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RUGBY – SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 2019

30 January 2019 ♦

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Rugby’s Six Nations Championship will lead off the dance of the sport events in Rome:

The Tournament will begin on February 1 in France , with its first match in Rome on February 9: Italia v Wales
This traditional rugby tournament is a yearly event in Europe involving six teams: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

It is the successor of the several competitions played among the most important European teams at the end of the 19 Century.

Italy joined it in 2000 (till then it was named indeed Five Nations), thanks to the great results she gradually achieved since the Nineties.
Italy will play three home matches and two away matches. Below the schedule at Stadio Olimpico in Rome:
– Saturday 9 February : ITALY vs WALES
– Sunday 24 February: ITALY vs IRELAND
– Saturday 16 March: ITALY vs FRANCE
Choose YES HOTEL ROME for a gateway to Rome on those weekends: a special welcome is reserved to any rugby team fans!

Exhibitions in Rome || DREAM – ART MEETS DREAMS

23 January 2019 ♦

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From 29 September 2019 till 05 May 2019

edited by Danilo Eccher

CLOISTER OF BRAMANTE | Via Arco della Pace, 5 – 00186 Rome
MONDAY to FRIDAY 10:00 am to 8:00 pm*
SAT – SUN 10:00 am to 9:00 pm*

Cost of ticket : 14 euros

With eyes open or closed dreams meet great contemporary art.

Magic, utopia, essence, enchantment and desires take shape in the exhibition Dream
Dream, meaning of exploration, knowledge and emotion, but also an expression of the deepest part of the human being

THE EXHIBITION

Dreams guide viewers through a series of stages and steps, stops and re-starts: from confrontation with nature to identification in forms, from the evocation of personal and collective memories to the passage of time, from the sublimation of shadows to immersion total in light.

From 29 September 2018 to 5 May 2019 the Cloister Of Bramante invites the public to live this experience without equal. The Cloister is right behind Piazza Navona and easily reachable from YES HOTEL ROME

Walk to the main Termini Station and from there take bus 64 or 40Express, they will stop you at a few steps from the magical location.

Sunday 7 April – 25th Edition of Rome Marathon

11 January 2019 ♦

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The most spectacular marathon will reach this year the 25th Edition.

Still not registered ? If you sign up by the end of January, you can still do it at a reduced price.

If you are an Affiliated athletic the costs are the following

€ 65,00 – within 31st January
€ 80,00 – within 28th February
€ 95,00 – within 25th March

For non Affiliated athletic the costs are the following ((including the subscription to Runcard and insurance)

€ 80,00 – within 31st January
€ 95,00 – within 31st January
€ 110,00 – within 31st January

Runners can register until 25 March for 2019

For more information visit the official website: www.maratonainternazionalediroma.it

Stay at YES HOTEL ROME and enjoy special our offers on the occasion of the Marathon booking in advance your nights in Rome

Epiphany in Rome // CULTURE AND TRADITION

4 January 2019 ♦

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Thanks to the initiative #DomenicalMuseo over 480 museums, archaeological sites and monuments throughout Italy will be free for citizens and tourists

So next Epiphany in Rome will be an opportunity to discover more about art and history

Like every first Sunday of the month, entrancy to galleries, archaeological excavations and mouments will be FREE. So don’t miss the opportunity to visit the Colosseum Archaeological Park, the Baths of Caracalla, the Pantheon, Villa di Livia and the Ostia Antica Archaeological Park.

If you prefer doing something else, the Eternal city offers plenty of fun events. You can walk through the winter market of Piazza Navona,

You can attend the folkloristic historical procession in San Pietro Square , where 1400 people in ancient costumes will parade in Via della Conciliazione and bring traditional symbolic gifts to Pope Francis, following tradition of the Three Wise Men

If you are looking for more ideas , our staff will provide you even more information !

We look forward to welcoming you at Yes Hotel Rome

Liturgy of Christmas || Papal Mass in Rome

24 December 2018 ♦

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Just a few hours are left to the Christmas celebrations held by Pope Francis.

At 9.30 pm, the Pontiff will start celebrating the Christmas Eve Mass inside the Papal Chapel

Tomorrow for Christmas, at 12.00 , the Pope will give the blessing “Urbi et Orbi” from the central lodge of San Pietro.

On Wednesday, December 26, the day of Saint Stephen Martyr, the Pontiff will recite the”Angelus prayer “ (Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ ) at 12.00 in St. Peter’s Square.

The liturgical celebrations will continue until Sunday 6 January with the Mass of Epiphany, once again at 10.00 am in the Vatican Basilica, with the Angelus to follow.

YES HOTEL ROME is in Termini area: just catch metro line A for few stops (get off at Ottaviano) or bus #40 up to its route end.

Last metro runs at 9.00 pm !

Public Transportation in Rome from Christmas to New Year’s Day

17 December 2018 ♦

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Here we are to give you some infos on metro, bus and railway transportation during the upcoming holidays.

On Christmas Eve, the public service will stop for a few hours but it will be extraordinary prolonged in the afternoon of December 25th so to ensure as much as possible the use of public transportation to Romans and tourists during their holidays .

On the day of 24 December the service will end at 9 pm.

