfumes from the kitchen and the rich meal on the next table will hypnotize you. Your confidence will be rewarded! In these poor taverns there are the best chiefs of Rome: grandmothers. They cook for a long time the same traditional recipes with genuine ingredients, for customers but also for their families. You will leave the restaurant full and satisfied.
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We’ll never forget the movie Roman Holiday, made in the Fifties, with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. The movie tells the extraordinary adventures of Anne, a young princess who runs away from her boring diplomatic duties to discover Rome, accompanied by the journalist Joe. After a series of misunderstandings, thanks to the magic of Rome they finally fall in love.

All begins one night, when Joe finds Anne asleep in an alley of Rome because of a sedative pill. She looks like drunk, and Joe helps her. He shows her the Colosseo and he takes her in her house, but she doesn’t reveal her identity. When the day after Joe discovers that she is a princess, he wants to take advantage from the young girl publishing a scoop about her flight, and leads her all around Rome with an Italian scooter making photographs. They visit the most beautiful monument of Rome: the Spenish Steps, the Trevi Fountain , the Mouth of Truth. The charming look of Rome makes the magic, and both fall in love. But finally the police find Anna and Joe having a party in a boat on the Tiber, there was a fight, Anne defends her freedom splitting guitars on the head of the policemen, and finally they flight diving in the river. Now, happy and dripping, they kiss each other. But the destiny is against their union, so Anne comes back to her kingdom having beautiful memories of her roman holiday.

To relive the emotion of Roman Holiday it’s not necessary to fall asleep in an alley, you can simply find a B&B Rome and rent a scooter… the magic is ready to come!

Via Condotti it is one of the most famous streets of Rome, it is the center of fashion and luxury. It is easy to meet Italians or international VIPs as Sofia Loren which makes theirs purchase at Bulgari, Valentino or Chanel.
You could imagine to have a charming walk on Via Condotti like an Italian actor of the fifties, visiting the renaissance center if the city and making good shopping. You’ll be fascinated from the lights of the luxurious shops, with charming clerks who can satisfy your little desires, and if you look up under the shop windows, you would see in front of you the street opening on the most beautiful and romantic place of the city, Piazza di Spagna, who is the best destination of the young roman couples and the set of many Italian moves of the Fifties like “Three Girls of Rome” or “Roman Holiday”.
In the evening, after you’re shopping and before come back in a traditional bed & breakfast rome close to Piazza di Spagna, don’t forget to climb just to the top of the stairs of Piazza di Spagna: perhaps it will be tiring, but finally you could enjoy the sunset over the city, it will be magic!
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From the 19th to the 22th January the Auditorium of Rome hosts the Science Festival “The Time”. The event presents some conferences of Human Sciences, Astronomy, Philosophy and Mathematics in which you would understand what Time means in our every-day life and for the world’s evolution. You would improve your sense of rhythm in grates music concerts and interactive laboratories, and reflect about spiritual time thanks to artistic performances, during all the week-end.

The Auditorium, near the center of Rome, is a dynamic “cultural factory”, where you can listen to all kind of music, from the classical, to the electro, of important musicians from all over the world. The Auditorium offers also art exhibitions of grate contemporary artists, cultural events and festivals, and very interesting conferences about history, music and culture. Roman families love to walk in the place outside the three charming halls, designed by Renzo Piano, and they love to loose themselves in the big library inside the building. In the night people love to take a drink in the exclusive bar of the Auditorium.

The Science Festival is a great occasion to participate to the cultural activity of the capital, enjoying one of the best contemporary monuments in Rome and spending a good time, experiencing “TheTime”. There are a lot of good and cheap Bed Breakfast Roma for this weekend, the Auditorium is easy to reach from all over the city, an ideal step for a cultural week-end in Rome.

If you have only a few days but want to know as much as possible of Rome read the post Visting Rome to make you an idea of what the city has to offer.

Until January 29, 2012 at the Vittoriano will be held the exhibition The perfect harmony dedicated to Mondrian, the Dutch figurative painter who narrates his obsession with the idea of progress. The Mondrian artistic journey goes from Cubism to the abstract painting and ends with Neo.

Mondrian reduces all the expressive elements of the painting, to simple vertical and horizontal lines, never diagonal, using only primary colours. The exhibition includes more than 70 oils and drawings of the artist and about 40 works of all artists who influenced him. The exhibition explains in a rather eloquent way as the art of Mondrian is started from a figurative painting until it reached a very abstraction that appears exaggerated.

Definitely a unique event of its kind, very interesting and worthwhile to organize a weekend in Rome to attend it, especially now that prices are much lower and that a stay in Rome can be done in bed and breakfast low cost. Decide where to stay in Rome will be easy and fast! Just in case you would like knowing where to spend your roman nights take a look at the guide rome-nightlife.com and have fun!

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