On December 25, the public service will be active from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm and then again from 4.00 pm to 9.00 pm.

On New Year’s Eve, the underground: A, B / B1 and C lines will be in service continuously from 5.30 am on 31 December 2018 to 3.30 am on January 1st 2019

On January the 1^st, metro and busses service will start at 8.00 am and will proceed as usual on working days !

Yes Hotel Rome is in Termini area , the very best base form where you can move around the city during the christmas holidays.

You can catch metro line A and in few stops you arrive in the center of Rome ( Piazza di Spagna) or to the Vatican City ( get off at Ottaviano ).

You can also catch metro line B that takes you to Coliseum and the fascinating atmosphere of the Roman Forum !

How and where to celebrate New Year in Rome| Some tips

10 December 2018 ♦

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When in Rome , just party like an Italian ! Here some suggestions of what you can do

1 * Cenone ( New Year’s Eve dinner)

One of the most common way to celebrate the New Year ‘s Eve in Italy, is to have a plentiful dinner at home with family and the beloved ones

Traditional dishes that can’t be missed are Lentils and Cotechino ( pork sausages ). Both Cotechino and Lentils represent abundance since the Roman times.

Eating lentils the night of New Year’s Eve symbolizes the wish of prosperity and fortune for the new year. This tradition comes from the Romans, who used to donate a leather bag containing lentils, with the wish that they would be transformed into coins.

If you are a tourist , many restaurants offer a New Year’s menu, excellent in quality and tradition !

Just remember to book ahead.

2 * New Year’s Eve outdoor.

Another common way to celebrate New Year’s Eve is to party in the heart of the towns. Concerts and streets shows are organized everywhere in Italy, both in small villages and in big cities.

In Rome you will find 24 hours no-stop shows. Free theatre and dance performances with street artists all around the city center.

Along the Tiber there will be the greatest fun as well as around Circo Massimo and Coliseum area, where after midnight will perform the big Italian artist Vinicio Capossela !

At midnight you can watch the fabulous fireworks over the Coliseum. UNMISSABLE !

3* Disco Party !

Still not tired? What about going dancing till dawn ?!

Here’ s a list of discos where you can dance all night long , but also book there a dinner!

Just remember to book and pay in advance

We wish you a joyful end of the Year and Great start of the new one!

For more infos visit us at Yes hotel Rome , our staff will be happy to assist you in every way!

A must-see : the Christmas Market of Piazza Navona

3 December 2018 ♦

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The Christmas countdown has begun: just 3 weeks left !

The good news is that finally , after 3 years, the classical Christmas Market of Piazza Navona has reopened December 2^nd, and will last until January 6^th.

You can’t miss it. It represents the Christmas spirit in Rome and you will find handmade gadgets , little ideas for Christmas gifts, decorations, clothes and any kind of sweets!

Once Piazza Navona was the site of the local market, but in the middle of the 19^th century this last was moved to Campo de’ Fiori, and that of Piazza Navona became the ultimate Christmas Market in Rome!

How to reach it from Yes Hotel Rome ?

Very easily ! Just walk to the Termini Station and from there take Bus Number 64 or Bus Number 40.

Stop at C.so Vittorio Emanuele/ Argentina. Just a few minutes’ walk and you have arrived !

Our staff will give you even more tips , we wait for you !

Jewish Ghetto in Rome

26 November 2018 ♦

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The ghetto was projected to lock up and control the Jews minority in 1555 by Pope Paul IV on 14th of July

The papal bull imposed economic and freedom restrictions to the jews . This oppression continued for 315 years until its abolition in 1870 (reunification of Italy).

At present, the Ghetto has become an attractive area full of shops , bakeries and kosher restaurants, bakeries and shops.

Kosher “philosophy” is the basis of Jewish cuisine. Kosher is a set of rules, of religious nature and origins, on which is based the nutrition of Jews.

Absoloutely not to miss, the artichokes cooked Jewish style (only in March).

Major tourist attractions in the ghetto are: Portico di Ottavia, Ponte Fabricio (originally called Jews’ Bridge), Jewish Museum of Rome, the Synagogue of Emancipation and Santa Maria della Pietà.

Largo 16 Ottobre 1943 is a square in remembrance to the suffering of the ghetto’s residents during the second world war and the nazi-fascist years.

The fascinating ghetto is located on the east of river Tiber, facing the Vatican. It is, easily accessible by buses and trams.

When staying at Yes Hotel you can reach the Ghetto by bus n. 492 or bus n. 70 and stop at Torre Argentina

From there just walk a few minutes, you will enjoy !

Jackson Pollock and the school of New York

9 November 2018 ♦

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From October 10th to February 24th.

The Vittoriano Palace is hosting an exhibition of 50 works of the painter Jackson Pollock

The artist is part of to the Abstract Expressionist avant-garde group of the New York School active in the 1950s and 1960s.

Pollock is also known as ‘Jack the Dripper’ – because of his revolutionary way of applying paint to canvas.

From Monday to Thursday 9.30am – 7.30pm
Friday and Saturday 9.30am – 10.00pm
Sunday 9.30am – 8.30pm
Last admission one hour before

Tickets € 17.50

For more information contact the staff of Yes Hotel Rome